Category: Faculty

Profile story: Data scientist Sukhwa Hong infuses business analytics with AI, readying UH Hilo students for workforce

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Staff

Associate Professor of Data Science and Business Administration Sukhwa Hong’s program and course development is infused with the topic of his own research: The use of AI to enhance communication, understanding, and ethics.

Group of 14 gather for photo, many wearing traditional Chinese attire. At front is the lion dance costume and some in the photo are holding colorful fans.

UH Hilo Chinese studies students perform traditional music, dance, and song at local veterans home

Posted on April 17, 2025April 23, 2025 by Staff

The group performed colorful traditional dances — lion, dragon, fan, snake, handkerchief — and sang, played flute and piano. “It was a very special experience.”

Photo of Mio Kamioka, Kauʻi Lopes, Hannah Hartmann, and Sanae Hartmann standing in front of yellow SXSW banner.

Grassroots, women-led nonprofit co-founded by UH Hilo alumni offers bioremediation expertise rooted in Native Hawaiian protocols

Posted on April 15, 2025April 17, 2025 by Staff

The alumni-created local non-profit EarthRM implements place-based, culturally grounded bioremediation to address post-disaster situations in Hawaiʻi with the goal to create a blueprint for bioremediation globally.

Zachary Hankin speaks to a conference attendee about his research. (Photo: Dept of Anthropology/UH Hilo Stories)

UH Hilo anthropology students and faculty present their research at national conference in Oregon

Posted on April 14, 2025April 16, 2025 by Staff

Four anthropology students and their professors attended the annual Society for Applied Anthropology conference and presented their research projects.

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

Column by Chancellor Irwin: Carnegie classifies UH Hilo as a Research University

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Staff

The new classification allows UH Hilo faculty, staff, and partners to get the recognition they deserve for their many contributions to research that benefits island communities.

Large group poses for photo on a lava flow along the coast.

UH Hilo dance students selected to perform at national festival in Washington, D.C.

Posted on April 9, 2025April 25, 2025 by Staff

The group competed at a recent regional dance conference in Wyoming where they received a standing ovation, high praise, and were selected to perform at national festival.

Carnegie Foundation designates UH Hilo as a research university

Posted on April 7, 2025June 27, 2025 by Staff

The new designation given this year to 216 colleges and universities across the country reflects an updated methodology to better represent the wide range of research conducted at higher education institutions in America.

Group photo of those attending workshop.

UH Hilo psychology professor Chris Frueh presents his research to local first responders: The professions bring medical, social, psychological conditions

Posted on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Staff

Professor Frueh’s research shows firefighting involves regular exposure to chronic stress, lethal risks, and potential for a wide range of injuries, including traumatic brain injuries and toxic exposures.