News, information and highlights from the CSS family.
Rankings
CSS consistently ranks among the best national and international programs. Read More
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University: ARWU uses six indicators to rank more than 1,200 universities, and publishes the best 500.
- Communications, 76-100
- Public Administration, 151-200
- Political Sciences, 201-300
- Psychology, 301-400
National Taiwan University Rankings: NTU Ranking employs bibliometric methods to analyze and rank the world’s top 500 universities selected from more than 4,000 research institutions listed in the Essential Science Indicators.
- Social Sciences, 141
TIMES Higher Education World University Rankings: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings evaluate world-class universities using 13 performance indicators across multiple aspects: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The underlying database that fuels the rankings contains 650 institutions in total, selected for deeper data collection and analysis on the basis of their research publication output and impact. The final rankings list is restricted and comprises only the first 200 placed universities – representing only 1% of higher education institutions in the world.
- Subject Ranking of Social Sciences in the world: 176-200
QS World University Rankings: QS rankings are compiled by the QS Intelligence Unit in consultation with the QS Global Academic Advisory Board. Bibliometric data required in the citation score sections of the methodology is supplied by Scopus, part of Elsevier, the world’s largest abstract and citation database of research literature. The QS World University Rankings currently considers more than 4000 universities in the world and evaluates over 1000.
- Broad Subject Area of Arts and Humanities Social Sciences and Management:
- Communication: 101-150
- Sociology: 251-300
- Economics: 351-400
U.S. News Rankings: The U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings obtains all its rankings data for all the ranking indicators (reputation, publications, citations, highly cited papers and school specific data on enrollment, faculty, etc.) from Thomson Reuters.
- Subject Ranking of Social Sciences & Public Health in the world: 271
- Best Grad Schools Subject Areas Rankings:
- Graduate Clinical Psychology: 87
- Graduate Psychology: 112
- Graduate Public Administration: 146
Celebrating CSS Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following individuals for their continued dedication and support of the University and College:
50 Years
- Chadwick, Richard W.; Professor, Political Science
- Nitz, Lawrence H.; Professor, Political Science
- Steinhoff, Patricia G; Professor, Sociology
30 Years
- Mueller, Charles; Professor, Psychology
- Rolett, Barry Vladimir; Professor, Anthropology
10 Years
- Arakaki, Brandon K; Institutional Support, Shared Services
- Burnett, Kimberly; Specialist, SSRI
- Juarez, Ruben; Associate Professor, Economics
- Nakamura, Brad J.; Associate Professor, Psychology
- Saethre, Eirik J.; Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Winter, Jenifer S.; Associate Professor, Communications
- Peterson, Christian; Associate Professor and Chair, Anthropology
- Bae, Christopher John; Professor, Anthropology
- Jones, Reece M.; Professor, Geography
- Sinnett, Scott; Professor, Psychology
- Scheopner, Cynthia A.; Academic Support, Dean’s Office
- Park, Trisha S.; Institutional Support, Dean’s Office
Book by Irwin and Umemoto receives award by American Sociological Association
Jacked Up and Unjust: Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies by Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto was awarded the 2018 Asian America Book award by the Asian and Asian American section of the American Sociological Association.
Jacked Up and Unjust offers a critical analysis of Hawaii’s urban and rural youth who face poverty, racism, sexism and political neglect in the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific. It also reflects upon the past of American imperialism in the Pacific and the ways that these teens and their families are confronted with and deal with these enduring injustices.
Irwin is a professor in the Sociology Department. Umemoto is a former professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Department.
Research on Inequality of Ocean Visibility published
Past research indicates that views of scenic blue space, such as oceans or lakes, have positive effects on a human’s well-being, stress reduction and psychological conditions.
Curious about ocean visibility on Oʻahu, CSS researchers used geographic information system (GIS) to create a visibility map of Oʻahu. The findings showed that older, wealthier communities tended to have more ocean view, while children tended to live in communities with less ocean view. It also revealed that ocean-front buildings severely impacted ocean visibility – with 16 percent of the island losing such views and 27 percent having decreased views.
