The University of Hawaii has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to help digitize 100 out-of-print UH Press scholarly texts (like the one pictured above). The grant is part of the Humanities Open Book Program, a joint initiative by the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to make more scholarly works available to … [Read more...] about University of Hawaii awarded $90,000 grant to digitize out-of-print texts
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University of Hawaii Maui College accelerator programs honored by SBA
University of Hawaii's XLR8UH and the UH Maui College Maui Food Innovation Center (MFIC) recently received the U.S. Small Business Administrations 2016 Growth Accelerator Competition award. This marks the second straight year that both UH programs received the prestigious award which includes a $50,000 cash prize. XLR8UH and MFIC are two of the 85 winners who will … [Read more...] about University of Hawaii Maui College accelerator programs honored by SBA
Now that the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii has taken place, what happens next?
"If all we do is host people from around the world and have a really great conference, then we have missed the opportunity.” So said Charles “Chipper” Wichman, addressing attendees of the Hawaii Conservation Conference at UH-Hilo in August of 2015. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), founded in 1948, has a mission to, “Influence, encourage and assist … [Read more...] about Now that the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii has taken place, what happens next?
Carleton Ching appointed to new University of Hawaii ‘Director of Land Development’ job
Everyone remembers Carleton Ching, right? Former lobbyist for Castle & Cooke? Was Governor David Ige’s first choice to be chairperson of the Department of Land & Natural Resources, right up to (and even a little past) the moment when it became clear no one in the state with even the slightest interest in the environment wanted him in that job? Well, he’s been appointed … [Read more...] about Carleton Ching appointed to new University of Hawaii ‘Director of Land Development’ job
UH Maui College honored for sustainability in higher education
University of Hawaii Maui College received awards last week for academic and student work in sustainability. The awards were presented during the third annual statewide Hawaii Sustainability in Higher Education Summit held at the UH Manoa campus. Executive Director Alex de Roode accepted the UHMC Campus Sustainability award for the Sustainable Living Institute of Maui on … [Read more...] about UH Maui College honored for sustainability in higher education