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The Archeology Of Smell: Behind This UH Professor’s Ongoing Quest For Cleopatra’s Perfume Courtesy: Sean Coughlin

The Archeology Of Smell: Behind This UH Professor’s Ongoing Quest For Cleopatra’s Perfume

Robert Littman and a team of perfume experts, archeologists and historians are still waiting to see if their decades-long hunt may finally pay off.

Are Filipinos Underrepresented At The University Of Hawaii? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Are Filipinos Underrepresented At The University Of Hawaii?

The state Senate is considering a resolution that would ask UH and an advocacy group to study ways to improve the status of Filipino students and professors.

Two Years Into The Pandemic, Hawaii Is Finally Poised To Test Its Sewage For Covid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Two Years Into The Pandemic, Hawaii Is Finally Poised To Test Its Sewage For Covid

Poop might hold the key to tracking the virus, but the state has struggled to bring its wastewater testing laboratory online.

Bill Taking Mauna Kea Management Away From UH Moves Forward Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Bill Taking Mauna Kea Management Away From UH Moves Forward

The Senate Higher Education Committee made several amendments to House Bill 2024, including reducing the number of Native Hawaiians on the governing entity.

UH Official: Mauna Kea Management Bill Would Mean ‘An End To Astronomy’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

UH Official: Mauna Kea Management Bill Would Mean ‘An End To Astronomy’

The Senate Higher Education Committee is expected to decide Wednesday on a bill that would replace a recent management plan devised by the Board of Regents.

UH Engineering Faculty Cast Vote Of ‘No Confidence’ In College Dean Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

UH Engineering Faculty Cast Vote Of ‘No Confidence’ In College Dean

UH Provost Michael Bruno said he will meet with engineering faculty members in the coming weeks to continue discussing complaints about Dean Brennon Morioka’s leadership.

Removal Of Mauna Kea Telescope Set For Later This Year Screenshot: California Institute of Technology

Removal Of Mauna Kea Telescope Set For Later This Year

Native Hawaiians and environmentalists are calling for a cautious approach to protect cultural sites and biological resources in the decommissioning process.

Bill Would Let UH Regents Fire Coaches And ADs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Bill Would Let UH Regents Fire Coaches And ADs

Senate Bill 3268 would also lower a salary threshold that requires the board to approve a coaching contract.

This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid Axel T. Lehrer/UH JABSOM/2022

This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid

Designed to be stored outside the fridge for up to two years, the shot could be pivotal in vaccinating hard-to-reach populations, if researchers can find funding.

House Moves To Strip UH Of Management Authority Over Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

House Moves To Strip UH Of Management Authority Over Mauna Kea

The process of removing the University of Hawaii’s stewardship of Mauna Kea could take three years if House Bill 2024 is approved in the Legislature.