UH Mānoa Media Log

“UH MĀNOA IN THE NEWS”

Media log for January 23 (Monday) – January 29, 2012 (Sunday)

SUNDAY, Jan. 29

Biosafety lab for infectious disease research planned for Kalaeloa. Star-Advertiser

THURSDAY, Jan. 26

Data breach affecting UHM students, alumni and staff is settled with agreement to provide 2 years’ credit monitoring. Star-Advertiser  KITV  Chronicle of Higher Education

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25

Hawaiʻi has nation’s lowest proportion of college students with debt – UHM average is half the amount for students at HPU. Honolulu Civil Beat

Study by IPRC’s Tobias Friedrich and Axel Timmermann shows rapidly rising CO2 emissions are threatening marine life by raising ocean acidity levels. Voice of America  Digital Journal  USA Today

Mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano says sewer improvements would enable more housing for UHM. Honolulu Weekly

CTAHR’S Jayme Grzebik provides advice on possible boom mango crop. KITV

TUESDAY, Jan. 24

Center on Disability Studies collaborates on $425k award from Kessler Foundation for virtual reality software to help jobseekers with disabilities. Honolulu Civil Beat  PhysOrg

Information and Computer Science students George Lee and Gregory Burgess enter campus parking app in first city “hackathorn.” Hawaii weblog

MONDAY, Jan. 23

C-MORE earns platinum LEED certification. World Interior Design Network

Sustainable UHM student groups take on plastic waste. Ka Leo

Shidler MBA students establish foundation that provides Wall Street experience for high schoolers. Hawaii Business magazine

Law School’s Maxine Burkett discusses how sea level change will affect laws.  Hawaii Public Radio