Thursday, April 04, 2024 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) / 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Hawaiʻi Standard TimeZoom webinar Register About this event This virtual workshop is for any US-based researcher or educator, regardless of previous cloud computing experience. If you’re new to Jetstream2 or just interested in learning about our …
View image credit & caption Research News Giant sea salt aerosols play major role in Hawaii’s coastal clouds, rain Particles scatter light, act as starting point for cloud formation and initiate or limit rainfall January 25, 2024 Despite their tiny sizes, aerosols — such as sea salt, dust and ash — play a significant role …
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Visitors to the East Hawaiʻi Veterans Cemetery No.1 grounds in Hilo have a new map to assist them in locating gravesites thanks to a map created by student geographers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. The team used drones, hands-on fieldwork and extensive geographic information system (GIS) programming to create the map. The online map gives viewers an overhead view of …
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A $500,000 grant will help the University of Hawaiʻi provide Hawaiʻi’s healthcare community with facilitated access to open-source artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools. This initiative stands at the forefront of addressing the health disparities affecting minority and marginalized communities in Hawaiʻi. UH was selected for the competitive subaward from the NIH—AIM AHEAD program (The National Institutes of Health’s—Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning …
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Join the Hawai’i EPSCoR Change(HI) project for the Hawai’i Data Science Institute hosted research showcase on Friday, December 8, 2023 from 2:00 to 5:30 pm HST at 103 Keller Hall, UH Mānoa and on Zoom. Please join us and enjoy refreshments during presentations on the latest progress for the National Science Foundation-supported project. Change(HI) climate and data science teams …
Tiny aerosols, like sea salt, dust and ash, might be minuscule, but they play a giant role in shaping weather and climate. A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa takes a deeper dive into a common aerosol in Hawaiʻi, giant sea salt aerosol, revealing that coastal areas can release up to five times more particles than the open …
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In groundbreaking research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, computer scientist Travis Mandel and his interdisciplinary team have garnered national acclaim for their innovative use of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing reef fish tracking. The team’s FISHTRAC software, a creation of collaboration among students, alumni and faculty, employs AI to meticulously follow individual fish through video footage and photographs, …
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A pair of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering and Water Resources Research Center faculty members have earned National Science Foundation (NSF) research fellowships to further our knowledge of flooding risks across the globe to better respond when disaster strikes. Projects by Professor Sayed Bateni and Associate Professor Jonghyun Harry Lee from UH Mānoa’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are two of 10 across …
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Some people become scientists. For Assistant Professor Kiana Frank of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, it was evident early on in her childhood that she was born a scientist. As an inquisitive 6-year-old growing up in Kailua, Frank listened to her great grandmother’s story about the lepo ʻai ʻia (edible mud) in the nearby …
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Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion (DCI) Laha Seminar Series Friday, September 8th, 12:00-1:00pm HST Abstract: Holistic approaches to recruitment, selection, education, and workforce development programs many times place an emphasis on the student, faculty member, or institution that a program or organization wants to engage. Holistic approaches are important. However, looking only at your intended audience places …
