UH Hilo study confirms sewage leaks into Keaukaha waters
UH Hilo marine scientists and students confirmed sewage is reaching nearshore waters, harming coral reefs and posing health risks.
Grant boosts UH’s effort to protect Hawaiʻi’s coral reefs
The “Fish Pono: Save Our Reefs” program aims to stem the tide of coral degradation caused by coastal pollution and ocean warming by saving fishes that save corals.
Students share science with diverse groups through outreach program
Students created presentations and hands-on activities for high school students visiting the Mānoa campus and elementary, middle and high schools at their home campuses.
Breakthrough discovery finds virus with critical cell component
UH Mānoa researchers discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes.
UH Mānoa sustains top-tier R&D rankings
In the Fiscal Year 2023 survey, UH Mānoa ranked No. 92 nationally, and excelled in ocean sciences, astronomy and Earth sciences.
Student’s study of groundwater takes her from Hawaiʻi to Galapagos
Undergraduate student Aaliyah Thomas was selected for an immersive research internship experience in the Galapagos Islands.
Hawaiʻi phytoplankton boosted by eddies supplying nutrients
UH oceanographers showed that eddies (circular current of water) on the leeward side of the Hawaiian Islands can supply nutrients and stimulate blooms in phytoplankton.
From UH Hilo softball outfielder to microbiologist
Maria Steadmon has charted an inspiring path from student-athlete to microbiologist in Hawaiʻi’s public health sector.
Could adding iron to the ocean solve some climate change problems?
A study explores the potential of ocean iron fertilization as a low-cost, scalable and rapidly deployable method of marine carbon dioxide removal.
3 UH research projects earn nearly $1M by Dept. of Energy
These projects are among 39 nationwide that have been awarded a total of $36 million in funding.
