HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 29 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) today announced a pledge to fund Hawaii public school teachers' DonorsChoose projects -- up to $1,000 per teacher -- to help students resume in-person learning this coming school year. Every Hawaii public school teacher qualifies for this offer, while funds last. Eligibility requirements: * Teach at a HIDOE school (one project per more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 26 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Linda Ann Hai Clark to fill the state House (District 13) seat, which includes Maui (Haiku, Hana, Kaupo, Kipahulu, Nahiku, Paia), Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai and Molokini. Clark replaces Sen. Lynn DeCoite, who was appointed last month to the state Senate (District 7) seat formerly held by Kalani English. Clark currently serves as an independent process server for the Child Supp more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 30 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige and Daniel M. Gluck have released the following statements: Statement of Governor David Ige: I appreciate Mr. Gluck's willingness to serve our communities and know that he will continue to be a voice for the underserved, no matter what his formal position. While the Senate came to a different conclusion about his appointment, I respect the process. I will be sending another name to the Sen more PR

ARCATA, California, July 27 (TNSAcc) -- Humboldt State University issued the following news: Humboldt State has once again received distinction from the WASC Senior College & University Commission (WSCUC) commending the University's comprehensive and strategic service to students. An agency that accredits institutions of higher education across California, Hawaii, and the Pacific, WSCUC first issued accreditation to HSU in 1949. The letter is an official record of action from the commission an more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets - planets beyond our solar system - but few have been directly imaged, because they are extremely difficult to see with existing telescopes. A University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) graduate student has beaten the odds and discovered a directly imaged exoplanet, and it's the closest one to Earth ever found, at a distance of only 35 lig more PR

STANFORD, California, July 29 (TNSJou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * A new analysis of the 2018 collapse of Kilauea volcano's caldera helps to confirm the reigning scientific paradigm for how friction works on earthquake faults. The model quantifies the conditions necessary to initiate the kind of caldera collapse that sustains big, damaging eruptions of basaltic volcanoes like Kilauea and could help to inform forecasting and mitigation. * * * On April 30, 2 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 30 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Zitong Gao, an outstanding Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering PhD candidate, has received a three-year fellowship to study lung cancer at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. The fellowship, sponsored by the Friends of the UH Cancer Center and Clinical Labs of Hawaii, was established in 2021 to support a doctoral student with a focus on cancer research. "Clinical Labs of Hawaii is ve more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: A study identifying possible causal genes for COVID-19 severity has been published in Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. The study, led by University of Hawaii Cancer Center researcher Lang Wu, PhD, seeks to improve the understanding of molecular targets for COVID-19. COVID-19 represents a huge public health burden in Hawaii a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The Marine Option Program at the University of Hawaii turns 50 years old this fall. The program, which has graduated more than 2,000 students, is designed to enrich the quality of life of its students and the community by increasing their ocean awareness, understanding and appreciation. Started in 1971, the Marine Option Program has turned into one of the most dynamic and inclusive programs in the more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: When a virus or virus-like agent infects a vegetatively propagated crop, the negative consequences can go far beyond a disappointing yield, appearance, taste and plant longevity. If the difficult-to-find disease goes undetected inside the propagation material, the problem could be passed on to a new farm, establish itself, and spread even further. With a new grant from the U.S. Department of Agric more PR