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UH students create virtual and augmented reality experiences
From yoga in outer space to interactive star-gazing, University of Hawaiʻi students created innovative and fun new virtual and augmented reality experiences through a class collaboration between the UH Mānoa’s Information and Computer Sciences Department and the UH Academy for Creative Media System.
Genome Research Center established by University of Hawaiʻi
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Center for Genome Research with a $10.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic causes of diseases disproportionately affecting Native Hawaiians and Asian Americans.
UH Received Near-Record $485 Million in Extramural Funding for FY 2021
The University of Hawai’i received a near-record $485.5 million in extramural funding in FY 2021 to support research and training activities conduct by university faculty and staff.
$2.7 Million CARES Act Grant To Fund UH Entrepreneurship, Workforce Programs
The University of Hawaiʻi will expand its innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development program with the support of a $2.7-million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the US Economic Development Administration. This will be matched with $813,068 of local funding.
