Trailblazing microbiome research receives $1M W.M. Keck Foundation grant
This will be the first time an entire watershed, ridge to reef, has been studied to map its microbial communities and their ecosystem processes.
UH Hilo grad students honored for conservation biology research
Geneviève Blanchet was honored for her oral presentation and Koa Matsuoka for his graduate poster presentation at the 25th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference.
Endangered Hawaiian crow genome key to its recovery efforts
UH Hilo genetics research team releases genome assembly for endangered Hawaiian crow.
UH Hilo earns grant to study Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death’s impact on animals
While research has been done on the disease, the UH Hilo study will be the first to examine how the loss of ʻōhiʻa forests affect the many native species of Hawaiian birds.
Secrets of fish population changes revealed
A study led by Mark Hixon, biology professor at UH Mānoa, links dispersal of baby fish with ecology of adults.
UH Mānoa honors top student employees
Four UH Mānoa students were recognized for their outstanding work as top employees at the 33rd Annual Student Employee of the Year Awards Reception on April 12.
Massive underreporting of deep-sea fish catch revealed in new study
The practice of towing giant fishing nets along the seafloor has caused the extraction of 25 million tons of fish, leading to the collapse of many fish populations.
UH Hilo alumnus investigating avian genomes
David Arakawa surveyed peer reviewed literature to identify candidate genes associated with bird beak shapes and identified 10 genes that have shown repeated associations with beak shapes and patterns.
UH Hilo graduate student researches genomes for worldwide Smithsonian project
The Global Genome Initiative has provided funding for graduate student Jeffery Stallman to gather samples from all native plants in the Aster (daisy family) found on Hawaiʻi Island.
Fellowship for Hawaiian bees genomic research awarded to UH Hilo alumnus
Jonathan Koch, who has returned to UH Hilo as a postdoctoral fellow, was awarded a fellowship from Society of Conservation Biology.
