UH Mānoa leads project to plant 1,000 trees in a day
Reading time: 2 minutes The first proof-of-concept event was held at Ala Mahamoe Cultural Garden and Forest.
Going green for the holidays at UH Mānoa
Reading time: < 1 minute With classes not in session during the holiday season, UH Mānoa will “power down” participating buildings as part of the Mānoa Green Days program.
UH Mānoa students win computer code challenge with energy tracking app
Reading time: 2 minutes Students from the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) won the Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge, earning themselves more than $4,000 in prize money.
New UH Mānoa parking structure lights save energy, reduce costs
Reading time: < 1 minute The UH Mānoa lower campus parking structure is a little brighter with the installation of 30 new energy efficient LED lights next to each stairwell and elevator.
2050: Feeding 10 billion people within planetary limits may be achievable
Reading time: 2 minutes A global shift toward healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.
Hawaiʻi Sea Grant awarded nearly $1M for aquaculture research
Reading time: 3 minutes UH Hilo and UH Mānoa received funding to develop aquaculture projects that support food security in Hawaiʻi.
UH raises climate change awareness across campuses
Reading time: 2 minutes Events are scheduled across UH campuses to help increase awareness on the challenges of climate change, sustainability and resilience and actions to contribute to its solutions.
Kaho‘olawe workshops focus on sustainability, indigenous science
Reading time: 3 minutes Ethnic Studies Professor Davianna McGregor is leading a team of faculty members organizing two workshops on the island.
Helping Waimānalo families use aquaponics, improve health
Reading time: 3 minutes Three researchers have won a national fellowship and will receive $350,000 funding over three years.
Kapiʻolani CC sustainability project generates fuel, fertilizer and more
Reading time: 2 minutes Chemistry, culinary and economics students are involved in an award-winning sustainability project at Kapiʻolani Community College.
