UH Cancer Center postdoctoral fellow receives Italian Scientists Award
Angela Bononi received a $3,000 Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation prize and recognition for her research on mutations.
President’s October 2017 highlights and updates
Highlights include first high school student set to earn associate degree, UH and STEM, XLR8UH team in Dubai and more.
Summer interns conduct cancer research in Hawaiʻi
The interns, chosen through a competitive process, focused on cancer prevention and control measures, cancer epidemiology, bioinformatics and basic cancer biology.
Study finds high-quality diet can reduce internal body fat
A long term high-quality diet can reduce the risk of cardiometabolic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or stroke according to a new UH Cancer Center study.
Three UH spinouts present at prestigious LA technology showcase
UH spinouts Adnoviv, LLC; Radial3D and SNR Analytics, Inc. were invited to present university technologies at the First Look LA showcase.
UH Cancer Center researcher receives Fulbright Award
The award will enable researcher Gertraud Maskarinec to research the relation of obesity, type 2 diabetes and breast cancer in Caucasian and Asian women.
Why some are more susceptible to environmental carcinogens
UH Cancer Center researchers found that people carrying BAP1 gene mutations are more susceptible to asbestos, sunlight and other environmental carcinogens.
UH events recognized by Hawaiʻi Green Business program
Three out of eight awards given by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism were received by “green events” hosted on UH campuses.
Cancer treatment potential of ironweed plant
A UH Cancer Center researcher receives a $3 million NCI grant to study how natural compounds in ironweed plant extract can be used to treat breast and brain cancers.
2017 legislative budget update
Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2017 legislative session to date.
