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Scientists reveal new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space

September 10, 2019

Researchers produced a ringed, carbon-containing molecule by combining two highly reactive chemical species that are called free radicals because they contain unpaired electrons.

Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from Space

August 7, 2019

A meteor could be the vessel to have brought a key ingredient to life on Earth, according to researchers at UH Mānoa.

National Cancer Institute boosts UH Cancer Center support to $8.4M

June 16, 2019

The National Cancer Institute increased its support of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center from $5.7 million to $8.4 million and extended its NCI designation to July 2022.

A scholarly focus on sustainability and stewardship

June 10, 2019

Three graduates from the Global Environmental Science program in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology work toward a healthy Hawaiʻi.

Water formation on the Moon demonstrated by UH Mānoa scientists

May 20, 2019

The W.M. Keck Research Laboratory and the Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology have collaborated on a project that for the first time has shown chemical, physical and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.

Work to make chemicals cheaper, more environmentally friendly, earns prestigious NSF grant

March 29, 2019

Matthew Cain, assistant professor of chemistry, received a $675,000 grant over a five-year term from the NSF Early Career Development program.

Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze

October 8, 2018

A team co-led by a UH researcher Ralf Kaiser homes in on a “missing link’ in Titan’s one-of-a-kind chemistry.

Kapiʻolani CC sustainability project generates fuel, fertilizer and more

October 4, 2018

Chemistry, culinary and economics students are involved in an award-winning sustainability project at Kapiʻolani Community College.

Did key building blocks for life come from deep space?

September 25, 2018

Phosphates, a key building block for life, was found to be generated in outer space and delivered to early Earth by meteorites or comets.

UH student will shave head to support childhood cancer research

April 12, 2018

Undergraduate biochemistry major and aspiring doctor Mark Brisco is the recipient of the 2018 St. Baldrick's Summer Fellowship Award.