Category: Faculty

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

UH Hilo part of $1 million federal grant to tackle economic and marketing gaps in U.S. aquaculture industry

Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by Staff

UH Hilo’s Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Center is leading the Hawaiʻi component of the project to develop educational materials, online tools for industry, and assist with economic studies.

Students Kylan Constantino and Brooklyn Geiger

UH Hilo’s #StopAsianHate Celebration recognizes history of racism, celebrates culture and heritage

Posted on May 10, 2024March 11, 2025 by Staff

Held during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the the two-day event recognized the history of racism and hate directed at Asians while also celebrating Asian cultures and heritage.

Flyer for podcast: Health Equity Forum Podcast, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. Engaging Native Hawaiian Communities in Clinical Trials. Todd Seto, Director of Academic Affairs and Research at Queen's Medical Center. Deborah Taira, Prof, Dept of Pharmacy Practice, UH Hilo, and Researcher at Queen's. Photos of Seto and Taira.

FDA podcast features UH Hilo pharmacy professor on Native Hawaiian clinical trials

Posted on May 7, 2024January 29, 2025 by Staff

As part of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, UH Hilo’s Deborah Taira joined an FDA discussion in podcast, “Engaging Native Hawaiian Communities in Clinical Trials.”

Art gallery. Painted works are hanging in background. In the foreground are ceramic balls.

Collaborative UH Hilo group co-sponsors Korean art and history exhibition

Posted on May 7, 2024March 11, 2025 by Staff

Many of the historical and art displays in the exhibition are created or curated by UH Hilo faculty and students from the English, business, language, and art departments.

Large group stands for photo. Poster presentations are in the background.

UH Hilo pharmacy students and faculty showcase their research at symposium

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Staff

UH Hilo pharmacy students and faculty presented their research at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Student Research Symposium held April 27, 2024.

Group of five students stand next to a large globe.

UH Hilo geography students and faculty present their research at American Association of Geographers conference

Posted on April 26, 2024February 4, 2025 by Staff

The UH Hilo group made an impressive showing at the Honolulu conference, each presenting their own research in Hawai’i-focused panels.

Three women wear lei and hold their commemorative bowls. Chancellor Irwin stands at right.

2024 Awards and Recognition Celebration: UH Hilo annual awards honor top faculty, staff, and student employee

Posted on April 25, 2024June 27, 2024 by Staff

Honorees at the event were those who won awards given out annually for extraordinary contributions to campus, retirees, and those who have worked at UH Hilo for milestone decades.

Three images: Pierre Martin, the large V470 Cas star among many other stars against black space, and a graph showing the abundance of lithium in the star.

UH Hilo astronomer Pierre Martin and international research team discover extremely rare property in star

Posted on April 24, 2024June 25, 2024 by Staff

Observations revealed lithium is abundant in the gigantic star V470 Cas. Only seven other Cepheids among the several thousands in the entire Galaxy are known to display such a prominent lithium line.