Searching for freshwater off Hawaiʻi Island could solve mystery
The goal was to confirm the existence of a potentially massive underground reservoir of fresh or brackish water hidden beneath the seafloor.
To the Moon! NASA selects UH to lead instrument team for lunar vehicle
UH Mānoa scientists are building a cutting-edge Moon-mapping instrument selected for NASA’s Artemis lunar rover.
Support for women in STEM, community outreach cut with federal funding loss
The sudden loss of federal funding ended a UH Mānoa program that empowered women in geosciences and expanded STEM outreach statewide.
Planetary scientist selected as Artist in Residence at international conference
Burkhard created a space for reflection and conversation, while also emphasizing sustainability by repurposing materials from the conference itself.
Linguistics, library management, Earth sciences, more earn top marks for UH Mānoa
UH Mānoa was ranked in four broad subject areas and 22 narrow subject areas.
NASA selects UH Mānoa planetary scientist for Lucy asteroid mission
Costello will contribute to the goal of understanding the nature and history of Trojan asteroids by providing insights into the role of meteoritic impacts in shaping the surfaces of the Trojans.
Dye tracer study at Red Hill to provide insights into groundwater flow
Preliminary results from the dye tracer study will be shared publicly in summer 2025.
UH Alumni: Rob Yonover, inventor of emergency signaling device
The SeeRescueStreamer, used by SpaceX and the U.S. military, was invented by a UH Mānoa alumnus.
UH Mānoa hits academic rankings record with 8 subjects in U.S. top 20
Linguistics led the UH Mānoa rankings at No. 10 in the U.S. and No. 22 in the world.
Assessing Hawaiʻi’s geothermal potential focus of UH’s groundbreaking research
Geothermal electricity is clean, inexpensive and firm—with the last meaning that is “always on” regardless of weather conditions or time of day.
