New eDNA technology used to quickly assess coral reefs
The project used “metabarcoding,” a technique in which all of the DNA in a water sample is analyzed in one step with DNA sequencing.
Giant Antarctic sea spiders weather warming by getting holey
UH researchers went to Antarctica to test the prevailing theory that animals living in extreme cold can grow to giant sizes because their metabolisms are very slow.
Efforts to save endangered birds with new biotechnology boosted by $25K donation
Hawaii Forest & Trail, has donated $25,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Biology Department to support research to reduce avian diseases in Hawaiʻi.
Lifetime achievement award for UH Mānoa botany professor
David Duffy was awarded the Pacific Seabird Group’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to seabird management and conservation science.
New species discovered in lava tubes by UH professor
Associate professor Megan Porter discovered a unique animal, called a “thread-legged bug,” in an underground lava tube on Hawaiʻi Island.
Beam signing marks halfway point of Life Sciences building project
UH Mānoa students, administrators and officials signed their names on the final beam of the building’s steel structure before it was lifted into place.
UH Mānoa named top producer of Fulbright Scholars
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is one of 12 institutions included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018–2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
$10.4M grant to UH researchers links environmental microbiomes to human health
Many of the researchers and their students are addressing two critical and intertwined health problems: the deteriorating environment and the current spread of diseases.
UH Hilo students use biotechnology methods to study invasive mosquitoes
Students are learning new cutting-edge technologies that can help them get jobs in fields like biotechnology and conservation.
Failing to hatch: Increasing Hawaiian crow hatching rate essential
UH Hilo conservation geneticist Jolene Sutton received a grant that will help discover why eggs have failed to hatch for two iconic endangered bird species.
