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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI NEWS | Oct 29, 2024
$10k Soroptimist awards fund groundbreaking women's research studies
This year two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa doctoral candidates were awarded $10k each to continue their dissertation research.
Daniela Escontrela Dieguez has since earned her PhD in marine biology, focused on corallivores (animals that consume corals) such as the Hawaiian cushion sea star.
Smrity Ramavarapu, a PhD candidate in botany, is focused on the need for equitable frameworks to integrate traditional systems managed by forest-based communities into global food security efforts.
Daniela Escontrela Dieguez has since earned her PhD in marine biology, focused on corallivores (animals that consume corals) such as the Hawaiian cushion sea star.
Smrity Ramavarapu, a PhD candidate in botany, is focused on the need for equitable frameworks to integrate traditional systems managed by forest-based communities into global food security efforts.
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL | Jun 27, 2024
SI Releases Its 2024 HLPF Report
Our club was recognized by Soroptimist International in its 2024 United Nations High-Level Political Forum Report, featuring one of our 2022 recipients of Soroptimist International of the Americas' Live Your Dream award program, Camille McComas.
The report showcases projects around the world directly contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals under review this year at the UN HLPF. We made an impact on SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere!
The report showcases projects around the world directly contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals under review this year at the UN HLPF. We made an impact on SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere!
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI NEWS | Oct 26, 2023
4 UH Mānoa doctoral candidates earn $10k fellowships
Erin McConkey explores the production and use of snake antivenom in Thailand, critically examining how human and nonhuman relationships transform ideas about the body, medicine, and labor.
Joanne Qinaʻau aims to inform intervention design in their study of wellbeing for Native Hawaiians who have behavioral health challenges, highlighting the stress of settler colonialism and the need for ecological pono and relational pilina.
Randi Rollins seeks to discover treatments and preventative compounds for rat lungworm disease, which disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged people.
Amy Var promotes social justice through digital equity by examining how teachers use technology to promote higher-order thinking in disadvantaged settings.
Joanne Qinaʻau aims to inform intervention design in their study of wellbeing for Native Hawaiians who have behavioral health challenges, highlighting the stress of settler colonialism and the need for ecological pono and relational pilina.
Randi Rollins seeks to discover treatments and preventative compounds for rat lungworm disease, which disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged people.
Amy Var promotes social justice through digital equity by examining how teachers use technology to promote higher-order thinking in disadvantaged settings.
HAWAIʻI NEWS NOW | Oct 25, 2023
She went from drug addiction to graduation — and her 'North Star' is still guiding her every day
"Her life took a dramatic turn for the better. As a Native Hawaiian, she got involved in cleanup projects on Kahoʻolawe and mālama ʻāina efforts on Oʻahu."
"Through an internship at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, McComas assisted in cardiovascular research and discovered a passion for science. This past May, the 38-year-old single mom earned her associate's degree from Honolulu Community College."
"McComas is now pursuing her bachelor's degree at UH Mānoa, focusing on public health, and looking forward to a career after she graduates. What an about-face from where she was headed. 'The only thing I would ever have to say is, if I can, anyone can,' she said."
"Through an internship at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, McComas assisted in cardiovascular research and discovered a passion for science. This past May, the 38-year-old single mom earned her associate's degree from Honolulu Community College."
"McComas is now pursuing her bachelor's degree at UH Mānoa, focusing on public health, and looking forward to a career after she graduates. What an about-face from where she was headed. 'The only thing I would ever have to say is, if I can, anyone can,' she said."
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI NEWS | May 23, 2023
From addiction, toxicity to honor society president, Honolulu CC grad's journey
"Aloha nui kākou! I am Camille Kanani McComas and I am honored to share my journey with all of you...."
