Minute marine animals live in sophisticated symbiosis with bacteria
Researchers, including those from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, are involved in studying one of the most deceptively simple animals on Earth.
Beam signing marks halfway point of Life Sciences building project
UH Mānoa students, administrators and officials signed their names on the final beam of the building’s steel structure before it was lifted into place.
Junior microbiology professor honored with $1M NSF grant
Sladjana Prišić, assistant professor at UH Manoa, received a $999,625 grant from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development program.
New discovery-based research curriculum for biological sciences launching at UH Mānoa
SEA-PHAGES, a new program in UH Manoa's Department of Biology, provides students science education through discovery-based research experiences in the classroom.
Microbiology expert wins $1M, plans to transform biology education
Margaret McFall-Ngai, director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center, was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor.
Exploring biofilms and the search for life on Mars
Rebecca Prescott, a UH Manoa microbiology student who recently received her PhD, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship award for her project.
Preservatives may harm “good” human bacteria, UH Maui study finds
Food preservatives may be harmful to beneficial bacteria in the human body, according to a study at UH Maui College.
UH contributes to the study of the evolution of multi-cellularity in animals
The international team included newly discovered and known species from Hawaiʻi in their study.
Henke Hall demolition clears way for state-of-the-art science building
The demolition of Henke is the part of the first phase of construction on UH Manoaʻs Life Sciences building scheduled to open fall 2019.
Microbiology undergraduates supported with UROP awards
Students in Sladjana Prisic’s lab study organisms that may lead to more effective treatments for tuberculosis.
