UH campuses celebrate Earth Day 2021
A variety of events are scheduled throughout April, and on Earth Day, April 22.
Arboretum accreditation, tree recognition for UH Mānoa campus
UH Mānoa’s accreditation as an international arboretum was renewed, and the campus received its 12th straight Tree Campus USA recognition.
#FacesofManoa: Engineer and festival queen
Brianne Yamada also won the titles of Miss Popularity and Miss Congeniality.
Clean-energy tech developed at UH Mānoa earns patent
Researchers were awarded a U.S. patent for their recent invention that enhances the longevity and performance of fuel cells which produce clean energy for transportation.
Historical Native Hawaiian fight against climate change detailed in new book
The book focuses on community struggles over lands and waters and restoration projects in Hawaiʻi.
UH Mānoa engineering students conduct campus cleanup event
The students collected 15 large bags of trash across the UH Mānoa campus.
Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters in Honolulu
A new UH study is the first to provide direct evidence that tidally driven groundwater inundation of wastewater infrastructure is occurring today in Honolulu.
Marine biology student receives nation’s premier conservation fellowship
A doctoral candidate studying a potential coral-saving strategy, was named a recipient of the 2021 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship.
Let the animals eat macadamia nut cake
The research could potentially reduce production costs and the need for imported feeds.
Oʻahu marine protected areas offer limited protection of coral reef herbivorous fishes
Researchers found that of the four marine protected areas around Oʻahu, three did not provide biologically significant benefits for herbivorous fish populations.