The research team included: Yi Qiang and Qi Chen, Geography and Environment Department assistant professor and professor, respectively; and Suwan Shen, Urban and Regional Planning assistant professor.
Kameoka receives HPA Significant Professional Contribution Award
UH Mānoa Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and former SSRI Director Velma Kameoka received the 2018 HPA Significant Professional Contribution Award from the Hawaiʻi Psychological Association in recognition of her outstanding scholarly contributions and achievements in psychology.
Keever on Rachel Maddow Show
Beverly Ann Deepe Keever, professor emerita in the School of Communications, was interviewed for the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Titled “Betrayal: The Plot That Won The White House,” the show covered the intrigue surrounding the race for the White House during the Vietnam era. She appears at approximately the 35:25 mark.
Keever worked as a journalist covering the Vietnam War for seven years successively for Newsweek, the New York Herald Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor. Her coverage of the besieged outpost of Khe Sanh in 1968 was nominated by the Monitor for a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. Watch Now
Hatfield named 2018 Methodological Innovator Award recipient
Elaine Hatfield, professor in the Psychology Department, was named the 2018 Methodological Innovator Award recipient by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The Methodological Innovator Award is a senior career award that recognizes an individual who has made a significant or sustained contribution to innovative methods in social and personality psychology across his or her career. The award recognizes contributions that are especially likely to generate the discovery of new hypotheses, new phenomena, or new ways of thinking about the discipline of social/personality psychology.
Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution
In honor of Conflict Resolution Day on October 18, students, alumni, faculty and staff from the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution gathered at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol for proclamation signings by Governor David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Read More
Journalism students sweep SPJ competition
CSS Journalism majors swept the student category in this year’s statewide Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Excellence in Journalism competition, earning first-place awards in all six categories. Read More
First-place UH Mānoa winners:
- Victoria Cuba, “At the Frontlines of Homelessness,” student news reporting in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
- Annabelle Le Jeune, “Why a Hawaiʻi Sculptor Keeps Returning to the Same Hill in India,” student feature reporting in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu/Civil Beat.
- Drew Afualo, “Small Kine Famous (profile of University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa),” student spot news in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
- Dillon Ancheta, “Ala Wai Filth,” student investigative reporting in any media, UHMtv.
- Kristen Wong, “Traditional Hawaiian Tattoos,” student video news, UHMtv.
- Danielle Vallejo, “The Man Behind the Knife (photos of illegal cockfighting),” student photography, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
DURP celebrates alumni achievements at World Town Planning Day
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning celebrated its alumni achievements at this year’s World Town Planning Day.
At the event, Frank Streed (MURP, 1980) was presented with the Dinell Outstanding Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Award for 2018. Streed devoted his planning skills to serving legislators in the City Council and State Legislature for over 30 years. After retiring in 2014, he continued to employ his talents in supporting and benefiting his community through his volunteer work as co-chair of the Age-Friendly Honolulu Implementation Committee.
Also honored was Mike A. Dahilig (MURP, 2011), who received the Planner Who Makes A Difference Award. The Director of the Department of Planning, County of Kauaʻi, Dahilig is a former member of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi. He is the planner who made a difference during the historic rainfall that hit Kauaʻi in April 2018. Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. assigned Dahilig to be the lead person embedded by the Mayor to represent the County of Kauaʻi in the relief and recovery of the North Shore communities of Hanalei, Wainiha and Haena and other areas heavily damaged by landslides, flooding, and impacts related to roadway and infrastructure disruptions. As Planning Director, he advises the mayor, planning commission, and county council on planning and land use matters. His area is also responsible for administration and enforcement of zoning and subdivision ordinances, and for the long-range and policy documents such as the comprehensive plan.
World Town Planning Day was founded in 1949 by the late Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera at the University of Buenos Aires to advance public and professional interest in planning. Now celebrated around the world, the day is geared toward a gathering to share lessons, experiences and opportunities for innovations in engaging people and their communities in making cities resilient and livable in a global age.
Geography name change
The Department of Geography was renamed Geography and Environment to better reflect the unit’s holistic view of culture, environment, and technology.
