The , a website developed by Google and backed by the Alliance for Linguistic Diversity, was recently launched at .
A central feature of the website is the Catalogue of Endangered Languages compiled by linguists at the and the at .
“The world’s languages are in crisis, but there is no comprehensive, up-to-date source of information on the endangered languages of the world,” said Lyle Campbell, director of the UH Mānoa Catalogue of Endangered Languages project and a professor of linguistics in the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature. “So the Catalogue is needed to support documentation and revitalization of endangered languages, to inform the public and scholars, to aid members of groups whose languages are in peril and to call attention to the languages most critically in need of conservation.”
Read the UH Mānoa or media coverage of the project in , , KHON, KITV, Radio Australia, and .
Other UH news coverage this week includes the university’s participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., UH faculty experts quoted on the sale of ³¢¨¡²Ô²¹ʻ¾±, a campaign at UH Mānoa to encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transportation, and more.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival coverage
- KITV, June 27, 2012: “Will taxpayers be paying for UH trip?”
- Inside Higher Ed, June 27, 2012:
- Ka Leo, June 27, 2012: “UH taro patch will be showcased in Smithsonian Festival”
- KHON, June 27, 2012: “UH promotes food sustainability in DC”
- KPUA, June 27, 2012: “Â鶹´«Ã½ CC hālau to perform at Smithsonian Festival”
- Big Island Now, June 26, 2012:
- Hawaii Reporter, June 26, 2012:
- Honolulu Civil Beat, June 26, 2012: “Hula dancers bring Â鶹´«Ã½ to D.C.”
- Washington Post, June 23, 2012:
More UH in the News for June 22–June 28, 2012
- Hawaii Tribune-Herald, June 27, 2012: “Students earn scholarships”
- Honolulu Weekly, June 27, 2012: “Buried Truth”
- Maui Time, June 27, 2012: “University of Â鶹´«Ã½ partners with Mapua Institute in the Philippines”
- Pacific Business News, June 27, 2012:
- San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2012:
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 26, 2012: (subscription required)
- MSNBC, June 26, 2012: “They’ll be cooking up a Mars menu that’s out of this world”
- Space.com, June 26, 2012:
- Big Island Now, June 25, 2012:
- KITV, June 25, 2012: “State officials find ways to fight obesity”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 24, 2012: “The new telescope infrared detector captures ‘incredible’ detail” (subscription required)
- Big Island Video News, June 23, 2012:
- Hawaii News Now, June 23, 2012:
- Associated Press, June 22, 2012: “Purchasing Hawaiian isle fits with mogul’s persona”
- Astronomy Magazine, June 22, 2012:
- The Garden Island, June 22, 2012: “Solstice celebration ‘awakens’ Chamber members”