{"id":208282,"date":"2024-12-22T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=208282"},"modified":"2024-12-23T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:23:04","slug":"top-10-uh-news-stories-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-10-uh-news-stories-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Â鶹´«Ã½News stories 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UHNews.org<\/a> posted nearly 1,500 stories in the very eventful 2024. Here are the top 10 UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> stories of the year:<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"WendyUH<\/abbr> regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH<\/abbr> President<\/strong><\/a>
“I humbly accept this position knowing that I have to lead by example and that I need everyone\u2019s support to do everything possible to make sure Â鶹´«Ã½is the institution of higher education that Hawai\u02bbi needs and deserves.”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"students\"Enrollment up at UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses, surpasses 50K<\/strong><\/a>
There are 50,418 students enrolled for the fall 2024 semester, a 3% increase compared to fall 2023. Enrollment is up at eight of the 10 campuses, including all seven community colleges, which has not happened since 2010.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"\"Â鶹´«Ã½breaks extramural funding record with $615.7M in 2024<\/strong><\/a>
This marks the third consecutive year that Â鶹´«Ã½has topped half a billion dollars in funding with a record-setting total that is a $99.8 million or a 19.3% increase over UH\u2019s previous record of $515.9 million set in FY 2023.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\"HokuMaunakea: 1st telescope decommissioning complete<\/strong><\/a>
A historic milestone on the summit of Maunakea\u2014the first observatory on the summit has been completely removed and the site restored. The decommissioning of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo\u2019s H\u014dk\u016b Keʻa<\/span> Observatory was completed in May 2024, and the area will be monitored over the next three years to assess species population and diversity.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"\"Massive renewable energy project at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> took years of dedication<\/strong><\/a>
The facility, built and operated by AES Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, is generating 12.5 megawatts of clean energy and is supported by a 50 megawatt hour battery energy storage system. <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"Lipe\"Punihei Lipe selected to lead systemwide Native Hawaiian initiative<\/strong><\/a>
Kaiwipunikauikaw\u0113kiu Punihei Lipe has been named the new director of the UH<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao and will lead the initiative to advance the 10-campus system\u2019s commitment to becoming an Indigenous-serving and Indigenous-centered institution.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"graduatingÂ鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s future jobs: 70% require postsecondary education by 2031<\/strong><\/a>
Seventy percent of all jobs in Hawai\u02bbi in 2031 will require postsecondary education beyond high school and 36% will require at least a bachelor\u02bbs degree, according to a new report by Georgetown University,<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"researcherUH<\/abbr> developed, living coastal-protection system prepares for deployment<\/strong><\/a>
UH<\/abbr> has reached a milestone in the U.S. Department of Defense funded project that aims to create a living breakwater system to protect coastlines from erosion and create ecosystems where resilient corals and other ocean life can grow and thrive.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"\"Bachman Hall renovation modernized structure while preserving historic past<\/strong><\/a>
A three-year, $26 million dollar renovation of Bachman Hall, one of the iconic buildings on the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa campus, was completed in February 2024. <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

\n\"lassner\"Â鶹´«Ã½\u2018most important institution for Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s future\u2019: David Lassner\u2019s aloha interview<\/strong><\/a>
Among the University of Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s significant achievements under the leadership of President David Lassner are rebuilding enrollment, record graduation rates and student outcomes, record extramural funding, high-performance in philanthropy, and a new real estate program<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> News 2024 recap<\/h2>\n

Top 10 UH<\/abbr> News stories 2024<\/a>
\nTop 10 UH<\/abbr> News people stories 2024<\/a>
\nA top story from each UH<\/abbr> campus 2024<\/a>
\nTop 10 UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa stories 2024<\/a>
\nTop social media stories 2024<\/a>
\nUH<\/abbr> News ʻ\u014clelo of the Week 2024<\/a>
\nUH<\/abbr> Images of the Week 2024<\/a>
\nUH-mazing Holiday Recipes 2024<\/a>
\nIn Memoriam 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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