{"id":133006,"date":"2020-12-22T17:25:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T03:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133006"},"modified":"2020-12-23T10:22:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:22:59","slug":"uh-news-top-stories-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/22\/uh-news-top-stories-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 东精影业<\/abbr> News stories: COVID-19, life on Venus and more"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, excellence in research, academics and outreach continued at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

From a student-led effort to teach ʻ\u014dlelo Hawaiʻi<\/span> to a mysterious monolith, the discovery of offshore freshwater to a college course that teach surfing and so much more, 东精影业<\/abbr> persevered in a year like no other. 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> reached new heights in 2020 with a record 1,457 stories posted (and still counting) and a record 1.9 million views. Here are the top 10 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> stories, in random order for the year 2020.<\/p>\n

东精影业<\/abbr>\u02bbs response to COVID-19 pandemic<\/a><\/strong>\"COVID
\nMore than 530 COVID-19 related stories have been posted on 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> since late February covering a wide array of topics including systemwide announcements on moving instruction online; community college initiatives to support Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s workforce; the results of economic, social and psychological studies on the effects of the pandemic and community service projects by 东精影业<\/abbr> students and employees such as food drives and mask making. Read about 东精影业<\/abbr> COVID-19 research<\/a> and how 东精影业<\/abbr> is helping during the pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"KamuelaFirst Native Hawaiian to earn applied math PhD<\/abbr> multiplies successes<\/a><\/strong>
\n东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Associate Math Professor Kamuela Yong has earned a number of distinctions including receiving a 2020 Board of Regents\u2019 Medal for Excellence in Teaching<\/a>. This, after achieving international recognition, as the first Native Hawaiian to earn a PhD<\/abbr> in applied mathematics.<\/p>\n

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\"EricOffshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide<\/a><\/strong>
\nTwice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island than was previously thought, according to a 东精影业<\/abbr> study with important implications for volcanic islands around the world. The extensive reservoir of freshwater within the submarine southern flank of the Hual\u0101lai aquifer was mapped by Hawaiʻi<\/span> EPSCoR<\/abbr> ʻIke Wai project researchers.<\/p>\n

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\"Surfers东精影业<\/abbr> students surf, learn culture, earn academic credit<\/a><\/strong>
\nIn the lab fieldwork portion for the Anthropology 175 Polynesian Surf Culture course, students learn the fundamentals of surfing while gaining a culture-based sense of Hawaiʻi<\/span> and a recognition of the importance of the environment. “The future is very beautiful and positive. E heʻe<\/span> ana k\u0101kou. Let\u2019s go surfing together.”<\/p>\n

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\"Venus\"Maunakea telescope finds hints of life on Venus<\/a><\/strong>
\nWhat may be the first hints of life on Venus have been discovered by using observations from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope on Maunakea. The research team detected the gas phosphine in Venus\u2019 upper clouds; on Earth phosphine is excreted by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments.<\/p>\n

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\"DetailNever-before-seen images of Sun released from world\u2019s largest solar telescope<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe world got the most detailed view ever of the Sun, thanks to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Haleakal\u0101, Maui. The imagery showed cell-like structures the size of Texas roiling on the Sun\u2019s surface and the tiny footprints of magnetism that reach into space.<\/p>\n

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\"oleloAS东精影业<\/abbr> offers free ʻ\u014dlelo Hawaiʻi<\/span> classes at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>, hosted free non-credit Hawaiian language classes at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa for the community. The course was a partnership with the Hawaiʻinui\u0101kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and turnout was enthusiastic and overwhelming<\/a>. Classes moved online when COVID-19 closed the campus.<\/p>\n

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\"UpwardMysterious monolith spotted on M\u0101noa campus<\/a><\/strong>
\nMysterious monoliths have been appearing around the world since mid-November, making national and international news in a year already turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The monoliths join the mysterious monolith on the 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus first spotted in 1973.<\/p>\n

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\"pullingDon\u2019t flush, burn it! Incineration toilet could solve cesspool problem<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe first state-of-the-art incineration toilet in Hawaiʻi<\/span> that uses no water and produces no sewage is now in operation on the Moku o Loʻe<\/span> (Coconut Island) in K\u0101neʻohe<\/span> Bay at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Hawaiʻi<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology.<\/p>\n

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\"two东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in top 1% of worldwide universities<\/a><\/strong>
\n东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa is in the top 1 percent of more than 26,000 worldwide universities, according to the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings<\/em> released on September 2. “Our 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa community is showing its resilience and proving how important our institution is to help shape a positive future for Hawaiʻi<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

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