UH astronomy team helps confirm 2nd potential interstellar object
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa astronomers help confirm the discovery of a comet scientists believe may have originated from outside the solar system.
Europe’s oldest lake traces 1.4 million years of Mediterranean climate
UH Mānoa oceanography researcher Tobias Friedrich was involved in analyzing one of the longest lake sediment records from Lake Ohrid.
Scientists reveal new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space
Researchers produced a ringed, carbon-containing molecule by combining two highly reactive chemical species that are called free radicals because they contain unpaired electrons.
UH extramural funding tops $400M
The research and innovation supported by the funding help to increase knowledge and provide solutions to improve the quality of life in Hawaiʻi and around the world.
Are black holes made of dark energy?
UH Mānoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth of the universe
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.
Kīlauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawaiʻi Island
Biological response hinges on unexpectedly high concentrations of nitrate, despite the negligible amount of nitrogen in basaltic lava.
Breast cancer early detection research awarded $2.8 million
JABSOM’s Youping Deng and his team are doing promising work in the development of a new diagnostic tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer.
$8M grant to UH Cancer Center for minority clinical trials
Funding will help increase participation of minority, rural and underserved patient populations in Hawaiʻi.
Icebergs delay Southern Hemisphere future warming
Climate researchers, including those at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, have quantified for the first time the effect of Antarctic iceberg calving.
