Exploring biofilms and the search for life on Mars
Rebecca Prescott, a UH Manoa microbiology student who recently received her PhD, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship award for her project.
Preservatives may harm “good” human bacteria, UH Maui study finds
Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at UH Maui College.
An interstellar visitor unmasked
Researchers, lead by UH Manoa Institute for Astronmy's Karen Meech, have made detailed measurements of the first interstellar object seen passing through our Solar System.
Microbiome transplants provide disease resistance in critically-endangered Hawaiian plant
Transplanting wild microbes from healthy related plants can make a native Hawaiian plant healthier and likelier to survive in wild
Developing shellfish farming opportunities
The UH Sea Grant College Program received a $149,972 NOAA grant to develop new opportunities in shellfish farming for Hawaiʻi and the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands.
T. rex’s small arms were built for slashing
UH Mānoa paleontologist Steven Stanley reevaluates the T. rex’s small arms at a recent Geological Society of America meeting.
Initiative to address challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the world launches with research projects
Inaugural UH Mānoa Strategic Investment Initiative projects capitalize on the strengths of the university and focuses on a challenge facing Hawaiʻi, the solutions of which can be exported to the world.
UH Sea Level Center expands forecasts with new federal funding
$5 million from NOAA will fund research of vital topics such as sea level rise and coastal flooding.
27 ways heatwaves can kill
According to associate professor of geography Camilo Mora, the significance of this deadly heat will depend on the sensitivity of the human body to heat.
University of Hawai‘i cacao among world’s best
Cacao from H.C. Bittenbender’s field trials in Pearl City, Waimānalo and Kualoa was among the top winners announced at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris.
