MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A new $2-million award will help the University of Hawai'i address Indigenous health disparities and advance health equity in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) supports UH's Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE, pronounced: cheeee heee), which has the p  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A new $2-million award will help the University of Hawai'i address Indigenous health disparities and advance health equity in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) supports UH's Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE, pronounced: cheeee heee), which has the potential t  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * The Department's Farm and School Program aims to enhance food sustainability in Hawai'i and aligns with Act 175, which focuses on improving the health of students while supporting local farmers. * * * The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is inviting interested vendors such as farmers and distributors to provide product information and feedback to assist in increasing locally   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Approximately 90 fifth-grade students from Liholiho Elementary School visited the University of Hawai'i at Manoa on November 16 to learn about a variety of STEM fields, including life sciences, chemistry, engineering and computer science. UH Manoa students, faculty and staff led the students through different hands-on activities, ranging from exploring Hawai'i's limu, exposing objects to extremel  more

COSTA MESA, California, Nov. 16 -- Orange Coast College issued the following news release: Orange Coast College's marketing and public relations department won 13 Medallion Awards at the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations District 6 annual conference and awards ceremony on Nov. 8 in Palm Springs. Medallion Awards recognize outstanding communication achievement at community and technical colleges throughout the U.S. OCC is part of the NCMPR's District 6, including Arizona, Cali  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawai'i is up 1.2% in the fall 2023 semester compared to fall 2022, the largest increase in enrollment since 2010. There are 48,933 credit student enrollments at UH campuses, 560 more than a year ago. The seven UH community colleges led the way with a 2.7% increase in enrollment, the first rise in community college enrollment in 13 years. UH Manoa continu  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawai'i is up 1.2% in the fall 2023 semester compared to fall 2022, the largest increase in enrollment since 2010. There are 48,933 credit student enrollments at UH campuses, 560 more than a year ago. The seven UH community colleges led the way with a 2.7% increase in enrollment, the first rise in community college enrollment in 13 years. UH Man  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Chef Roy Yamaguchi will be the next executive director of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP) at Kapi'olani Community College. His appointment was approved by the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents (BOR) at their November 16 meeting. Yamaguchi's start date is January 2, 2024. Yamaguchi earned an associate in occupational studies degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 15 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Climate change in Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands worsens inequities and threatens unique island ecosystems, cultural resources, human health, livelihoods, the built environment, and access to clean water and healthy food. These are among the findings of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, released by the Biden Administration which involved five University of Hawai'i at Manoa researchers. The as  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person's or ecosystem's microbiome can lead to medical breakthroughs to treat diseases, such as inflammatory bowel syndrome and diabetes, and discoveries that transform conservation efforts. According to a study published in Nature Microbiology and co-authored by a University of Hawai'i at Manoa associate professor, microbiome s  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 15 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: On the surface of many of the icy moons in our solar system, scientists have documented strike-slip faults, those that occur when fault walls in the ground's crust move past one another sideways, as is the case at the San Andreas fault in California. Two recently published studies led by University of Hawai'i at Manoa earth and space scientists document and reveal the mechanisms behind these geolo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Chef Roy Yamaguchi will be the next executive director of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP) at Kapi'olani Community College. His appointment was approved by the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents (BOR) at their November 16 meeting. Yamaguchi's start date is January 2, 2024. Yamaguchi earned an associate in occupational studies degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America (C  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news: The National Science Foundation has awarded $200,000 to environmental health sciences professor Mohammed Baalousha to study the nanomaterials in the ash, soil and surface waters resulting from/impacted by the August fire in Maui, Hawaii. His team will also look at the risks of metals and nanomaterials that could be absorbed by the lungs. "There is an urgent   more