Category: Academics

UH Hilo College of Pharmacy receives $33 million for construction of new facilities

Posted on October 10, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

The funds will finance the construction of a new building that will include classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, offices and related spaces in accordance with Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education standards and guidelines.

Three students with digging tools, working in plot of land. Two wear t-shirts with words Kupa ʻĀina.

Students say new Summer Bridge program gave them the boost they need to thrive

Posted on September 30, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

Beverly Ann Gorospe says the Kupa ‘Āina Summer Bridge program was one of the best experiences of her life.

Aerial view of UH Hilo campus with Hilo Bay in the background.

UH Hilo nursing students to be featured in documentary film on education system

Posted on September 25, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

Theresa-Regina Rivera and Mark Jones will be featured in the upcoming film ‘Ike, Knowledge is Everywhere, a documentary about the education system in Hawai‘i. The film will have its premier at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in November.

Three students in full body beekeeping suits with netting over their heads, giving the shaka. Next to them are bee boxes with bees congregating. Forest in background.

Helping maintain UH Hilo apiary teaches students importance of island’s bees

Posted on September 17, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

Two Hawaiian language students created a video on beekeeping done entirely in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language).

Aerial view of the aquaculture center with buildings, ponds, lawn expanse and Hilo Bay coastline.

UH Hilo student from Yap plans to take his aquaculture skills learned here back to his homeland

Posted on September 16, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

Patrick Gorong, a marine science major, gets on the job training as an oyster hatchery technician at the UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center.

Students sit at observation site, looking up at Milky Way.

UH Hilo astronomy professor and his student test small telescope on Maunakea

Posted on September 16, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

This type of telescope, the CGEM-925-HD, is used in the UH Hilo astronomy program for training students on modern observing techniques.

2014 summer internship cohort at park at Hilo Bay, on grassy area, trees and ocean in background.

40 student conservationists do summer internships of great importance to Hawai‘i and Pacific region

Posted on September 16, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

One of this summer’s interns, environmental science major Darcy Yogi, worked on the Mauna Kea Invasive Species Management Plan, where the greatest concern is the little fire ant.

Globally recognized expert in environmental engineering joins UH Hilo faculty

Posted on September 15, 2014November 5, 2025 by Staff

Shihwu Sung left the comfort of his well-established and funded research program at Iowa State to move to Hilo to explore emerging alternative energy opportunities that he says will benefit the people of Hawai‘i and be sufficiently scalable to have a positive global impact.