Hawaiʻi middle-of-the-pack for child well-being
UH Mānoa Center on the Family releases Hawaiʻi’s latest KIDS COUNT® Data Book in which Hawaiʻi once again ranks 24 out of 50 states on overall child well-being.
Iron deposited into ocean via dust from Asia discovered in subtropical currents
Scientists have observed that the areas the subtropical “gyres” cover experience chemistry changes periodically, especially levels of phosphorus and iron, ultimately affecting its biological productivity.
Minute marine animals live in sophisticated symbiosis with bacteria
Researchers, including those from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, are involved in studying one of the most deceptively simple animals on Earth.
Invasive lionfish invasion focus of research model
The researchers suggest the lionfish’s success as a hunter is likely due to a combination of its particular stalking pattern, mouth suction and forward momentum as it strikes—characteristics that are unlike native fish predators.
Native Hawaiians, Japanese Americans have higher risk of pancreatic cancer
Native Hawaiians and Japanese Americans have a higher risk than other ethnic/racial groups of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study by the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.
Meet the UH instructor behind the ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi Harry Potter
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa language instructor Keao NeSmith is the linguist behind an ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Super corals in Kāneʻohe Bay provide hope for world’s reefs
They are surviving under ocean conditions that many predicted would decimate all coral reefs on the planet, according to doctoral researcher Christopher Jury.
College of Education faculty, staff release new books
The books explore various educational topics, including the experience an academic advisor had of leaving her child to attend a conference for the first time.
Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate
Researchers from multiple UH units have developed and applied a new technology identifying where ecosystems are vulnerable to human activities.
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halo?
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher Elizabeth Madin may have found a natural phenomenon that can help observe coral reef health from space.
