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Center on Aging

Office of Public Health Studies
School of Medicine
1960 East-West Road, C-106
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-5001
Fax: (808) 956-9582

The Center on Aging (COA) was established in July 1988 to stimulate and coordinate gerontological and aging instruction, research, and community service on the Manoa campus and to promote collaboration between the University and other organizations concerned with aging. The gerontology program draws together faculty and students from a variety of academic areas. The center coordinates two certificate programs (undergraduate and advanced) and supports the development of new courses. For information on the certificate programs see the "School of Medicine" section of this Catalog. The center conducts interdisciplinary research (with a special interest in cross-cultural studies) and provides research-related assistance to faculty and students conducting their own studies in aging. The center also assists community organizations and individuals in training, research, or evaluation projects. 

Institute for Astronomy

2680 Woodlawn Drive
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8312
Fax: (808) 988-2790
Web: www.ifa.hawaii.edu

The Institute for Astronomy (IFA) conducts research in astronomy and astrophysics and assists in graduate training. It operates observatories on Haleakala, Maui, for solar, satellite, and lunar ranging studies. The institute also conducts planetary, stellar, extragalactic, and infrared studies on Mauna Kea on the Big Island, using telescopes operated by the University of Hawai'i and by Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and other countries. University of Hawai'i astronomers are allowed observing time on all telescopes.

Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i

1236 Lauhala Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 586-3010
Fax: (808) 586-3009

The Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i (CRCH) is a multi-disciplinary research institute of the University and since 1996 has received distinction as a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. This prestigious designation provides the CRCH with over $2 million from the National Cancer Institute annually in core administrative support and additionally provides CRCH faculty access to new treatments in connection with national clinical trials, as well as unique supplemental research funding opportunities available only to researchers in this network of national cancer centers. 

Center faculty are engaged in all aspects of cancer research, from basic laboratory research, epidemiology and prevention to treatment, continuing care, and the quality of life and generate over $15 million in extramural research support annually. In addition to conducting fundamental research in cancer biology, the CRCH also provides training opportunities for undergraduate, MS, MD, and PhD students enrolled in academic disciplines closely aligned with the faculty's research interests.

The center's research activities are organized into three programs: (1) cancer etiology which encompasses both basic laboratory and epidemiologic scientists who seek to identify factors, both environmental and genetic, that affect the risk of cancer, (2) prevention and control which seeks to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality as well as improve the quality of life for cancer patients, and (3) the natural products program, which in partnership with faculty from the Chemistry department, seeks to identify new cancer therapeutic drugs from natural products isolated from the diverse plant species found in Hawai'i and the Pacific Basin. Through these programs the CRCH brings together a broad spectrum of knowledge to optimize cancer prevention and treatment for the citizens of Hawai'i and provides unique educational and research opportunities for UH Manoa students.

Cooperating Institutions

The University extends its research capacity and service to the state through cooperative agreements and relationships with various institutions, including Bernice P. Bishop Museum, East-West Center, Hawaiian Agricultural Research Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Park Service, Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, Pacific International Center for High Technology Research, Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Research Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, several local hospitals, and numerous state agencies.

East-West Center

1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
Tel: (808) 944-7111
Fax: (808) 944-7376
E-mail: ewcinfo@EastWestCenter.org
Web: www.EastWestCenter.org

The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen understanding and relations between the United States and the countries of Asia and the Pacific. Originally part of the University of Hawai'i, the East-West Center in 1975 became an independent institution with an international board of governors.

The Center helps promote the establishment of a stable, peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community in which the United States is a natural, valued and leading partner. The Center carries out its mission through programs of cooperative study, training, research and dialogue.

EWC research programs bring together specialists from throughout the region to examine major issues of critical importance in U.S.-Asia-Pacific relations, including domestic and international politics, security, regional and global economic arrangements, national development strategies, ecosystem governance, transboundary and urban air pollution, and population and health.

Dialogue and professional enrichment programs focus on groups central to the communication of ideas: the media, political and policy leaders, and educators.

Educational programs develop the human resources needed in a new era of increased interdependence. The Center provides grants for students to study at the University of Hawai'i.

Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, corporations, and a number of Asian and Pacific governments.

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