Trailblazing microbiome research receives $1M W.M. Keck Foundation grant
This will be the first time an entire watershed, ridge to reef, has been studied to map its microbial communities and their ecosystem processes.
UH developing diagnostic tool to improve Pacific Island forecasts
H. Annamalai at the International Pacific Research Center and his team are working to help scientists strengthen their weather and climate prediction models.
UH jellyfish expert trains Thai researchers through Fulbright program
Angel Yanagihara has started a six-week post as a U.S. State Department Fulbright Specialist to collect lethal box jellyfish in Thailand.
UH atmospheric scientists share hurricane expertise
Faculty in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology's Department of Atmospheric Sciences were sought out for media interviews as the state awaited Hurricane Lane's arrival.
Ocean and climate research gets $9M boost
The Hawaiʻi Ocean Time-series program receives new funding from the National Science Foundation for another five years.
Direct evidence of ice on Moon surface discovered
Led by researchers from UH Mānoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, scientists found the first direct evidence of surface-exposed water ice in permanently shaded regions on the Moon.
New limu species revealed in Hawaiʻi’s deep waters
UH Mānoa researchers were awarded $792,021 by the National Science Foundation to describe the new species of limu, or marine algae, from Hawaiʻi’s deep waters.
UH investigating effect of Kīlauea eruption on ocean microbes and ecosystem
A rapid-response team of scientists, led by David Karl, returned from a four-day boating expedition to Kapoho on Hawaiʻi Island.
Sea urchins help researchers fight reef-smothering algae
Doctoral candidate Chris Wall and others tested a novel approach to curbing the abundance of invasive macroalgae on coral reefs in Kāneʻohe Bay.
Study finds differences in El Niño events
This new understanding of El Niño and La Niña events will help researchers determine whether to expect shifts of El Niño characteristics as the global climate changes.
