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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Board of Regents unanimously approved the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s new strategic plan for 2011-2015 at its meeting recently held at Kauai Community College. The plan places students at the center of the University’s mission, vision and goals, setting a clear framework for enhancing learning and preparing students [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii resident undergraduates attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of Hawaii–West Oahu and the seven UH community colleges will benefit from a reduction in summer tuition rates that will lower the summer 2012 rate and freeze it at the summer 2011 rate. The reduction was approved by the UH Board of [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) is currently conducting open recruitment for its 2012 summer program, which runs May 29 – Aug. 10. Undergraduate students of Native Hawaiian ancestry, other kamaaina, under-represented minorities, and first-generation college students are encouraged to apply for opportunities in paid summer [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the release of more than $63.7 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) that, as part of his New Day Plan, will serve to further stimulate the economy, create jobs and invest in the people of Hawaii. “Working within a balanced budget, we recognized projects as either shovel-ready [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Members of The Order of the Eastern Star Hawaii Chapter No. 1 (OES) recently joined with UH Hilo faculty and friends to celebrate the establishment of the Eastern Star Hawaii Chapter No. 1 Scholarship Endowment at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The group’s generous contribution of $27,000 will be equally matched thanks [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Association of Nurserymen, Inc. (BIAN) pledged $15,000 to establish the BIAN Excellence Scholarship Endowment for students pursuing a degree in agriculture. The $15,000 contribution will be equally matched thanks to a special scholarship matching program currently available at UH Hilo. “We’re excited to do our part and plant the much-needed [...]

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At approximately 8:10 p.m., South Hilo patrol officers responded to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus to a report of an incident near the theater. A 24-year-old woman was reportedly accosted by a lone male suspect, who attempted to forcibly steal items she had in her possession. The woman managed to thwart the attempt by striking the suspect, who then fled on foot.

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MEDIA RELEASE Nearly 500 scientists who specialize in researching chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants will visit the Big Island Dec. 10-15 for a conference hosted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy. The Phytochemical Society of North America holds its 50th Anniversary meeting on the Kohala Coast. The program includes [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Robert K. Iopa, the Big Island-born architect who designed the College of Hawaiian Language and Pharmacy Buildings at the University of Hawaii at Hilo gives the keynote address at this year’s fall commencement, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in the UH Hilo New Gym. A total of 300 students have petitioned [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Students from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo will gain professional experience in Thailand beginning this school year because of an agreement with Faculty of Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. The program is known as “U.S.-THAI Student Pharmacists and Pharmacists Exchange Program.” It was established to promote global [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo has announced that $2 million from the National Science Foundation’s Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program has been released for years 4 and 5 of the CREST Center in Tropical Ecology and Evolution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments project. The funds support the [...]

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Hillary Hurley has been selected first-team NCAA Division II Daktronics West Region by the regional sports information directors.

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