AIDS drug trial funding to run out Jan. 31
Date: December 13, 2006

HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN article by Helen Altonn

"Broken heart" in Pacific gets worldwide attention
Date: December 11, 2006

KA LEO newspaper article by Alyssa Navares

JABSOM wins energy awards
Date: December 07, 2006

The University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine has won a top award from the Hawaiian Electric Co. for incorporating many energy-saving features into its year-old Kaka’ako facility. JABSOM won first prize in the New Institutional Construction category at HECO’s 2006 Energy Efficiency Awards luncheon yesterday.

Among the technological innovations cited in the award are:
• use of cold seawater in the air-conditioning system – the first of its kind in Hawaii;
• a flywheel system that provides up to 20 seconds of uninterrupted power in case of an electrical outage, bridging any gap while emergency generators are activated;
• “light shelves” on many windows that reduce the need for artificial lighting by reflecting sunlight into rooms; and,
• motion sensors and a high-efficiency cooling system designed to reduce electricity usage.

Other awards previously won by JABSOM include the 2006 Kukulu Hale Award of Excellence from the Hawaii Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and the 2006 Judges Award for Excellence in Concrete from Hawaiian Concrete.

Medical wonders: 11 Kamehameha grads in JABSOM Class of 2010
Date: December 07, 2006

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS December 2006 newsletter

Mending a Broken Heart - UH medical student discovery
Date: December 06, 2006

HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN article by Helen Altonn

Medical students to compile Yule “wish lists” from homeless children
Date: December 05, 2006

University of Hawaii medical students will be “wish-takers” for homeless children tomorrow evening at the Kaka’ako transitional shelter.

Students from the John A. Burns School of Medicine will visit with children at the shelter on Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to gather a Christmas “wish list” by having the children write down their wanted gifts on ornaments.

The ornaments will be placed on a Christmas tree in the School library and donations will be accepted for all of the gifts.

Gifts will be presented to the children at the shelter’s Christmas party on Saturday, December 23. The project is being organized by the medical students in the Pediatrics Interest Group.

There are about 100 children out of the 350 homeless residents at the Kaka’ako Next Step shelter.

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