$1.5M to investigate causes of autism-related repetitive behaviors
The outcome of the research will provide the genetic and metabolic bases of repetitive behaviors.
4 UH Mānoa doctoral candidates earn $10K fellowships
Nearly half of the 2023 Founder Region Fellowship grants were awarded to UH Mānoa students.
New invasive, weedy grasses discovered across Hawaiʻi, some pose major fire risk
The discoveries were made over more than 50 days of fieldwork conducted across the state.
Improving Hawaiʻi’s marine biodiversity focus of undergraduate research program
It was the first time the REU program partnered with the Bishop Museum.
Program saving endangered Hawaiʻi plants earns national award
The award was presented in Washington, D.C. by a group of approximately 30 local, regional and national conservation organizations.
Discovery finds new bacteria in an AC unit; students get involved
Student Maxwell Darris cultivated bacteria from a biofilm hanging from a pipe carrying condensed water from an air conditioner in Honolulu.
Improving the community through research wins student national honor
Maile Wong will receive a $375 stipend, a certificate and will present her research at the NCHC conference this November in Chicago.
Less limu pālahalaha? Study looks at ways to protect native seaweed species
Future research will explore linkages between wastewater management and limu.
UH News Image of the Week: Hanauma Bay
This week's image is from UH Mānoa's Mark Hixon.
$10.7M for human, environmental microbiome research
A second grant of more than $10 million from the National Institutes of Health furthers UH as a microbiome research center of excellence.
