$5M to support Hawaiian, Pacific Island students in marine, environmental science
Over the five-year grant period, the team expects to support approximately 250 scholars.
Kewalo Marine Laboratory celebrates 50 years
The Kewalo Marine Laboratory has played a vital role in fulfilling UH's mission in marine biological research.
Marine sanctuary ambassador studies microplastics effect on coral health
Doctoral student Keiko Wilkins has been awarded a highly competitive NOAA Nancy Foster Scholarship.
Mystery of seafloor metamorphosis unlocked
A molecule produced by bacteria is responsible for inducing larval marine tubeworms to settle to the seafloor and begin the complex processes of metamorphosis.
Dumping treated nuclear wastewater in Pacific Ocean not recommended
Robert Richmond was selected to join an independent panel of global experts on nuclear issues to support Pacific nations in their consultations with Japan.
Palau corals thrive despite climate change conditions
A UH graduate student examined protein and gene expression patterns of lobe corals in Ngermid Bay, Palau.
Weather, ocean currents key to fish spawning in Micronesia
Patterns of ocean currents and weather determine the success or failure of recruitment from one spawning event to another in Micronesian islands.
Squids in space! Hawaiian squid tied to UH lab visits space station
UH alumna Jamie Foster sent more than 120 baby Hawaiian bobtail squid born from a mother squid collected at Maunalua Bay to the International Space Station.
Squid-bacteria symbiosis could yield insight to human microbiome
The discovery could provide important clues on factors affecting human microbiome rhythms.
Current efforts to save coral reefs not enough
Co-author Robert Richmond, director of the UH Kewalo Marine Laboratory, says interventions are needed now and that time is running out.
