Fifth UH simulated Mars mission is in the books
After eight months of isolation in a geodesic dome on the slopes of Mauna Loa, six Â鶹´«Ã½ Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) crew members exited their habitat.
Native Hawaiian cultural resources receive federal funding
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researchers and educators will partner with the ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Heritage Center to develop educational programs and preservation activities related to Hawaiian language, culture and history.
Mars simulation crew readying to exit Mauna Loa habitat
The eight-month mission to “Mars” for the fifth Â鶹´«Ã½ Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) crew is almost over.
Alzheimer’s Disease clinical trial begins at UH medical school
A clinical trial will begin on a drug that researchers hope will reduce inflammation in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer¡¯s Disease.
UH contributes to the study of the evolution of multi-cellularity in animals
The international team included newly discovered and known species from Â鶹´«Ã½ in their study.
Sugarcane is not dead, just different
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researchers see a sweet future ahead for the traditional sugarcane plant, which the Hawaiians first brought to the islands via canoe.
UH¡¯s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes
Margaret McFall-Ngai's inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a newly discovered mechanism by which organisms select beneficial microbes and reject harmful ones.
Astronomers discover variability in the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades Cluster
An international team of astronomers used the Kepler Space Telescope to perform the most detailed study to date of their variability.
New biological identity of inhaled nanoparticles revealed
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Yi Zuo studied biological reactions to nanoparticles in the lungs, which may advance the understanding of other air pollutants.
UH agro-ecologists published in sustainable food systems journal
Albie Miles and Rebecca Ryals contribute articles to the Journal of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.