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University reports progress on Space Science & Engineering initiative; committee defers bill for further planning
Summary
University of Hawaii officials told senators they have recruited several faculty for the Space Science & Engineering Initiative and enrolled an initial pre-engineering cohort at UH Hilo.
University of Hawaii representatives updated the Senate Higher Education Committee on House Bill 563 HD1, the appropriations bill funding the UH Space Science and Engineering Initiative, and described early steps to expand engineering-related programs, particularly at UH Hilo.
Director Doug Simons of the Institute for Astronomy said the initiative has recruited roughly half of the planned faculty hires and reported about 10 students in UH Hilo’s first pre-engineering cohort. University witnesses noted progress on a design study for a Hilo…
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