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Chaminade, Blockchain Firm Partner for ‘Datapreneurship’ Internship
Chaminade University is proud to partner with cutting-edge software company Constellation Network to expand a “datapreneurship” internship…
Students showcase projects melding Indigenous, contemporary sciences
Student-developed Indigenous data visualization projects took center stage at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu on September 27. The…
AI to tackle healthcare efficiency focus of HS summer program
How can you use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve how doctors process and treat patients?…
Pacific Indigenous creativity, innovation converge at UH West Oʻahu
Creatives and innovators from around the Pacific gathered at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu in August to examine…
UH Hilo business students develop AI chatbot to assist with academic advising
The goal of the federally-funded summer project was for the student researchers to develop an…
$6.5M boost for cyberinfrastructure capacity, training in the Pacific
A University of Hawaiʻi project to enhance cyberinfrastructure adoption, capacity and training in the Pacific region earned a 5-year,…
Drone technology aid restoration, resilience of Native Hawaiian fishponds
IMAGE:AERIAL VIEW OF HONOKEA LOKO IʻA IN KEAUKAHA, HILO DURING LOW TIDE.view moreCREDIT: KAINALU STEWARD…
$2.1M for UH-led Maui wildfire response research
Following the devastating Maui wildfires of August 2023, the University of Hawaiʻi is spearheading projects totaling $2.1…
From wildfires to bird calls: Sage redefines environmental monitoring
The research team and students traveled to Hawaii to build and install Sage nodes Sage’s…
EPSCoR Live
The U.S. National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) team is excited…
Change HI team members receive tenure & promotion in 2024
Congratulations to our Change HI team members on their 2024 tenure and promotion! University of Hawaiʻi at…
AI-powered wildfire forecast system for Hawaiʻi is goal of UH researchers
In the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires, the University of Hawaiʻi is working to develop a…
Students build giant antenna to explore far reaches of Earth’s atmosphere
Undergraduates at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa were inspired to build a giant antenna to explore…
USDA Expands Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Crop Insurance to Hawaii
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding Pasture, Rangeland, and…
Hawaii is “on the verge of a greater catastrophe,” locals say, as water crisis continues
In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, “water is life”…
$700K to investigate Hawaiʻi’s climate through scientific, Indigenous approaches
Hawaiʻi’s communities and ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as flash floods and…
Researchers: Olympic tower construction could damage Tahiti reef ecosystem
In preparation for the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, a new judging tower is being constructed…
For healthy reefs, productive watersheds, resource managers are turning to AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we work–not just for chatbots in customer service…
International summit addresses urgent water challenges
To address pressing water-related issues affecting Hawaiʻi and beyond, the Hydrological Sciences Summit, hosted by the Water Resources…
Legislature Tackles Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, state lawmakers are pushing to regulate the controversial technology…
Giant sea salt aerosols play major role in Hawaii’s coastal clouds, rain
View image credit & caption Research News Giant sea salt aerosols play major role in…
UH Hilo field work creates new map to help visitors to veterans cemetery
East Hawaiʻi Veterans Cemetery No. 1 in Hilo. (Photo credit: KEFleming ) Visitors to the East Hawaiʻi Veterans Cemetery…
Heavy Rain Washed Fire-Related Contaminants Into The Ocean Off Lahaina. How Bad Is It?
A massive brown plume has scientists worried despite protective measures aimed at preventing toxic runoff….
Top prize goes to grad students for their drought data tool
Two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, Cherryle Heu and Roderick “RJ” Tabalba, have clinched the grand prize in…
Feral cattle, pigs exacerbate spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on Hawaiʻi Island
https://youtu.be/YR68m3472i8 A team of researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and UH Mānoa are leading the charge to explore the…
Hawaii Should Use Artificial Intelligence To Improve Fire Forecasts, Researchers Say
The ability to provide enhanced risk assessments now exists, but it needs help getting off…
New study shows need for inclusive approach to Indigenous microbiome research
Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person’s or ecosystem’s microbiome can…
Climate actions centered on Indigenous knowledge can improve resilience
by Marcia Grabowski Climate change in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands worsens inequities and threatens unique island…
Hurricane season was average but deadly
The 2023 hurricane season officially draws to a close Thursday, extending to five years a…
UH to use AI to advance health equity with $500K grant
A $500,000 grant will help the University of Hawaiʻi provide Hawaiʻi’s healthcare community with facilitated access to open-source…
Coastlines: Unsung heroes in Hawaiʻi’s rainfall creation
Tiny aerosols, like sea salt, dust and ash, might be minuscule, but they play a…
Embracing the unique fall charms of Hawaiʻi: How Hawai‘i experiences fall amidst its year-round warmth
by Taina Queiroz Fonseca, Junior Staff Writer While Sep. 23 marked the start of the…
Using AI to track island fish earns national award
In groundbreaking research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, computer scientist Travis Mandel and his interdisciplinary…
New funding to focus on future prevention of wildfires, trauma-informed education
Four University of Hawaiʻi-led projects received a total of roughly $800,000 in expedited RAPID grants from…
Coral colony size, shape impact marine complexity, health
Every curve and every angle of a coral colony holds the key to sustaining an…
HS interns use AI, develop expense-tracking app in 48 hours
Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to its fullest potential, seven high school students developed a mobile…
NSF research fellowships aim to better forecast flooding risks worldwide
A pair of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering and Water Resources Research Center faculty members have earned National Science…
Born a scientist: Kiana Frank’s work builds upon foundation of her kūpuna
Some people become scientists. For Assistant Professor Kiana Frank of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC) at…
Assessing Hawai‘i’s Geothermal Potential
OCEAN, EARTH AND CLIMATE SCIENCE / 2023 Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Alumni Nicole Lautze who was a researchers on…
The role climate change has played in Hawaiʻi’s devastating wildfires
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of…
$424K grant to better predict weather, climate through machine learning, AI
Improved weather and climate forecasting using machine learning and artificial intelligence is the focus of…
Hawai‘i STEM Conference connects teachers, students with UHM scientists
Change Hawaiʻi team member Rosie Alegado, an associate professor in the UH Mānoa School of…
Congratulations to Change Hawaiʻi team members on tenure and promotion!
