University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa

Pānī in Patan

By Lily Beckerman, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hi all! This is Lily again, writing from home this time after returning from Nepal. This experience was unlike any other in my life and it has grown me so much as a researcher and student! Networking in a foreign country for research connections, meeting other researchers,Continue reading “Pānī in Patan”

Applying a systems perspective to field research in Nepal

By Charlie Cole, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa When I wrote my first blog post before departing for Nepal, I explained that I wanted to understand how conservation efforts could better support both snow leopards and the pastoral communities that share the landscape with them. I expected the Himalayas to challenge many of the assumptionsContinue reading “Applying a systems perspective to field research in Nepal”

Update on Sacred Language Research in Dolpo, Nepal

By Aryeh tenBroek, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Bon mantras carved on stones near Pungmo, Dolpa District, Nepal On the evening of July 6th, in the company of the interdisciplinary research team from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, I left Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital where our team had all gathered just a couple of days prior,Continue reading “Update on Sacred Language Research in Dolpo, Nepal”