UH mechanical engineering professor invents low-cost zeta potential measurement device
Sangwoo Shin and other researchers publish an article about the discovery in Advanced Materials.
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Scientists, including UH Mānoa’s Tina Weatherby, in turn were able to grow a tumor-associated virus to better understand certain tumor diseases.
Hawai‘i’s child well-being 17th in latest national rankings
Economic conditions may finally be improving, and families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Teaching Oceania releases third iBook in series
Released by the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, the series was created to address the need for appropriate literature for undergraduate Pacific Islands studies students throughout Oceania.
UH West Oʻahu’s Albie Miles explores vineyard ecology West Oʻahu’s Albie Miles explores vineyard ecology
The article is based on a two-year ecological study of wine grape vineyard in California to inform the development of new strategies for natural pest control.
UH scientists scrutinize first aid for man o’ war stings
Researchers find that the treatment for man o’ war stings is no different than other jellyfish stings.
UH Press publishes open-access Hawaiian language journal
Palapala is an academic journal dedicated to the study of the Hawaiian language and the literature produced in it.
UH Press presents new open-access content for language scholars
The journals focus on language documentation and conservation, Southeast Asian linguistics and Hawaiian language and literature.
Jute fiber genomes could help improve production of natural fiber
The research will be used to improve the plants’ traits, such as fiber quality, yield, disease resistance and salinity tolerance.
Genome sequence of a new bacteria species published by UH Mānoa undergraduates
Yen Nguyen, Jessica Thawley and Alex Lee discover and characterize the second species in the genus Piscirickettsia.