Congratulations to Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Change Hawaiʻi team members Peter Sadowski and Giuseppe Torri on receiving tenure and promotion…
UH Hilo grad students present invasive species research in New Zealand
Two graduate students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo tropical conservation biology and environmental science program joined scientists…
Board of Regents medals awarded for teaching excellence
The Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching is awarded by the Board of Regents as…
UH part of $17M grant to improve AI through Indigenous knowledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S3US52knuQ The University of Hawaiʻi is part of an international group of researchers and Indigenous practitioners that has…
Cybersecurity interns share success stories with Sen. Hirono
U.S. Sen. and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumna Mazie Hirono learned first hand about the impact a cybersecurity internship…
John Burns and Colleagues of MEGA Lab are Pioneering a New Era of Marine Science
The MEGA Lab of UH Hilo is shifting the ‘culture of science’ with unprecedented engagement…
Visitors from more than 100 countries access the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal
The Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP), which hosts a wide range of data products, climate tools and resources,…
$238K NSF fellowship to advance battery technology with 3D printing
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering Assistant Professor Tyler Ray has earned a two-year, $237,916 grant from the National Science…
Decades of racial disparities revealed in National Science Foundation funding patterns
Link to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/3GGH1Xp An investigation into National Science Foundation (NSF) data…
Substance abuse in Hawaiʻi tracked by new dashboard
From overdose deaths to crisis calls in Hawaiʻi, data related to drug trends is now available…
EPSCoR-funded ʻIke Wai summer bridge program participant continues research focused on protecting Hawaiʻiʻs groundwater resources.
A participant of the 2021 EPSCoR-funded ʻIke Wai summer bridge program, Brandon Dela Cruz continues…
UH joins Jetstream2 in immensely fast computing for research, AI
University of Hawaiʻi researchers and students will soon have access to some of the most powerful computing…
UH Mānoa excellence in botany receives national spotlight
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s excellence in the field of botany was showcased nationally at the Botanical Society…
$1.5M STEM scholarships to advance future biologists with data science skills
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has been awarded $1.5 million for scholarships for low-income students who…
UH 2022 Tenure and Promotion List
UH 2022 tenure and promotion full list Congratulations to our Hawai’i EPSCoR participants who are…
Love of ʻāina, community motivated grad student through doctoral degree
Diamond Tachera, a life-long student in Mānoa Valley, joined the spring 2022 commencement celebration after…
$400K grant to speed high-performance computing, advance research
A second high-performance computing (HPC) cluster at the University of Hawaiʻi has been seeded with a $400,000…
Two SOEST researchers earn prestigious early career awards
The National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty were granted to…
UH awarded $20M to support state-wide climate resilience through data science
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Hawaiʻi’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Hawaiʻi EPSCoR) a…
‘Machine learning’ improves rainfall mapping, water plans
Rainfall map accuracy is vital in climate and hydraulic modeling and supports environmental management decision…
UH part of $360M NOAA award to manage national water hazards, resources
The grant will support a consortium of 28 institutions that will help improve the nation’s…
Sustainable water withdrawal from main Oʻahu aquifer may decrease
The future of Oʻahu’s primary water source may be in jeopardy if current water withdrawal rules…
ʻIke Wai Gateway Update: Well and Water Quality Data Discovery Tools
One of our most precious resources that we don’t import into the state of Hawaiʻi…
Groundwater management for people and ecosystems under a changing climate: Insights from the Puʻuloa aquifer
Summary:New research from the University of Hawaiʻi ʻIke Wai project indicates that current legal limits…
Revolutionary climate data portal critical to future planning
https://youtu.be/5V-1Ujb67P0 Knowledge of climate patterns is critically important for a variety of resource management issues,…
Pristine groundwater seeps support native algae on Hawai‘i’s coasts
Native marine macroalgae, also known as limu, or as seaweed, thrive in environments created by…
Discharge of precious groundwater impacted by sea level, ocean tides
Groundwater is a vital resource for humans and ecosystems. Submarine groundwater discharge is a process…
Hawai’i Mesonet funding for ‘Ike Wai team member sets stage to leverage data science for climate impact
Congratulations to ‘Ike Wai scientist Dr. Thomas Giambelluca and his team on their recent funding…
$6.36M supports Pacific climate change resilience
A program supporting communities in the Pacific region to become more resilient to the effects…
‘Ike Wai EPSCoR program leverages $1M cybertraining grant to empower cyberinfrastructure training for climate scientists and students in the Hawaiʻi-Pacific region
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 3 year, nearly $1-million grant to the…
Better water management goal of storm, rainfall data analysis
The first study to characterize the frequency of several atmospheric disturbance types in Hawaiʻi and the magnitude…
‘Ike Wai + Sumida Farm Partnership
Sumida Farm, one of the oldest multi-generational farms in the state of Hawai‘i was a…
Deep Submarine Fresh Water: A New Resource for Volcanic Islands?
