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.
UH Hilo researchers win medal for paper on native ecosystem restoration
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers awarded for incorporating non-native, non-invasive plant species into the restoration of disturbed native ecosystems.
Study links climate change to increased risk of Hawaiʻi wildfires
The first study linking climate change to an increased probability of wildfires in Hawaiʻi also weighs the increased risks facing tropical regions around the world.
Honeybee pheromones safely repel elephants, study finds
UH Mānoa researcher Mark Wright documents possible solution to human-elephant conflicts.
UH researchers predict distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is widespread across the Hawaiian Islands, and its distribution may expand toward higher elevations as the climate warms.
Plant cam keeps a watchful eye on extremely rare plant
Deep in the Honouliuli Forest Reserve a sophisticated monitoring system is being administered by the Pacific Biosciences Research Center to observe Caly or cyanea calycina.
Grant enables UH Mānoa team to study Hawaiʻi’s intertidal ecosystem
Joanna Philippoff, assistant specialist at UH Mānoa’s College of Education, was awarded $44,000 from the UH Sea Grant College Program for professional development for middle and high school science teachers and internships for students.
UH agro-ecologists published in sustainable food systems journal
Albie Miles and Rebecca Ryals contribute articles to the Journal of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
New isotope ratio mass spectrometer at UH Hilo Analytical Lab
The new spectrometer is the only one in the region and substantially increases research and student training the UH Hilo Analytical Laboratory can support.
UH alumni profile: Honeygirl Duman shares the wonders of Haleakalā
The UH Maui College alumna brings her love and knowledge of Hawaiian ethnobotany to visitors of Haleakalā National Park.
