Mānoa students lead forum on coral reef biology in the Pacific
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa graduate students Daniel Barshis, Jack Kittinger and Sean MacDuff were invited to participate on an eight-member science panel at a Asia-Pacific Youth Science Exchange Forum in Okinawa. The forum was hosted by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. They were selected by OIST to serve on the eight-member science panel as experts in coral reef ecology/biology to lead the discussion on the problems facing the Pacific in the next 50 years and to suggest ways to face these issues.
Students receive travel industry scholarships
Twenty-seven students studying at Mānoa’s School of Travel Industry Management received scholarships totaling $52,000 from the Edwin M. Hastings Memorial Scholarship Fund established in 2009. The merit-based scholarships support TIM students who are Â鶹´«Ã½ residents with a preference to those who graduated from local high schools. Receiving this year’s scholarships are Kimberly Agonoy, Jose Aviles, Florante Baptista, Florelei Baris, Marla Ben-Dor, Chelsey-Mei Borge, Sierra Borge, Mary Duldulao, Elizabeth Eguchi, Kasey Kam, Katrina Konsolas, Micah Leiato, Ashley Lum, Christina Ly, Cara Nonaka, Jacqueline O¡¯Farrell, Jonathan O¡¯Neil, Kristina Ornellas, Jaimy Paulino, Scott Pirscher, Celina Quach, Dulce Ramos, Brandon Shiira, Angela Wong, Maria Yamashita, Ying Yan Yan and Catherine Yasuhara.