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The University of Hawai`i at Hilo has been named the most ethnically diverse campus among national universities.

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MEDIA RELEASE North Hawaii Education and Research Center. Hawaii 24/7 File Photo Officials for the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College today announced that both campuses are working together closely on preparations to transfer management of the North Hawai`i Education and Research Center (NHERC) in Honoka`a from UH Hilo to HawCC, to […]

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Rebekah Loving, a computer science and mathematics senior, is one of 41 finalists for this year’s Ph.D. fellowships in applied science, math, and engineering. Loving, a home school graduate, was selected from more than 840 applicants nationwide. Ten of the finalists will be chosen, and notified in April. Each recipient will receive up to five […]

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Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announces the annual Vulcan Baseball Clinic will be held at Waiākea Uka Park on Saturday, January 12, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. This clinic is free and open to ages 7 – 13. For more information please contact Mark Osorio at […]

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Four finalists for the University of HawaiÊ»i at Hilo chancellor have been identified by the Search Advisory Committee. The finalists are Kristin L. Croyle, Bonnie D. Irwin, Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee and Terisa C. Riley(biographies below). Each will participate in a final round of interviews with campus and community stakeholder groups and individuals on the Hilo […]

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The University of Hawai`i at Hilo Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikōlani (KH`UOK) College of Hawaiian Language’s Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program received a 10-year accreditation from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC). “The College applauds Kahuawaiola for being the first of the teacher education programs to meet its accreditation requirements through an international […]

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Big Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male in connection with a sexual assault reported to have occurred at the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus last night, (October 4).

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Doudna is a 1981 graduate of Hilo High School, was recognized as a Distinguished Hilo High School Alumna in 2017, and received her B.A. from Pomona College and her Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School. Doudna and her colleagues first developed the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology that enables scientists to edit the DNA of any organism […]

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A 40-year-old male is in police custody following a reported threat that occurred on a school campus on West Kawili Street in Hilo. At 10:54 a.m., police arrested Brandon Keala Kealoha, (of no permanent address), after he allegedly made a verbal threat that was overheard by another student. “The threat was a generalized threat and […]

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All University of HawaiÊ»i campuses ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. for greatest racial and ethnic diversity among four-year and two-year institutions, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2018 Almanac diversity rankings. UH Hilo ranked number one for the most diverse four-year public university in the nation. The UH Community Colleges ranked […]

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The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo was awarded a grant of $197,056 by the National Science Foundation Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) to study the effect of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death (ROD) on animal communities in Hawai‘i. The project, entitled “RAPID: Cascading effects of rapid and widespread mortality of a foundation tree species on animal […]

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The search for the next chancellor of the University of HawaiÊ»i at Hilo is now expected to be completed by the end of 2018, with the new leader in place in spring 2019. The initial goal of the search committee, formed in December 2017, was to have the new chancellor by fall 2018. The timeline […]

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The House Finance and Senate Ways and Means conference committees announced today the release of $300,000 in recurring funding to the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo for programs, studies, and activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease.

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Dr. Bryan Kim, a professor of psychology and director of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (Specialization: Clinical Mental Health Counseling) at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, has been named Editor of The Counseling Psychologist.

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