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.
UH physics team seeks new phenomena through Japan particle collider
THE BEAST Time Projection Chambers, detectors of elementary particles designed by UH physicists, observed these first turns.
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 researchers advance nuclear nonproliferation and education
As members of two new university consortia, scientists have been awarded $3.2 million from the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.
UH Mānoa ranks internationally for subject area excellence
The university was highly rated in 2019 by the United Kingdom-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
UH Mānoa Be a Scientist Night brings STEM to kids at IHS
This event featured interactive stations for virtual reality, robotics and more, exposing children at the shelter to different STEM-related activities and careers.
New mudweed species threatens Hawaiʻi marine environments
A team of scientists in the Department of Botany discovered a new species of leather mudweed.
Real-life research experience creates opportunities for VIP students
The VIP program at UH Mānoa teams up undergraduates with graduate students and faculty on long-term research projects to provide hands-on learning opportunities.
