UH Mānoa contributes to first U.S. OceanObs’ conference
The OceanObs ’19 conference, will be held September 16–20, with attendees ranging from oceanographers to data scientists, engineers and policymakers.
One-stop shop for UH Mānoa undergraduate research opportunities
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program provides approximately $500,000 to undergraduate students at UH Mānoa working with world-renowned faculty mentors on projects and professional presentations.
Kauaʻi losing Hawaiian honeycreepers songs
The researchers did the study on Kauaʻi because it is in crisis mode: bird populations are crashing due to disease and habitat loss, and with that, the species are losing their songs.
UH astronomy team helps confirm 2nd potential interstellar object
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa astronomers help confirm the discovery of a comet scientists believe may have originated from outside the solar system.
Europe’s oldest lake traces 1.4 million years of Mediterranean climate
UH Mānoa oceanography researcher Tobias Friedrich was involved in analyzing one of the longest lake sediment records from Lake Ohrid.
Scientists reveal new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space
Researchers produced a ringed, carbon-containing molecule by combining two highly reactive chemical species that are called free radicals because they contain unpaired electrons.
UH extramural funding tops $400M
The research and innovation supported by the funding help to increase knowledge and provide solutions to improve the quality of life in Hawaiʻi and around the world.
Are black holes made of dark energy?
UH Mānoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth of the universe
Hula study finds drop in blood pressure in Native Hawaiians
A UH Mānoa medical school study finds hula significantly reduces a person's blood pressure.
Maunakea telescopes win the ‘Oscars of Science’ for Pōwehi
Two telescopes were part of an international collaboration that won the $3 million 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award, for the world’s first image of a supermassive black hole.
