Discovery and Innovation on Diverse Fronts

From life-saving medical breakthroughs in medicine and cancer, to astronomy, to oceanography, to pharmacy, the scholarship and research conducted by the University of Hawai'i impacts the quality of life on many levels.

UH research programs:

• Develop human capital and new knowledge
• Promote innovation and collaboration
• Support new businesses and long-term job growth
• Generate revenues that boost the local economy
• Maximize the advantages of Hawai'i's unique natural and cultural heritage

Recent research news

UH partners on $5.3 million cyberinfrastructure award
Posted on Thursday March 06, 2014

UH is one of the founding partners of a new initiative to broaden the research and education impacts of advanced computing resources at campuses across the country.

Researchers reveal insights into how sharks swim, eat and live
Posted on Thursday February 27, 2014

These new observations by the UH Manoa and the University of Tokyo could help shape conservation and resource management effort.

Team performance factors the focus of new Mars simulation
Posted on Thursday February 27, 2014

UH Manoa announces crew members for second major HI-SEAS space analog study, which will begin on March 28.

New technology helps researchers trace origins of codfish decline
Posted on Tuesday February 25, 2014

Scientists at UH Manoa use new molecular techniques to identify how climate change affects the copepod, a key food source for cod.

Jellyfish research featured in Florida schools
Posted on Friday February 21, 2014

The educational video, The Science of the Sting, features Angel Yanagihara’s research program on the box jelly and a discussion of her experience as a research scientist.