UH Mānoa Media Log

“UH MĀNOA IN THE NEWS”

Media log for March 19 (Monday) – March 25, 2012 (Sunday)

FRIDAY, March 23

Sex studies by JABSOM’s Milton Diamond counter pornography claims by Republican president candidate. LiveScience

UHM student injured in assault near campus. KHON2  Hawaii News Now

THURSDAY, March 22

Long-time JABSOM professor Max Botticelli passes away. Hawaii News Now

UHM’s Operation Manong celebrates 40th anniversary reunion. Hawaii News Now

Commentary by emeritus professor Belinda Aquino: trade mission to Olongapo shows transformation from former “city of sin.” Inquirer (PI)

Stan Sheriff Center hosts robotics competition for more than 1,000 high schoolers. KPUA.net

WEDNESDAY, March 21

Zoology student Laura Kloepper shows sound waves help false killer whales ‘see’ prey. National Geographic news  MSNBC  BBC News (U.K.)  EurekAlert

Aquatic Research Laboratory’s Jan Prins describes biomechanics of ideal competitive swimmers. Washington Post

Doctoral candidate Richard Pender examines how endangered plants can reproduce in the absence of their pollinators. Pacific.scoop (New Zealand)

Legislators hear CTAHR protests against using Magoon facility land for faculty housing. KITV  KHON2

UHM faculty senators consider resolution on VC for research. Honolulu Civil Beat

TUESDAY, March 20

UH Manoa generates research solutions for global ‘ohana. Chancellor’s newsletter

UHM research vessel may carry Amelia Earhart researchers to waters off Nikumaroro island. CNN.com

UHM-Stanford research project finds Ibuprofen effective in reducing altitude sickness. EurekAlert

MONDAY, March 19

Colleges of Education, Social Work and Business rank among nation’s top graduate schools by US News & World Report. KHON2

UHM assists development of submersible for James Cameron’s record-seeking deep sea plunge. New York Times