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West side high school students build computers at UH Mānoa

June 14, 2019

The mentorship program, in its fourth year, aims to increase the digital literacy level of high school students in a college setting that resides in natural sciences and computer programming.

Nobel Prize winner sees UH at forefront of physics, astronomy future

April 18, 2019

Nobel Laureate Arthur B. McDonald sees that the work done with the faculty at UH Mānoa leads the world on a number of fronts.

Hawaiian students learn, name astronomical discoveries through ʻImiloa program

January 8, 2019

Hawaiʻi is the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practices into the process of officially naming astronomical discoveries at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center.

UH professor’s Antarctica discovery may herald new model of physics

December 10, 2018

UH Mānoa's Peter Gorham, along with a team of researchers, discovered new evidence that suggests some Antarctic particles do not fit the standard model of physics.

Physics and astronomy come alive at 2018 Open House

October 31, 2018

Learn about dark matter, lasers, lab tours and more on November 10, 2018.

TMT donation supports cutting edge physics and astronomy at UH Hilo

October 12, 2018

UH Hilo received 12 new high-end desktops and monitors, along with a new data processing and storage Linux computer system thanks to a donation by TMT.

UH physicists help advance nuclear nonproliferation project

March 28, 2018

The first-ever detection device to remotely monitor nuclear reactors is being designed and built by universities and laboratories around the world including researchers from UH Mānoa.

Clintons visit Maunakea

March 6, 2018

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Maunakea and learned about the cultural, natural and scientific significance of the mountain.

Nanosilicon resource published by Klaus Sattler

November 15, 2017

The scope of the book spans a wide range of possible use for nanosilicon in biomedical devices and methods, from antibacterial function to cancer therapy.

Total solar eclipse illuminated by UH astronomers

August 16, 2017

During this year’s total solar eclipse, the first to cross North America since 1918, Hawaiʻi will be well represented by UH scientists.