$148K project to digitize thousands of rare, native plant specimens
The project will preserve and improve access worldwide to one of the oldest collections of Pacific plants.
UH Mānoa excellence in botany receives national spotlight
Faculty and students delivered talks, and organized workshops and symposia both virtually and in person.
706-acre Pālamanui ‘living laboratory’ stokes reforestation
Hawaiʻi Community College–Pālamanui recently signed an agreement to protect the valuable Pālamanui Forest Preserve.
UH botany expert earns national emerging leader award
Karolina Heyduk is the director of the Joseph F. Rock Herbarium, which is housed in the School of Life Sciences.
TAs can help open doors for students in life sciences
Priority will be given to students who apply by April 29.
Native algae benefit from pristine groundwater, invasives grow with tainted water
Native algae thrive in environments created by natural groundwater seeps, specifically benefiting from the combined effects of enhanced nutrients despite lowered salinity level.
Kona coast faces stark wastewater tradeoffs
6,500 cesspools in Kailua-Kona have the potential to negatively impact coastal water quality and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
Rapid ʻōhiʻa death linked to hoofed animals in UH Hilo research
New findings show the fungal disease could be exacerbated by the presence of ungulates or animals with hooves.
UH Mānoa, the ultimate outdoor botany classroom during a summer of COVID
Students were equipped to recognize on sight, and identify by common and botanical names approximately 100 plants on the UH Mānoa campus.
UH graduate new Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Superintendent
Rhonda Loh will begin her permanent position as superintendent on December 20.
