Video and transcript: Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin delivers 2021 State of the University Address
“Despite all of the challenges, the general state of the campus is good, and I believe the outlook is bright.”
Weekly Newsletter for Faculty and Staff, March 30, 2021
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Kolokea Kaua‘ula, Patrick Hart, Justina Mattos, Jaryn Iwamoto, Bonnie Irwin, Pat Guillen, Kaniela Aiona, Chris Leonard, Kal Miyataki, Ozan Atalag, Becky Ostertag, Karla Hayashi, Sarah Marusek, and more!
Dean of UH Hilo pharmacy college inducted into national healthcare guild
The fellowship is extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to furthering interprofessional practice, scholarship, and policy in support of interprofessional care.
UH Hilo astronomy alum named Alum of the Month by his other alma mater, Vancouver Island University
Cam Wipper started his academic journey at Vancouver Island University, transferring to UH Hilo in 2011, where he went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2013. He now works at the Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope on Hawai‘i Island.
Field trials underway to study sugarcane production for jet fuel
Researchers are investigating the feasibility of growing substantial amounts of “energycane” biomass as a source for jet fuel—a win for farmers, the state’s sustainability goals, and the economy.
Marine science major Alexa Runyan receives prestigious NSF graduate research fellowship
Alexa Runyan, awarded the five-year fellowship that includes three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution, has been accepted to the ocean engineering graduate program at University of Rhode Island.
Weekly Newsletter for Faculty and Staff, March 23, 2021
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Daniel Claar, Colin Hourihan, Leila Kealoha, Drew Kapp, Leilani DeMello, Seri Luangphinith, Carolyn Ma, Bria Beale, Anthony Haskett, Sasa Vuksanovic, Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, and more!
Virtual event to help community college students transfer to UH Hilo, other four-year UH campuses
UH Hilo and other four-year UH campuses are holding virtual “one-stop-shop” events designed to help community college students who are on track to graduate with an associate’s degree with their transition to a four-year university to complete a bachelor’s degree.
