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News coverage featuring University of �鶹��ý people, programs and activities for January 8–14, 2013 includes the following —

• January 14, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 14, 2013: – KPUA
• January 13, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 13, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 13, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 13, 2013: – West Hawaii Today
• January 12, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 12, 2013: – Hawaii Tribune-Herald
• January 12, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 12, 2013: – KHON 2
• January 11, 2013: – Astrobiology Magazine
• January 11, 2013: – Big Island Now
• January 11, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 11, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 11, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 11, 2013: – KHON 2
• January 11, 2013: – KHON 2
• January 10, 2013: – Big Island Now
• January 10, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 10, 2013: – HONOLULU Magazine
• January 10, 2013: – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 10, 2013: – The Maui News
• January 9, 2013: – The Garden Island
• January 9, 2013: – The Garden Island
• January 9, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 9, 2013: – Hawaii Reporter
• January 9, 2013: – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 9, 2013: – KITV 4
• January 8, 2013: – Civil Beat
• January 8, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 8, 2013: – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 8, 2013: – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 8, 2013: (subscription required) – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 8, 2013: – KITV 4

News coverage featuring University of �鶹��ý people, programs and activities for January 1–7, 2013 includes the following —

• January 7, 2013: – Civil Beat
• January 7, 2013: – Hawaii News Now
• January 7, 2013: – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• January 5, 2013: – Astrobiology Magazine
• January 4, 2013: (subscription required) – Pacific Business News
• January 4, 2013: (subscription required) – Pacific Business News
• January 4, 2013: (subscription required) – Pacific Business News
• January 3, 2013: – KPUA
• January 3, 2013: – Pacific Business News
• January 2, 2013: – Maui Time
• January 2, 2013: – Pacific Business News
• January 2, 2013: – Pacific Business News

A group of astronomers from the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa, the U.S. mainland, Canada, and Europe recently used the twin telescopes of the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea to conduct a census of the brightest, but until now unseen, galaxies in the distant universe, bringing astronomers one step closer to understanding how galaxies form and evolve.

These galaxies glow so brightly at infrared wavelengths that they would outshine the Milky Way by hundreds, maybe thousands, of times. They are forming stars so quickly that between 100 and 500 new stars are born in each galaxy every year, and have been coined “starbursts” by astronomers.

While it’s not clear what gives these galaxies their intense luminosity, it could be the result of a collision between two spiral-type galaxies, similar to the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies. They could also be in a particularly gas-rich region of space, where galaxies form stars quickly due to constant bombardment from gas and dust.

Read the or learn more about the research as featured by .

UH in the News for November 30–December 6, 2012

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• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, December 6, 2012: (subscription required)
• Hawaii News Now, December 5, 2012:
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• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, December 5, 2012: (subscription required)
• Pacific Business News, December 5, 2012:
• Civil Beat, December 4, 2012:
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• Maui Now, December 4, 2012:
• Hawaii News Now, December 3, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, December 1, 2012: (subscription required)

students Harris Okazaki and Ryan Yamada, recently participated in the 21st Annual International Micro Robot Contest in Nagoya, Japan.

The competition featured over 130 robots from Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and the United States competing in four categories.

Okazaki, a construction management major, and Yamada, a liberal arts student, participated in the most difficult and most prestigious category, which required the microbots to navigate a maze with no assistance from the students. Yamada placed fourth and Okazaki placed seventh in a field of 19 contestants.

The skills students develop through this process could lead directly to good jobs in the private sector, according to Honolulu CC Assistant Professor and Robotics Club Advisor Norman Takeya.

“There is a growing demand for workers in the industrial and manufacturing space who have the mechatronic skills needed to maintain, diagnose and repair sophisticated, automated systems that characterize manufacturing in the 21st century,” explained Takeya.

Although Honolulu CC does not have a mechatronics program, the potential demand for these skills from the business sector could put the college on course to develop this area further.

Read the or learn more about the potential demand for this program as featured in the (subscription required).

The voted on November 28 to approve the sale of 39 acres of land next to the new campus in Kapolei to the Roman Catholic Church, which plans to build a church and private school on the land.

Read more about the sale and how it benefits both the Roman Catholic Church and the university in news reports by , (subscription required), , and .

�鶹��ýin the News for November 23–29,2012

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• KHON, November 25, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, November 23, 2012: (subscription required)
• KPUA, November 23, 2012:

December 1 marks , a global health day first celebrated in 1988 to unite the world in the fight against HIV.

As the day approaches, news from the at the brings disturbing findings about the disease’s impact on the Native Hawaiian population.

Researchers have found that HIV/AIDS is being diagnosed in Native Hawaiians more than twice as often as Caucasians, and that Native Hawaiians with HIV/AIDS are three times more likely to need hospitalization.

Some 3,000 people in �鶹��ý live with HIV/AIDS. One in four of them, about 25 percent, don’t even realize they are carrying the virus.

Read the to learn more about how UH researchers at the �鶹��ý Center for AIDS are working to combat this disparity or read the news reports by and .

The University of �鶹��ý’s has posted a notice to bidders for construction of the , Pālamanui campus in West �鶹��ý.

Bids must be submitted to the Office of Procurement and Real Property Management or the �鶹��ý Community College Administrative Affairs/Business Office no later than 2:30 p.m. on December 12, 2012. Bids are scheduled to be opened at 2:30 p.m. on December 14, 2012.

The includes construction of Pālamanui’s Culinary Arts Building and the Health Science and Student Services Building. Construction will cover approximately 24,000 square feet and will include new classrooms, learning kitchens, and science laboratories. These buildings will house functions servicing the Culinary Arts, Nursing, and Allied Health programs, and Student Services Administration.

