
A new satellite communication facility recently installed on the top of Building 7 at will provide real-time data useful for local weather and ocean forecasts.
The project, funded by the and the at the , includes a new antenna and dish system that follows polar orbiting earth satellites and downloads real-time, high-resolution data as the satellites pass over Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
The data received will aid SOEST researchers and National Weather Service forecasters in improving forecasts of hazards that are critical to the tropical Pacific, including heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and the detection and modeling of volcanic emissions. It will also help monitor the thermal activity of Kīlauea Volcano.
Read the SOEST news release or see media coverage of the project as featured on KITV 4.
UH in the News for September 7–13, 2012
- Big Island Now, September 13, 2012:
- Civil Beat, September 13, 2012: “OHA gives $110K to Âé¶¹´«Ã½for Native Hawaiian students”
- Hawaii News Now, September 13, 2012: “EXCLUSIVE: Senate UH probe widens beyond failed concert”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 13, 2012: “UH begins accepting applications for AD job” (subscription required)
- KHON, September 13, 2012: “Coaches on UHM search advisory committee withdraw from advisory positions”
- Maui Now, September 13, 2012:
- Pacific Business News, September 13, 2012:
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- Victoria Times Colonist, September 13, 2012: “Commentary: Transition and the Taliban: the enemy elsewhere and within”
- Civil Beat, September 12, 2012: “$147M released for airport, hospital, school projects”
- Hawaii News Now, September 12, 2012:
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- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 12, 2012: “Hilo pharmacy college professor wins $675K award”
- Ithaca Journal, September 12, 2012: “Sciencenter’s Sagan Planet Walk expands to Hawaii”
- KHON, September 12, 2012:
- KHON, September 12, 2012: “UH begins soliciting applications for permanent athletics director”
- Maui Now, September 12, 2012:
- Pacific Business News, September 12, 2012:
- San Jose Mercury News, September 12, 2012: “Thousands expected to participate in Saturday’s annual coastal cleanup”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 11, 2012: “Updated end-of-life documents can prevent drama” (subscription required)
- KHON, September 11, 2012: “A look inside the University of Hawaii System’s two newest libraries”
- The Maui News, September 11, 2012:
- Maui Now, September 11, 2012:
- Pacific Business News, September 11, 2012:
- Renewable Energy Focus, September 11, 2012:
- Big Island Now, September 10, 2012: “UHH group accepting nominations for distinguished alumni awards”
- Foodconsumer.org, September 10, 2012: “Isoflavones cut risk of endometrial cancer”
- Maui Now, September 10, 2012:
- Santa Cruz Sentinel, September 10, 2012: “Former UCSC chancellor grappling with fundraising scandal”
- Daily Herald, September 9, 2012: “Linguists criticize new changes to Utah native language center”
- The Garden Island, September 9, 2012: “Bill proposes to slash bus fare to Kauaʻi Community College students”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 9, 2012: “The forgotten” (subscription required)
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 9, 2012: “Hundreds of UH medical students have cared for homeless” (subscription required)
- Civil Beat, September 8, 2012: “Ben and Kirk talk journalism and, of course, politics”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 8, 2012: “Concert probe deserves answers” (subscription required)
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 8, 2012: “Skin flaws can indicate gene defect, increased cancer risk” (subscription required)
- The Maui News, September 8, 2012: “Great Recession recovery for Maui’s construction industry”
- The Garden Island, September 7, 2012: “The Voice of KCC: News from Kauaʻi Community College”
- Hawaii News Now, September 7, 2012:
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 7, 2012: “UH Maui College and Japanese university sign cultural exchange pact”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser, September 7, 2012: “Newswatch: UH West Oahu leads the way as system enrollment hits peak” (subscription required)
- KHON, September 7, 2012: “Senate calls for testimony for Stevie Wonder concert”
- KITV, September 7, 2012: “UH looking at building diabesity center in Kakaako”
- Maui Now, September 7, 2012:
