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UH Manoa’s College of Education Names New Dean Civil Beat file photo

UH Manoa’s College of Education Names New Dean

Nathan Murata beat out two other finalists for the job of leading the College of Education.

The ‘Invisible’ Chamorro Poet Brings An Urgency To Island Culture Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The ‘Invisible’ Chamorro Poet Brings An Urgency To Island Culture

UH professor Craig Santos Perez has an eye on his 3-year-old daughter in his latest book.

Doctors At UH Hyperbaric Facility Complained Months Before It Shut Down Screenshot: John A. Burns School of Medicine Website

Doctors At UH Hyperbaric Facility Complained Months Before It Shut Down

In a letter to university officials, the physicans said they were worried about patient safety and a lack of resources.

Worries Grow As UH Closes Center For Treating Sick Divers Flickr: guitarfish

Worries Grow As UH Closes Center For Treating Sick Divers

Hawaii’s only public hyperbaric treatment facility was serving about one diver per week suffering decompression sickness.

How A UH Scientist Hopes To Improve Early Kidney Disease Detection Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How A UH Scientist Hopes To Improve Early Kidney Disease Detection

The research is particularly vital for Hawaii, where one in seven residents have chronic kidney disease.

Study: Living In Hawaii Can Make You Less Prejudiced Olivia Peterkin/Civil Beat

Study: Living In Hawaii Can Make You Less Prejudiced

A new UH study found that after nine months of living on Oahu, mainland students’ views on race shifted noticeably.

University of Hawaii Gets $6.4 Million For Work On Ebola Vaccine John A. Burns School of Medicine

University of Hawaii Gets $6.4 Million For Work On Ebola Vaccine

The UH and two companies are developing a heat-resistant vaccine that might protect against three of the most common strains.

Reader Rep: Hawaii Media Would Be Weaker Without Student Paper

Reader Rep: Hawaii Media Would Be Weaker Without Student Paper

UH’s struggling Ka Leo is worth saving, in part because it’s an essential training ground for local journalists.

UH Should Save Ka Leo — And Bring It Into The Digital Age

UH Should Save Ka Leo — And Bring It Into The Digital Age

The university should raise fees to keep the near-broke student newspaper afloat, but find a new business model.

Is UH Student Newspaper An Endangered Species? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Is UH Student Newspaper An Endangered Species?

Ka Leo is hoping for a proposed student fee increase after it revamped its smartphone app to recapture students’ attention.