The Laboratory for Advanced Visualization and Applications (LAVA) at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa is set for a major software upgrade, funded in part by a $5-million grant from the National Science Foundation.
The three-story building, situated at the eastern end of McCarthy Mall near Kennedy Theatre, features 21 state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories, and will be able to serve more than 500 students daily when it opens for instruction this fall.
"The team used technology to streamline the intake process and the queuing of people and pets. Now, owners can see in real time exactly where their pet is in the process."
More than 300 viewers tuned into the live stream broadcast of the final event. Three teams that used their digital prowess to win over the judges’ hearts for a share of more than $60,000 in prizes.
"The Maui High Performance Computing Center is the largest extramural project in UH history. It is the cornerstone of high-tech on Maui and provides some of the best jobs on the island."
The upcoming Hawaii STEM Conference 2020 will be using the online project-based learning platform BizzyB.com to run a virtual hackathon to design an oyster cage for Malama Maunalua’s new aquaculture initiative.
The hackathon will...
Four teams of students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College competed remotely from home locations as far away as Spain, Mexico, Washington and California.
Five startup companies have been named to the UH Ventures Accelerator spring 2020 cohort, and four of them are addressing challenges associated with COVID-19.
A total of 11 Hawaii middle school robotics teams have been invited to participate in the 2020 VEX IQ World Championships in Kentucky.
The half-million dollar award to Travis Mandel will have a major impact on research and educational activity on Hawai‘i Island and grow UH Hilo’s expertise and curriculum in the field of data science.
