UH Mānoa becomes world’s 1st with accredited degree for environmental science
UH Mānoa’s Bachelor of Science program in Global Environmental Science became the world’s first environmental science program to be awarded accreditation.
Science, finance studies prepare student to conserve Hawaiʻi’s resources
Tehani Malterre is in the bachelor’s and master’s pathway program wherein she is pursuing a master’s of science in finance while finishing her GES degree.
Undergraduate investigates pollution’s effect on watershed microbes
The findings suggest that caffeine degrades in concentration from the inland portion of the stream to the nearshore and it may have an impact on microbial metabolism.
Protecting Hawaiʻi’s water resources ignites passion in UH student
Brandon Dela Cruz’s focus on Hawaiʻi’s groundwater has been a touchstone in his academic journey through the Global Environmental Sciences degree program.
SOEST students gather for beach clean-up, connection
SOEST students and friends gathered at Makapuʻu Beach for a beach clean-up and disposed of more than 75 pounds of trash and debris.
Advancing clean energy technology focus of SOEST student research
Undergraduate student Jacob Vasquez is working in a lab to improve air purification technology by analyzing the capacity for various materials to absorb gasses.
Coral catastrophe prompts UH student to pursue marine conservation
A widespread coral bleaching event during the summer of 2015 sparked Mariko Quinn’s determination to conserve Hawaiʻi’s reefs.
Student dives into ocean monitoring internship
Peter Felicijan’s internship taught him to download temperature, salinity and other water quality data from the sensors; make moorings and prepare sensors for field deployment
From marine snails to sharks, UH alum to pursue wildlife conservation
Michaela Johnson discovered that Hawaiʻi’s intertidal waters can sometimes reach temperatures that lead to higher mortality of marine snails.
Music of Liliʻuokalani, urban ag, among featured undergraduate projects
Eighty five students showcased their work at the 2021 SURE Symposium.
