LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * As part of the DEIB Fellows Internship program, Office of Intercultural Relations Director Nevin Heard and Senior Associate Director for DEIB Marianinna Villavicencio took two students to the prestigious National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE) in Hawaii earlier this summer. * * * DeJanae Harges '26 and a student who has chosen to remain anonymous attended the 36th annu more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 31 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) reports one new travel-related dengue virus case on Oahu. The affected person traveled to a region where dengue is known to be spread. DOH teams were deployed for inspection and mosquito control in the affected area. The community is asked to help reduce the risk for any local transmission by exercising best practices described below. In 2024, nine travel-relate more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The Office of the Governor of Hawaii is proud to announce that Governor Josh Green, M.D., has been awarded the Order of the Star of Italy (OSI, Ordine della Stella dItalia). This prestigious honor is one of the highest-ranking awards conferred by the Italian Republic, upon proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and recognizes individuals for their special merits in bilat more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 30 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Twenty Maui residents, who are Hawaii Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn providers on Maui, have received national recognition for their outstanding service during the Maui Wildfires in August 2023 and each received a 2024 G.R.I.T. Award from the School-Based Health Alliance. The inaugural G.R.I.T. Award recognized individuals who made a difference in school-based health care and who demonstrate Genu more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 2 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Thanks customers for their conservation efforts * * * Hawaiian Electric crews have ramped up additional generation resources and does not anticipate the need for rolling outages today but continues to monitor generation capacity and any changes in customer demand. The additional generation at Kahe Power Plant compensates for the generation shortfall after yesterday's unexpected loss of power from Kalaeloa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 3 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Will help healing across all parties and communities, aid rebuilding Release Date: 8/2/2024 * * * Less than a year after the devastating wildfires on Maui, Hawaiian Electric and other parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle all tort claims that arose from the disaster. Hawaiian Electric and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI), the State of Hawaii, the County of Maui, K more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A groundbreaking project launched by the University of Hawaii at Manoa to study the impact of microplastics on respiratory health has earned a three-year, $352,126 grant from the National Science Foundation. Microplastics, tiny plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of larger plastics, can last for centuries, and may enter our bodies through what we eat, drink and breathe. Enginee more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: We normally associate our age with the year we are born. However, what if your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level? A new study by the University of Hawaii at Manoa discovered for the first time that Native Hawaiians experience higher accelerated biological aging in comparison to White and Japanese more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Shark conservation must go beyond simply protecting shark populations--it must prioritize protecting the ecological roles of sharks, according to new research at the University of Hawaii. The largest sharks of many of the biggest species, such as tiger sharks and great whites, play an oversized role in healthy oceans, but they are often the most affected by fishing. The big sharks help ma more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center today announced that UH alumnus and philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler has donated $1 million to start the Director's Innovation Fund to allow UH Cancer Center Director Dr. Naoto T. Ueno to advance his vision for the lifesaving research being done at the center. This is a critical time to invest in Hawai'i's UH Cancer Center as it moves into more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news on July 30, 2024: The Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HDOT) is disappointed to report that 59 people have been killed in traffic related crashes statewide from January through July 27, 2024; a 17% increase from 49 fatalities at the same time last year. Of the 59 fatalities this year, 12 reports listed excessive speeding as the primary factor, eight cited suspected impairment and a more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A University of Hawaii at Manoa-led project using artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize farming irrigation practices has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This initiative represents a significant step toward sustainable water use in Hawaii's agricultural sector. "This technology has the potential to transform irrigation practices across Hawaii more PR