Nutrient pollution makes ocean acidification worse for coral reefs
Researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology share the negative impacts of humans on critical ecosystems.
UH researchers honored with Board of Regents’ medals
The 2018 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research was awarded to Samir K. Khanal and Bo Qiu.
A new giant virus found in the waters off O‘ahu
The virus contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism.
Sea life art adorns walls of Mānoa science building
A Windward CC biology instructor and UH Mānoa oceanography professor team up to educate, illuminate and inspire via three large murals.
Grant enables UH Mānoa team to study Hawaiʻi’s intertidal ecosystem
Joanna Philippoff, assistant specialist at UH Mānoa’s College of Education, was awarded $44,000 from the UH Sea Grant College Program for professional development for middle and high school science teachers and internships for students.
How submarine groundwater affects coral reef growth
UH Mānoa researchers find that corals can thrive on submarine groundwater discharge impacted reefs if isolated from secondary stressors such as competition from seaweeds and sedimentation.
Oceanography graduate recognized as an International Rising Talent
Anela Choy was honored for her work on how human activity such as fishing and pollution shape deep ocean food webs.
Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes
UH and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists will track and study ocean microbes in unprecedented detail using a small fleet of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles.
Researchers create first map showing human and environmental impact on Hawai‘i reefs
The study synthesized 10 years of datasets for the first time to get a big-picture perspective on Hawaiʻi's reef health and regional impacts and it provides a foundation for further research and informs policies to protect coral reefs.
Ocean climate change research sets benchmark
UH has completed 300 research cruises to Station ALOHA, about 60 miles north of Oʻahu, one of the best-sampled places in the world’s oceans with a decades-long record of how the ocean responds to climate change.
