10 UH Mānoa subjects on Times Higher Education premier world ranking
Five of the 10 ranked subjects placed in the world’s top 1%, while the others placed in the world’s top 2–4%.
UH student from Iran is ‘voice of the voiceless’ for her people amid deadly protests
Faezeh Nejad is a UH Mānoa biology pre-med student and an alumna of Honolulu Community College.
$20K fellowships empower women, support PhD candidates’ research
Each PhD candidate was awarded $20,000 to pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls.
Alzheimer’s disease research earns alumna national honor
Geetika Patwardhan is continuing her training as a postbaccalaureate research fellow at the National Institutes of Health.
Kona’s groundwater dependent ecosystems’ deep value described
The study surveyed 19 lineal descendants and resource managers.
Early detection system for nuisance alga infesting Papahānaumokuākea reefs
This valuable early detection method will allow resource managers to more efficiently and effectively monitor for new populations of the alga.
Projects building on pandemic lessons win provost funding
The UH Mānoa Provost’s Strategic Investment Competition awarded $2M to 13 innovative programs.
4 species of limu receive Hawaiian names
One of the species was named for respected community and conservation leader Laura Kalaukapu Thompson.
100K pounds of marine debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea
An estimated 115,000 pounds of marine debris accumulates annually on Papahānaumokuākea reefs.
$148K project to digitize thousands of rare, native plant specimens
The project will preserve and improve access worldwide to one of the oldest collections of Pacific plants.
