ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 16 -- Augustana College issued the following news: * * * Mapping coral reefs to study and help a critical ecosystem From hiking lava fields in Hawaii to climbing in the Rocky Mountains, Augustana's geology department has a history of crossing ground -- and diving underwater. This is where the college's SCUBA training class becomes a prerequisite for a January term (J-term) course on the geology of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, held every other year, and a new an more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 14 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Brittany Thompson Appointed Leisure Sales Manager at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai * Four Seasons Resorts Lanai announced Brittany Thompson has been appointed West Coast Leisure Sales Manager for Four Seasons Resort Lanai and Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort. In her role, she will work with key travel agency partners, overseeing territories including California, Arizona more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 19 -- OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa, a part of the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa Serves Up First-ever Pickleball Open Tournament with $10K Prize Pool, October 20-24, 2025 Pickleball meets Paradise this Fall as Hawai'i Island debuts its Newest Tournament Getaway in Kailua-Kona * KEAUHOU, HAWAI'I - OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa will host the inaugural OUTRIGGER Pickleball Open from October more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 15 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * UH awarded $1.5M+ to strengthen health through policy across Hawaii, Pacific The University of Hawaii received two privately funded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to tackle pressing health disparities across rural Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Through community-centered health care and policy research, the projects ai more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 18 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH Earth scientists author children's book, support O'ahu keiki to malama 'aina A researcher-keiki collaboration aims to foster a deep connection to the land and community through storytelling. The Coastal Research Collaborative (CRC) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa developed The Sand Dance, a storybook that was inspired by a play researchers co-created with students at Ka'a'awa Elem more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 16 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * PhD pathway for nurse scientists aims to advance health innovation in Hawaii The University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH) is relaunching its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing program. Set to welcome its first new cohort in fall 2026, the PhD program aims to prepare nurses to become researchers, educators and leaders capable of generating knowledge that more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Stronger silicone bonds could produce stronger robots, medical devices A researcher in the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Engineering has developed a new method to improve the bonding strength of silicone-based materials, a breakthrough that could enhance the durability and performance of soft biomedical devices, wearable technology and soft robots. These materials are more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: Unprecedented acidification ahead for corals in Hawai'i waters Across the globe, oceans are acidifying as they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, threatening coral reefs and many other marine organisms. A new study (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2024JC021903), led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, revealed that unpreced more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Transportation barriers impacting Hawaii rural health care, policy solutions proposed Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses are among the key findings of a new report released by the University of Hawaii Rural Health Research and Policy Center (UH RHRPC). The Impacts of  more PR