Great American Smokeout event supports tobacco-free campus
UH Mānoa will hold a free health and wellness event, Quit the Nic on November 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. along McCarthy Mall.
3D scan study by UH Cancer Center student hailed for obesity findings
A 3D optical scan study by Michael Wong, a UH Mānoa graduate student in the UH Cancer Center, was selected by OBESITY as one of the top five entries for research that significantly furthers scientific understanding of obesity.
$5.3M for world-famous UH reproductive lab
The grant will allow the Institute for Biogenesis Research to produce transgenic mice for other researchers seeking medical cures at UH.
Pesticides may contribute to heart disease
A UH Mānoa and the Kuakini Medical Center study finds that occupational exposure to high levels of pesticides may raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, even in generally healthy men.
Concussion study looks to improve high school football safety
The three-year College of Education concussion study monitors live-track head impacts at local high school football practices and games.
Hundreds focus on improving Hawaiʻi’s health workforce
UH officials and community leaders consider how to fill the shortage of health workers.
Event encourages students to love themselves
The UH Mānoa Counseling and Student Development Center holds its annual Love Life Fair in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week.
Physician shortage takes a troubling turn for the worse
The supply of working doctors has decreased by more than a hundred doctors in just one year, according to updated 2019 Physician Workforce data.
Hula study finds drop in blood pressure in Native Hawaiians
A UH Mānoa medical school study finds hula significantly reduces a person's blood pressure.
UH Hilo grant aims to strengthen suicide prevention resources
UH Hilo has received a three-year U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant of $261,000 to support campus Counseling Services in efforts to build suicide prevention resources and strategies.
