Dark matter may be answer to why stars near the Milky Way’s core are muted
This finding offers a potential new clue in the decades-long effort to understand what dark matter is and how it behaves.
Global rankings recognize UH Mānoa programs among world’s best
UH Mānoa was ranked in all 11 of the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject lists.
Soaring over Antarctica: UH balloon mission seeks to decode universe’s mysteries
PUEO is designed to study tiny particles called neutrinos that travel through space at extremely high energies.
UH Mānoa ranks top 12 in U.S. for oceanography, atmospheric science, tourism
The rankings are based on measures such as world-class faculty, world-class research output, high-quality research, research impact and international collaboration.
Football-field-sized balloon takes flight over Antarctica in quest for dark matter answers
The experiment is suspended from a football-field-sized balloon approximately 24 miles above Antarctica.
Volunteers strengthen Food Vault Hawaiʻi’s impact to students
Three volunteers with Food Vault Hawaiʻi share their experiences of giving back to help support food insecurity.
Antimatter hunt advances with UH Mānoa work at CERN
Understanding antimatter particles helps us learn how the universe was formed and why it behaves the way it does today.
Advancing AI: UH research helps machines better understand complex systems
The research introduces a new method based on statistical mechanics to improve the discovery of equations directly from noisy real-world data.
Dark energy from dead stars? UH researchers say yes
UH Mānoa researchers study how black holes may turn dead stars into dark energy, helping explain the universe’s faster expansion.
Reigniting UH’s free-electron laser: Scientists restore tool for breakthrough research
Unlike conventional lasers, the FEL produces tunable light (light that can be adjusted to different colors or energies) by accelerating electrons through alternating magnetic fields.
