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2026 Peace Corps Week: Volunteer Arthur Mersereau transitioned to PC trainer, learned a thing or two about leadership

Posted on March 5, 2026March 8, 2026 by Staff

As a Peace Corps trainer, Arthur Mersereau learned that most of what we think we know is provisional, open to challenge, and that the most effective leaders are those who listen before they decide.

Community Outreach, Faculty, Research, View All Stories
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2026 Peace Corps Week: Craig Severance went to Micronesia as PC volunteer, returned with new identity

Posted on March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 by Staff

Craig Severance came to the realization fairly early on in his Peace Corp volunteer work: His role wasn’t to change the island, but to learn from it.

Community Outreach, Faculty, Research, View All Stories
Close-up portrait of Lindy Hern and cover of her book, Single Payer Healthcare Reform: Grassroots Mobilization and the Turn Against Establishment Politics in the Medicare for All Movement.

UH Hilo sociologist, scholar-activist Lindy Hern investigates social movements and healthcare policy

Posted on March 4, 2026April 8, 2026 by Staff

Associate Professor Lindy Hern has been researching the movement for healthcare reform in the United States since 2004, with a specific focus on the Movement for Single Payer Healthcare.

Faculty, Featured Story, Research, View All Stories
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2026 Peace Corps Week: Returned volunteer Stu Kearns made life-long friends at both Hawaiʻi Island training and Malaysia post

Posted on March 3, 2026March 4, 2026 by Staff

The Hawaiʻi Island environment of ethnic and cultural diversity was precisely why Hilo had been chosen as a Peace Corps training site for Southeast Asia volunteers.

Community Outreach, Faculty, Research
Hāweo stands next to a lighted sign: Business Finance, Marketing, Accounting.

Study Abroad: UH Hilo business admin major Hāweo Glassco studies for a year at University of Essex

Posted on March 3, 2026April 8, 2026 by Staff

Hāweo Glassco spent a year at the University of Essex in England. “It changed my life completely.”

Academics, Students, Study Abroad, View All Stories
Two men stand next to a 38-foot aluminum boat. Shakas.

New 38-foot teaching and research vessel arrives for UH Hilo’s marine science program

Posted on March 2, 2026April 8, 2026 by Staff

The new workboat significantly expands place-based marine science training and research, allowing offshore and nearshore fieldwork for both students and researchers.

Academics, Faculty, Laboratories, View All Stories, Workforce Development
Artem wears a t-shirt with "Peace Corps" on the front, and holds a sign, "Proud to serve in North Macedonia."

2026 Peace Corps Week: Returned volunteer and UH Hilo alum Artem Sergeyev shares his joyful learning experience in Macedonia

Posted on March 2, 2026March 4, 2026 by Staff

“Every (Peace Corps) volunteer I’ve spoken to agrees that we took away more than we contributed.” — Artem Sergeyev.

Alumni, Community Outreach, Faculty, Research
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Hale Kuamoʻo Moʻohua “Word of the Week”: Kope

Posted on March 2, 2026March 24, 2026 by Staff

Once a week during the school year, a single ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi word is introduced along with its meaning and an example sentence of its usage. This week’s word is kope.

Community Outreach, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Resource

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  • Prof. Mills stands with group on stage, two people sit in chairs at either side, Prof. Mills wears lei, there are Hawaiian quilts on stage for decoration.UH Hilo anthropologist honored for his research on Kauaʻi with mayoral proclamation: Dr. Peter R. Mills Day
  • Lauren with ancient ruins and tall peak in background.Study Abroad: As an undergraduate, UH Hilo alum Lichen Forster traveled to Aotearoa and Perú to study geology
  • Student and professor set up telescope in the evening; students and professor set up at their field station at night; image that the students took of galaxy, a burst of white light with pink vapors emanating.Astrophotos! UH Hilo astronomy students capture dazzling images from atop Maunakea
  • College of images and flyer for event.UH Hilo community-based conservation researchers featured at Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce event
  • Group poses in front of UH Hilo Data Science banner.With an infusion of funds, UH Hilo’s data science lab is transforming into a scientist-centered AI lab
  • Kahiau Snyder portrait with traditional lodge in background.Study Abroad: UH Hilo Hawaiian studies major Kahiau Snyder found his perspectives shifting in Aotearoa
  • Na Leo TV screenshot of Damien Stack at keyboard.How does one multi-talented Hawaiian studies major want to change the world? Decolonize Western theater, create a new vision
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