LIS celebrates 60 years of impact
The Library and Information Science (LIS) program marked 60 years of educating and shaping Hawaiʻi’s librarians, archivists and information specialists last November. Governor Josh Green proclaimed November 16-22, 2025, as UH Mānoa Library and Information Science Program Week. Program Director Rich Gazan, Program Coordinator Mandi Hull, Associate Professor Andrew Wertheimer and Assistant Professor Alexandria Rayburn attended the proclamation signing. The LIS program is part of the CSS School of Communication and Information.
Improvements in mapping croplands
Progress is being made on successfully mapping Hawaiʻi’s agricultural lands with high accuracy and crop specificity. This is thanks to a collaboration with the federal government and the research efforts of UH Mānoa professors, including Qi Chen in the Department of Geography and Environment. Chen said the developing of such maps is critical because of the state’s unique agricultural landscape. See the full story at https://socialsciences.manoa.hawaii.edu/hawaii-strengthens-its-ability-to-map-croplands/.
Leaders with CSS connections
Four local leaders with ties to the College have been selected for Cohort X of the Hawaiʻi Leadership Forum’s Omidyar Fellows program. They are Noelani Goodyear Kaʻōpua, a Political Science professor; Michele Jaime, who earned a BA in Psychology; Kuʻulani Keohokalole, with an undergraduate degree in Ethnic Studies; and Noʻeau Peralto, who received a PhD in Political Science in Indigenous Politics. See the full UH News story at https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09/19/uh-leaders-join-cohort-x-of-omidyar-fellows-program/.