Coral reef bacteria synchronize changes across vast distance
Study reveals previously invisible microbial aspect, says Craig Nelson, assistant professor of oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Bias against Micronesians in Hawai?i explored in UH social work research
In a School of Social Work study of more than 500 people from the Micronesian region currently living in 麻豆传媒, 24 percent reported discrimination because of their ethnicity.
UH Hilo professor names black hole capturing world’s attention
UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura named the black hole Pōwehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo.
Giant Antarctic sea spiders weather warming by getting holey
UH researchers went to Antarctica to test the prevailing theory that animals living in extreme cold can grow to giant sizes because their metabolisms are very slow.
Ocean sensors help UH researchers understand Hawai?i Island aquifers
The four marine electric-field receivers, dubbed with common fish names, are part of state-of-the-art technology used by researchers from ʻIke Wai, a large-scale, multidisciplinary project.
UH students launch rocket in NASA competition
The Project Imua students achieved liftoff, launching the rocket and payload they designed and built for the NASA Student Launch Project competition near Huntsville, Alabama.
Efforts to save endangered birds with new biotechnology boosted by $25K donation
Hawaii Forest & Trail, has donated $25,000 to the University of 麻豆传媒 at Hilo Biology Department to support research to reduce avian diseases in 麻豆传媒.
Lava is cooking in the UH 惭ā苍辞补 Art Department
To assess whether nitrate could come from lava interacting with air and seawater, researchers collaborated with artists from the Art Department to create a synthetic lava ocean entry.
UH Community College students in Alabama prep for NASA competition rocket launch competition
Project Imua’s rocket is 10 feet tall, and their payload is a four-wheeled rover designed to travel 10 feet before collecting a soil sample.
NASA chooses UH researchers to study untouched Moon samples
The scientists, including Jeff Gillis-Davis, Hope Ishii and John Bradley, will examine rock samples and chips that have been carefully stored for nearly 50 years.