It’s back-to-school season, and as keiki statewide brush the sand off their slippahs and head to class, college students in the University of Hawai‘i system are registering for courses and preparing for a new semester. But with the timeframe for the start of construction of the contentious Thirty Meter Telescope project extended into September of 2021, it would seem that the … [Read more...] about UH Maui College Courses Offered for Students on Maunakea
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NOTW: Nude university classes and murder contract law
GREAT ART CLASS! Among the requirements of “Visual Arts 104A” at the University of California, San Diego is that, for the final exam, students would make a presentation while nude, in a darkened room. Professor Ricardo Dominguez (who would also be nude for the finals) told KGTV in May that a nude “gesture” was indeed required (and disclosed to students in the first class) as a … [Read more...] about NOTW: Nude university classes and murder contract law
All Hail Our New Boat Drone Overlords Courtesy Of University Of Hawaii
Hawaii stands at the forefront of a new technological revolution in the field of boat drones, states an Oct. 16 press release from the University of Hawaii. The release came emailed with plenty of full-color photos of a new experimental boat drone (sorry–“robotic platform”) that the university hopes will “support maritime missions in harbor and port environments.” To be … [Read more...] about All Hail Our New Boat Drone Overlords Courtesy Of University Of Hawaii
Chocolate Toothpaste and Iranian Corporate Crime Punishments and People Who Deliberately Try To Drive Over Turtles
SMARTY PANTS A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research for a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading in the few days before and after rumors swirled on possible corporate mergers. A likely explanation, they said, is that the parents or … [Read more...] about Chocolate Toothpaste and Iranian Corporate Crime Punishments and People Who Deliberately Try To Drive Over Turtles
Microsoft Brings Hawaiian To Your Keyboard With Windows 8
Typing in Hawaiian can be tricky. Have you ever tried to find the okina key on your keyboard? Lucky for us, Microsoft has acknowledged this fact and their most recent launch of Windows 8 includes support for the Hawaiian language. They did this with help from the University of Hawaii’s Keola Donaghy, a faculty member at our very own UH Maui College’s music department. The … [Read more...] about Microsoft Brings Hawaiian To Your Keyboard With Windows 8