Renowned UH ethnobotanist makes Amy Poehler’s #20for2020 list
Late Professor Emerita Isabella Aiona Abbott is recognized for her extraordinary achievements, namely her pioneering work with seaweeds.
UH team unravels origin, chemical makeup of Titan’s dunes
Physical chemist Ralf I. Kaiser and fellow researchers examined remote sensing data regarding NASA’s Cassini–Huygens mission to Titan.
UH team finds glitch that could affect more than 100 scientific studies
The glitch was discovered when UH Mānoa graduate student, Yuheng Luo, was verifying chemistry data and found that a computer's operating system would present varied results.
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.
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
Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from Space
A meteor could be the vessel to have brought a key ingredient to life on Earth, according to researchers at UH Mānoa.
Revitalization of Kahoʻolawe focus of UH student math challenge
Eight teams spent a day participating in an “808 Math Island Style” challenge designed by mathematicians from UH Mānoa’s math department.
National Cancer Institute boosts UH Cancer Center support to $8.4M
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.
West side high school students build computers at UH Mānoa
The mentorship program, in its fourth year, aims to increase the digital literacy level of high school students in a college setting that resides in natural sciences and computer programming.
Invasive lionfish invasion focus of research model
The researchers suggest the lionfish’s success as a hunter is likely due to a combination of its particular stalking pattern, mouth suction and forward momentum as it strikes—characteristics that are unlike native fish predators.
