KapCC STEM in the News
Kapiʻolani CC research students recognized at national STEM conference
Six Kapiʻolani Community College students participated in the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM held in Washington D.C., February 7–8, and three received awards for their research projects.
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Kapiʻolani CC sustainability project generates fuel, fertilizer and more
Chemistry, culinary and economics students are involved in an award-winning sustainability project at Kapiʻolani Community College that they hope will serve as a model for others.
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Indigenous Kapiʻolani CC students win big in national rocket competition
Five students from Kapiʻolani Community College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program on the team, Kūlia i ka Nuʻu, won second place in the First Nations Launch National Rocket Competition.
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Kapiʻolani STEM students embark on international exchange
Six competitively selected undergraduate students in the STEM program at Kapiʻolani Community College are preparing to meet their 12 peers from Kansai University, Takatsuki Campus, Japan during a 10-day shared exchange in August.
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Kapiʻolani student wins national STEM Best Student Presentation
Among more than 1,100 student research presentations, KapCC student Kimberly Kahaleua was recognized as a standout by judges at the fall 2015 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference.
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STEM expo connects Kapiʻolani CC students with future careers
The Kapiʻolani Community College STEM program will be hosting its 6th Annual STEM EXPO Opportunity Event. The event's purpose is to connect KapCC students to STEM prospects, strengthen student success, and enhance STEM fields with future employees.
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Solar Cart project powers up renewable energy education
At first glance, the Solar Cart, built by the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Hawaiʻi team at Kapiʻolani Community College, appears to be a simple set up of two ordinary solar panels propped up against a wooden chest. But upon closer inspection, ...
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Kapiʻolani CC STEM student’s research garners national recognition
Melanie Keliʻipuleole of Kapiʻolani Community College’s STEM Program has been invited by the Council on Undergraduate Research to participate in the 19th Annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.
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UH students win big at national multi-cultural science conference
Thirty members of the ʻIlima Society for the Advancement of Hispanics, Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Chapter at the University of Hawaiʻi recently returned home from the 2014 SACNAS National Conference in Los Angeles, California.
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Kapiolani students win first place in space competition
Kapiʻolani Community College’s CanSat team took home the top prize for designing, building and launching a space-related mission at the annual CanSat International Competition held June 7–9 in Abilene, TX.
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