#College of Social Sciences
University of Hawai‘i to host intelligence summer program second year in a row
The program introduces students to a wide variety of concepts including power and contemporary world politics since 1945, with an emphasis on the U.S. role.
UHERO forecast: Counties poised for slower growth, inflation surpasses national average
Maui rebuilding and the incremental return of international travelers will support tourism, helping to offset a moderate pullback in the continental U.S. market.
5 UH Mānoa grad programs among nation’s top 75
The rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program excellence, and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.
UH researchers: Half of Earth’s coral reefs face death by 2035 in worst-case scenario
By 2055, it is projected almost all of the world’s coral reefs, or 99%, will face unsuitable environmental conditions.
UH Study: Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Vaccination Rates Affected by Trust Levels
A new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study explains vaccine hesitancy among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers say the findings could provide a foundation for communication strategies for other health policies beyond the pandemic.
Med-QUEST Commitment of $10M Launches UH’s Health Policy Initiative
An initiative at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s aimed at improving health care throughout the islands was recently launched thanks to a multi-million-dollar, multi-year commitment from the state.
$1M Gift From HMSA Endows Health Economics Professorship at UHERO
The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association has donated $1 million to establish the HMSA Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Health Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization in UH-Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences.
