Indigenous views of elderhood offer lessons on aging
The study finds elderhood in Indigenous communities is earned through wisdom, not age, promoting healthy aging.
Legal tech innovation earns UH student national law honor
UH law student Benjamin Leider was named one of The National Jurist’s 2025 Law Students of the Year.
ADHD linked to longer concussion recovery in high school athletes
The research used data collected by certified athletic trainers from 60 Hawaiʻi high schools, as part of a statewide concussion monitoring program.
New textbook by UH professor highlights quality control in construction
Singh’s latest work addresses the importance of quality in ensuring the safety, longevity and functionality of built infrastructure.
120-million-year-old ‘super-eruption’ source offers new insights into Earth’s history
The team revealed that the same underwater hotspot created both a chain of underwater volcanoes in the southern Pacific and the massive Ontong-Java Plateau.
Bizarre ‘bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by UH scientists
UH Mānoa scientists found a new caterpillar species with bizarre behaviors—it lives in spider webs and decorates its home with the body parts of the spider’s prey.
UH-led breakthroughs propel search for ice on Moon
UH Mānoa researchers are using two innovative approaches to advance the search for ice on the Moon.
Scientists recreate deep space chemistry linked to first metabolic systems on Earth
The findings support the idea that early Earth may have inherited a “starter kit” of life’s building blocks from space.
Kīlauea volcano ash prompts largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom
The rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom occurred in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in summer 2018.
UH astronomer finds the universe could be spinning
IfA astronomer István Szapudi co-published a new study that suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly.
