UH brings experts, policymakers together to focus on water resources
Approximately 200 participants attended the conference that brought together academic researchers from UH, and UH’s industry and community partners.
Kewalo Marine Laboratory celebrates 50 years
The Kewalo Marine Laboratory has played a vital role in fulfilling UH's mission in marine biological research.
Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails
Researchers found prawns/shrimp, crabs, flatworms, fish, frogs, toads, lizards and centipedes have been associated with causing rat lungworm disease in humans.
Waimea Valley ‘bioblitz’ unlocks microbial, environmental understanding
A team of researchers conducted a monumental field expedition by sampling more than 3,000 microbes and microbiomes from Waimea Valley.
Next generation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scientists shine
The students performed cutting-edge research in environmental biology within the watershed of Kailua in Windward Oʻahu.
Kimchi benefits, smart honeybees, among summer undergraduate research projects
Zamani’s and Caldwell’s projects both received UROP project funding.
UH’s first major design-build project honored for excellence
The $65 million, three-story facility is home to the College of Natural Sciences’ School of Life Sciences and the Pacific Biosciences Research Center.
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.
Bacteria make a beeline to escape tight spaces
A UH study revealed that bacteria alter their swimming patterns when they get into tight spaces—making a beeline to escape from confinement.
6 UH faculty recognized among top scientists in ecology, evolution
In the top 1% of their fields, UH Mānoa scientists were ranked among 166,880 colleagues.