The discovery of large freshwater reservoirs off Hawaii suggests that other volcanic islands may have…
Marine science major Alexa Runyan receives prestigious NSF graduate research fellowship
Alexa Runyan, awarded the five-year fellowship that includes three years of financial support with an…
Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters in Honolulu
When people think of sea-level rise, they usually think of coastal erosion. However, recent computer…
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
https://youtu.be/62XEEPZVpys Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawaiʻi Island than was previously thought, according to…
Team of UH-Hilo students, faculty publish work on coral health and disease
Courtesy photo Students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo EPSCoR `Ike Wai Summer Research…
Marine Electrical Imaging Reveals Novel Freshwater Transport Mechanism in Hawai‘i
https://youtu.be/uyvzcLEz35M Dr. Eric Attias is a research affiliate faculty with the University of Hawai‘i at…
UHERO wins national award for website
The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) website has been nationally recognized for excellence by the premier professional…
AI student research conducted in the age of COVID-19
Travis Mandel (front) and his students, who participated in an innovative research program over the…
UH, watercress farm conduct sustainability research
—By Marcie Grabowski Once a preferred swimming pool of Hawaiian aliʻi, the Kalauao Spring on the island…
Hurricane Lane brought fire and rain to Hawaiʻi
Rainbow Falls, Hilo, on a normal day and during Hurricane Lane. Left photo credit: Ryan…
UH faculty and EPSCoR Researcher John HR Burns receives Undergrad Teaching Award
By Kayla Bisquera University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Assistant Professor and Hawai‘i EPSCoR ‘Ike Wai…
Data science talent at UH Mānoa, UH Hilo showcased virtually
University of Hawaiʻi’s Hawaiʻi Data Science Institute (HIDSI) partnered with Hawaiʻi EPSCoR’s ʻIke Wai project to host a virtual poster session on May 8. HIDSI Data…
UH student, faculty honored for excellence in undergraduate education
The Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for faculty and a graduate assistant…
#ScienceMarchesOn showcases research, innovation during COVID-19
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LfTiTJe_S/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Julia Hammer mixing up a batch of hand sanitizer. By Sarah Hendrix University of Hawaiʻi at…
CTAHR alum awarded for outstanding miconia invasion study
An alumnus from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and his…
Collaborative coral study compares old, new scientific techniques
Students from the UH Hilo ʻIke Wai Summer Research Experience survey coral health and collect imagery for 3D reconstruction on coral…
UH Maui College STEM education video featured in NSF showcase
https://youtu.be/8J_z9OtEq1s Students in the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Project STEMulate will be featured in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF)…
UH grad student earns Department of Defense fellowship
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student and Hawaiʻi EPSCoR ʻIke Wai research assistant has been awarded the Department of Defense (DoD) Science…
UH Hilo students bring home awards from statewide Marine Option Program Symposium
‘Ike Wai Scholar Sofia Ferreira wins Best Research Presentation for her research project, “Seascape Ecology…
UH Hilo produces prototype medical equipment with 3D printing to help community prepare for COVID-19
Members of the local community have come together—people from public and private industry, and UH…
UH Hilo receives $500K grant to research artificial intelligence interaction with humans
A computer scientist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is the recipient of a more than half-a million-dollar…
Mauna Kea Hydrology Presented By Dr. Don Thomas
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/09/30/video-mauna-kea-hydrology-presented-by-dr-don-thomas/
Earth Sciences student named UCAR Diversity and Inclusion Fellow
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/earth-sciences-graduate-student-named-2019-ucar-diversity-and-inclusion-fellow/?utm_source=University+of+Hawai%E2%80%98i+Foundation&utm_campaign=f1ed5fea08-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_18_07_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4358bbe6fc-f1ed5fea08-125364681
Machines vs the human eye: UH Hilo students learn and apply data science skills to reef study
‘Ike Wai team members John Burns, Travis Mandel and Grady Weyenburg who recently taught a…
Record-breaking survey investigates Alaskan ocean trench
By Alice Kim A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa postdoctoral fellow took part in a…
‘Ike Wai grad student performs at Merrie Monarch for second year in a row
Photos by Keola Arakaki Bruised knees, blistered, bloody feet and physical exhaustion are not what most…