UH Hilo playing vital role in response to historic eruption May 28, 2018 UH News Professors, scientists and students are providing valuable expertise and resources to help officials assess hazards and decide how to respond.
Research reveals Rapa Nui people cultivated and managed crops July 12, 2017 UH News Research by an international team, including Brian Popp, a UH Mānoa professor, challenges the traditional narrative of the ancient people of Rapa Nui.
Manganese nodules as breeding ground for deep-sea octopods December 27, 2016 UH News Scientists discover new octopod species which may be at risk from deep-sea mining.
Two UH Hilo students investigate “Mars” October 24, 2016 UH News The students—one a geologist and one an astrobiologist—are studying the habitability of volcanic terrains as analog environments for Mars.
Geology professor has studied Kīlauea volcano for 40 years August 24, 2016 UH News Michael Garcia, a UH Mānoa geology professor, was featured on PBS NewsHour for his research on Kīlauea.
New analysis reveals large-scale motion around San Andreas Fault System June 20, 2016 UH News SOEST researchers discover nearly 125 mile-wide “lobes” of uplift and subsidence straddling the fault system.
Explore world’s deepest ocean trench with live feed from expedition June 16, 2016 UH News Virtual explorers can join the Okeanos Explorer as it explores the deepest oceanic trench on the planet, the Marianas Trench.
Geology graduates investigate Fukushima-derived radioactivity in Hawaiʻi June 3, 2016 UH News UH Mānoa’s Hannah Azouz and Trista McKenzie advance knowledge on radioactivity in soil and locally-caught fish.
UH Mānoa receives $1.2 million to study restless volcanoes September 1, 2015 UH News UH Mānoa to receive funding from National Science Foundation to study volcanic crises in Hawaiʻi and California.
Two UH Hilo students take a trip around the world June 23, 2015 UH News UH Hilo students Kaiulani Kamau and Raelyn Eckert experience the world through Semester at Sea program.