UH helps confirm first exoplanet candidate, 10 years after initial discovery
An international team of astronomers, led by a University of Hawaiʻi graduate student, announced the confirmation of the first exoplanet candidate.
Award-winning book follows mothers’ determination after Japan nuclear disaster
Aya H. Kimura's book won the 2019 Rachel Carson Book Prize for its contributions in the field of Science and Technology Studies, overall scholarly quality, and social and political relevance.
UH Mānoa English professor’s essay in “Best Of” collection
John Gagnon's essay “Research as Care: A Shared Ownership Approach to Rhetorical Research in Trauma Communities” was selected for inclusion in the Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2019.
2 moth species native to Maunakea named by UH Hilo, UH Mānoa scientists
The moth species, which belong to the family Noctuidae, were given the names A. helela and A. kuamauna to honor their Hawaiian heritage.
Journal publishes largest collection of scientific publications by Native Hawaiians
The work collectively highlights Hawaiʻi as a global leader in the realm of biocultural restoration and aims to influence policy both locally and internationally.
Native Hawaiian and African American smokers have high risk of lung cancer
A new study by the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center found that for the same amount of smoking, Native Hawaiians and African Americans have twice the risk of getting lung cancer.
New way students see and describe their world introduced in recent book
Book teaches a new way for students to learn.
To prevent chronic disease in Hawaiʻi, researchers look to Albania
Researchers study how Albania is preventing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease to learn how it can be applied in Hawaiʻi.
Study finds Japanese Americans vulnerable to excess body fat
UH Cancer Center researchers collected data from almost 2,000 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
Amphetamine users require more hospital resources, UH study
Researchers from JABSOM examined visits to a Honolulu hospital emergency room, finding that 15.1 percent of the drug-screened patients tested positive for amphetamines.
