The students attended workshops and panel discussions and then a resource fair showcasing UH Hilo programs and support services, career possibilities, community organizations, and UH Hilo Pacific clubs.
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Photo essay: UH Hilo business major in South Korea
UH Hilo business major Sienna Wareham is studying abroad in South Korea this year on a scholarship funded by the host country. Here is a photo essay she’s put together to share her experience.
UH Hilo aquaculture center partners with Honolulu CC to improve water quality at Sand Island
Native oysters cultured at the UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Center will be used to improve water quality at Sand Island, Honolulu. At ceremonies to launch the project, baskets of oysters were placed in the water at Honolulu Community College’s Marine Education Training Center and the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s mooring area.
Study finds “America First” policy results in expansion of minority-owned U.S. firms
UH Hilo Assistant Professor of Management Todd Inouye and a team of researchers find the “America First” policy actually encourages minority entrepreneurs to expand through activating their diaspora networks in order to do more business abroad.
Three UH Hilo students study abroad on scholarships from host countries
LiAnn Yamamoto and Keola Spencer are studying at universities in Japan, and Sienna Wareham is at a university in Korea.
UH Hilo Indigenous educator Makalapua Alencastre receives lifetime achievement award from national association
Associate Professor Makalapua was recognized by the National Indian Education Association for her 40 years of working on the reestablishment of Hawaiian as the primary language of the family and education. Her professional and research interests include Indigenous immersion education-program planning and evaluation, teacher education, and educational reform
Building on skill set learned doing research as undergraduate at UH Hilo, Tino Wells is now working at national research institution
At the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Tino Wells is working on machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, or AI, that involves the development of computer programs that can access data and use it to learn for themselves. The know-how on researching and creating those computer programs is the skill set the national lab values in Wells.
The 2019 “Jan Ken Po” art exhibit, juried by UH Hilo alumna Margo Ray, opens at Wailoa Center
The “Jan Ken Po” collection also includes work by several students and recent graduates of the UH Hilo art program. In conjunction with the exhibit, jurist Margot Ray’s own artwork is on display at Wailoa’s Fountain Gallery with a collection of her prints and mixed media works on canvas.
Biologist Narrissa Spies, UH Hilo alumna, inspires artwork for national STEM conference
The piece, by Laurie Sumiye, depicts Haumea, Hawaiian Earth Mother and Creation Goddess (ancestor to all indigenous Hawaiians) and is modeled after Native Hawaiian scientist and UH Hilo alumna Narrissa Spies.
UH Hilo alumni embark on overseas teaching assignments
Five UH Hilo alumni have been selected to be assistant language teachers for the Japan Exchange and Teaching program sponsored by the government of Japan. The teachers will be placed at locations in Japan including Hokkaido, Shizuoka, Fukuoka, and Okinawa.