$3.4M award to study fungal-bacterial interactions on climate change
Hawaiʻi's vast diversity of soils accounts for more than 80% of soil types on the planet.
Sources of staph, fecal bacteria washing into Hilo Bay detected by UH scientists
Harmful bacteria were present in soil samples from urban, agriculture and native-forest land areas in the Hilo Bay watershed.
Volcano shrimp, feral species research earn graduate fellowships
Kuʻi Keliipuleole and Nalani Olguin were selected to receive the predoctoral Ford Fellowship.
UH re-establishing silversword on Maunakea
The first seedlings of the highly endangered Maunakea silversword emerged in March and were transplanted in June.
Indigenous museum professionals train at Oʻahu landmarks
The institute focuses on museum management and collections care for institutions that care for Oceanic collections.
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.
Volunteers needed to mālama Maunakea, weed pull scheduled
The Mālama Maunakea volunteer weed pulls are part of ongoing efforts to protect the resources on the mountain.
Revolutionary climate data portal critical to future planning
The Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal will aid water resource managers and more.
$10K prize to winner of native birdsong coding competition
UH Hilo’s LOHE lab wants to improve techniques for monitoring endemic birds in Hawaiʻi.
