University of Hawaii

Cancer Biology Visiting Professor Lecture Series // "Development of Difluoromethylornithine as Chemoprevention for Human Cancer: A Long and Winding Road and Recent Dramatic Success" Frank Meyskens, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P. The Daniel G. Aldrich Jr.

"The Role of Hox Genes in the Coordinate Regulation of the Wound and Tumor Microenvironments" Nancy Boudreau, PhD Associate Professor Ellsbach Richards Director Surgical Research Laboratory University of California San Francisco // Event Sponsor: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Manoa Campus // More Information: Wendy Mitchell, 586-3010, wendy@crch.hawaii.edu

Dr. James Rakocy is the Director of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Agricultural Experiment Station and a Research Professor of Aquaculture. He obtained his Ph.D. in aquaculture from Auburn University in 1980 and has been at UVI since then. His research has concentrated on the development of production systems for tilapia that conserve and reuse water and recycle nutrients.

Operate sustainable building maintenance programs with a budget for capital improvements. Reduce operating costs, improve tenant satisfaction, and see potential for increased asset value.

Learn about the use of solar and other design elements for high performance, sustainable buildings. • Stephen Meder, Dr Arch, holds a joint University of Hawai‘i appointment as a School of Architecture faculty member and also as Director of the Sea Grant College Program's Center for Smart Building and Community Design. Meder’s research on sustainable development, particularly solar design and high performance buildings has been widely recognized. He is currently involved in developing new methods to map solar radiation and to assess solar energy potential on existing buildings through GIS and aerial image recognition.

Title: Microtunneling in Marginal Ground Conditions

Speaker: Dr. James Kwong, P.E., Principal, Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC, Honolulu

A project by Yogi Kwong Engineers, LLC won the the Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Hawaii Chapter in November 2008. A brief bio and abstract can be found in the attached pdf file.

Everyone is welcome to attend Dr. Kwong's seminar. For more information, contact Michelle Teng, mteng@hawaii.edu

Dr. Wei-Min Shen, Director of the Polymorphic Robotics Laboratory at the USC Information Sciences Institute, will present a seminar: "Self-Reconfigurable Robots and Digital Hormones" A brief abstract is available in the attached flyer. Additional reading material can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.isi.edu/robots/prl/index.html All interested parties are welcome to attend.

The publication of Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture will be celebrated with speakers and refreshments. Cosponsored by the College of Natural Science, Department of Botany, Ethnobotany Track, Department of Linguistics, and Lyon Arboretum. The speakers/topics include: Kenneth Rehg/Linguistic Perspectives on Biocultural Diversity; Mike Balick/Ethnobotanical Studies of Pohnpei and David Lorence/Plant Diversity of Pohnpei. A limited quantity of advance copies will be available for purchase.