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Banner type design red and white with the words: 2016 National Student Athlete Day, Honoring outstanding achievements of student-athletes. UH Hilo Vulcan logo.

National STUDENT-Athlete Day: 78 Vulcan student-athletes recognized for excellence

Posted on April 6, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

All student-athletes honored have achieved a 3.0+ GPA and are involved in outreach and community service.

Academics, Community Outreach, Students, View All Stories
Melora Purell hiking in the forest.

UH Hilo alumna named executive director of the Hawai‘i Environmental Education Alliance

Posted on April 5, 2016January 2, 2026 by Staff

As executive director, Melora Purell is implementing programs to foster citizen scientists and provide more opportunities for sustainability career paths.

Alumni, View All Stories
Farrah-Marie Gomes

Farrah-Marie Gomes named as UH System interim associate vice president for student affairs

Posted on April 4, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

At its March 24 meeting, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved the appointment of Farrah-Marie Gomes as interim system associate vice president for student affairs effective April 1, 2016.

Administration, View All Stories
Aerial view of UH Hilo campus with Hilo Bay in the background.

Misaki Takabayashi named interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Posted on April 1, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

Professor Takabayashi is a coral reef molecular ecologist who joined the UH Hilo marine science department in 2005.

Administration, View All Stories
Four women gathered on lānai, ferns in background.

UH Hilo Women’s Studies program celebrates 25 years and the start of new baccalaureate degree

Posted on March 31, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

This academic year, the WS certificate program has been transformed into a baccalaureate in Gender and Women’s Studies.

Academics, Faculty, View All Stories, Workforce Development
UH Hilo HOSA Team, eight students on stage, all in black suits (men with ties), each holding their certificate.

Students from UH Hilo dominate awards at conference on health occupations

Posted on March 28, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

Students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo earned several top honors at the 11th Annual Hawai’i Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) 2016 State Leadership Conference.

Academics, Faculty, Student Services, Students, View All Stories, Workforce Development
Students setting up telescope.

Photos: UH Hilo astronomy students take spectacular pictures of night sky

Posted on March 28, 2016June 1, 2026 by Staff

At a recent observing session on Maunakea, one team of students studied a comet, another measured different aspects of Jupiter, and the third team studied properties of galaxies—and the images are spectacular.

Academics, Faculty, Research, Students, View All Stories
Front page of Hawaii Tribune Herald, March 23, 2016.

UH Hilo active in community over Spring Break

Posted on March 23, 2016November 11, 2025 by Staff

Front page! Hawaii Tribune-Herald: This week, keiki are learning about science at UH Hilo astronomy center, and university students are working on a mural “rich with stories of Hawaiian culture.”

Campus Life, Community Outreach, Students, View All Stories, ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center

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Featured Faculty

  • Davin Vicente in lab coat, inside lab with equipment on tables behind him.UH Hilo molecular biology lab preps student scientists for real world scenarios (think Covid-19)

Featured Community Outreach

  • Woman waters garden plot with hose.Rooted in Indigenous knowledge, three UH Hilo colleges collaborate on Medicinal Garden
  • Piles of books on a table, and two people with whiteboard background.UH Hilo English students use their writing and analytical skills to lead book drive for local nonprofit
  • Group of keiki pose with ocean in background. A few of them are holding fins and masks, ready to get in the water.He Pūkoʻa Kani ʻĀina: Keaukaha community gathers at UH Hilo aquaculture center to celebrate coral restoration at Puhi Bay
  • Group photo in outdoor garden setting.Student leaders in UH Hilo’s Bonner Program share and celebrate their community-based projects
  • Keiki gather around booth.Photos: 2026 AstroDay! UH Hilo physics/astronomy students, profs engage island keiki in science
  • Group of nursing students in black tees at fair booth. UH Hilo banner in back of booth.UH Hilo Waiʻanae nursing cohort gives back to their Oʻahu communities
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