Genome editing for children’s diseases could boost agricultural production
CTAHR’s Yanghua He and her colleagues developed a new method to accurately identify target sites for genetic modifications.
Feeding student success beyond the classroom
Associate Professor Peter Hoffenberg is the largest contributor to Food Vault Hawaiʻi, a free service available for students without reliable access to affordable food.
UH has beef with Wagyu reproductive rates
For Maui ranchers raising Wagyu, the research team developed a framework at nearly 70 percent less cost than typical genetic improvement strategies.
CTAHR helps pork producers weather COVID-19 crisis
The relief program will offer hog producers and 4-H youth a discount of $5 a bag for a variety of pig feeds at participating dealers.
Innovative programs win $750K in provost’s competition
The competition is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that have a strong possibility for success in building on UH Mānoa’s strengths while addressing challenges.
Bitter melon lessons from the streets of Kalihi
A new study by public health researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa concluded that home gardening in real life, in urban, immigrant communities, is creative, culturally-driven and unsystematic.
National Cancer Institute boosts UH Cancer Center support to $8.4M
The National Cancer Institute increased its support of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center from $5.7 million to $8.4 million and extended its NCI designation to July 2022.
San Andreas research earns earthquake modeler ARCS Scholar of the Year
Thirteen student scholars from the University of Hawaiʻiat Mānoa were recognized at the ARCSFoundation Honolulu Chapter's 2019 banquet.
Hawaiʻi Sea Grant awarded nearly $1M for aquaculture research
UH Hilo and UH Mānoa received funding to develop aquaculture projects that support food security in Hawaiʻi.
Mealani Research Station is breeding success
Mealani Research Station, an agricultural experiment station of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, is the perfect living lab for researching cattle production in the tropics and subtropics.