Read the or news coverage by , , , , , and .

The has entered its final construction phase under budget, leaving room to build an extension.

As reported recently by , the original construction contract budgeted $119 million for the center but ended up costing $103 million.

The new 150,000 square-foot facility will be comprised of two buildings connected by an open-air lobby and central staircase. Materials will include a glass and steel exterior with warm interior finishes including tile, wood and glass.

A highlight will be a large two-story space on the ground level for hosting community and educational events. Additional meeting and conference rooms will be scattered throughout to encourage collaboration and conversation between colleagues.

The building also features many environmentally-friendly and sustainable features and is scheduled to open in February 2013.

Read the latest construction update on the UH Cancer Center’s website for more details.

UH in the News for October 26–November 1, 2012

• Hawaii Business, November 1, 2012: “Archaeologist Windy Keala McElroy talks about her job”
• Hawaii News Now, November 1, 2012:
• Hawaii Reporter, November 1, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, November 1, 2012: “UH regents’ administrator leaving for the private sector”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, November 1, 2012: “Regents to discuss Greenwood’s job, Donovan’s settlement”
• Hawaii 24/7, October 31, 2012:
• Hawaii 24/7, October 30, 2012:
• Hawaii News Now, October 30, 2012:
• Hawaii Reporter, October 30, 2012: “UH graduate student named nation’s top electrical engineering student”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 30, 2012:
• The Maui News, October 30, 2012: “Student killed after being struck by SUV; speed, alcohol suspected”
• Mesothelioma News, October 30, 2012: “Skin spots may act as an early detection indicator for mesothelioma patients”
• Hawaii 24/7, October 29, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 29, 2012: “Hanabusa tops Djou in survey” (subscription required)
• Maui Now, October 29, 2012:
• RedOrbit, October 29, 2012:
• Science Daily, October 28, 2012:
• Hawaii 24/7, October 27, 2012:
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• Hawaii News Now, October 26, 2012:
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• Hawaii Reporter, October 26, 2012:
• KHON, October 26, 2012: “UH President spends from lucrative donor accounts”
• The Maui News, October 26, 2012: “Entwined in ag education”

A new study, which appears in the November issue of Nature Geoscience, finds that a deep connection about 50 miles below Earth’s surface can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of the world’s most notable volcanoes, �鶹��ý’s Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.

The research was conducted by scientists with the in the at the , along with colleagues at Rice University, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Their findings offer the first plausible model that can explain both the opposing long-term eruptive patterns at Mauna Loa and Kīlauea—when one is active, the other is quiet, and vice versa—as well as the episode in 2003-2007 when GPS records showed that both inflated concurrently.

Read the or learn more about the study as featured by , , , Honolulu Star-Advertiser (subscription required), , and RedOrbit.

UH in the News for October 19–25, 2012

• Hawaii News Now, October 25, 2012:
• Big Island Video News, October 24, 2012:
• Civil Beat, October 24, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 24, 2012: “College price hikes more modest but still painful”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 24, 2012: “Pressure from lawmakers could leave UH flattened” (subscription required)
• Scientific American, October 24, 2012:
• United Press International, October 24, 2012:
• Hawaii 24/7, October 23, 2012: “Free astronomy workshop for teachers (Oct. 26–27)”
• Hawaii 24/7, October 23, 2012: “Every ounce counts toward UH recycling goal”
• Hawaii News Now, October 23, 2012:
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• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 23, 2012: “Chow lends support to UH leaders in wake of Wonder fumble”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 23, 2012: “AD search: UH agrees to terms with firm” (subscription required)
• Ke Alakaʻi, October 23, 2012: “October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness month”
• KHON, October 23, 2012: “Cyclist recounts attack on Tantalus&rdquo
• Pacific Business News, October 23, 2012:
• Phys.org, October 23, 2012:
• Big Island Now, October 22, 2012:
• The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2012:
• Civil Beat, October 22, 2012: “More Muggy Days Ahead? Hawaii Trade Winds Are Dying Down”
• The Garden Island, October 22, 2012: “Na Kama Pono benefits from Adopt-A-School”
• Ka Leo, October 22, 2012: “Keep it green at eWaste Disposal Days”
• Space Daily, October 22, 2012:
• The Garden Island, October 21, 2012: “Kenney’s whole-animal breakdown is more than culinary skill”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 21, 2012: “Some advice on advance directives” (subscription required)
• Hawaii 24/7, October 20, 2012: “Astronomers map dark matter filament”
• Hawaii 24/7, October 20, 2012: “Decrease documented in frequency of �鶹��ý’s northeast tradewinds”
• Hawaii News Now, October 20, 2012:
• Hawaii Reporter, October 20, 2012:
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• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 20, 2012: “It’s been 3 months; do you know where your AD is?” (subscription required)
• KHON, October 20, 2012: “Two burglaries within two weeks at UH Mānoa campus”
• Big Island Video News, October 19, 2012:
• The Garden Island, October 19, 2012: “KCC all bus’d up”
• Hawaii 24/7, October 19, 2012: “College of Pharmacy gets accreditation for residency program”
• Hawaii News Now, October 19, 2012:
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Tom Apple to head panel discussion on UH research goals”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “UH Mānoa library extends hours”
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Female student reports being accosted by unknown man at UH ����ԴDz�&�����ܴ�;
• Honolulu Star-Advertiser, October 19, 2012: “Third batch of computer thefts in 2 months reported at UH”
• KHON, October 19, 2012: “Student accosted at UH Manoa”
• KHON, October 19, 2012: “Two offices at UH Manoa’s Bilger Hall burglarized”
• The Maui News, October 19, 2012: “State In Brief: UH faculty senate delays confidence vote”
• Maui Now, October 19, 2012: