UH researchers making advances in battle against Rapid ??hi?a Death
Ambrosia beetles may play a role in spreading the fungal disease that has affected 50,000 acres of ʻōhiʻa forests.
Retracing the origins of a massive, multi-ring crater
An international team of scientists have reconstructed the extreme collision that created one of the moon’s largest craters, 3.8 billion years ago.
New effort to understand drought in Hawai?i and U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands
UH Mānoa’s Abby Frazier leads a collaboration between UH and the USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center.
Mukesh Kumar receives funding to find effective treatment for brain inflammation
The grant will support Kumar’s research on flavivirus infections—the leading cause to inflammation of the brain—tied to the West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, Zika and Dengue viruses.
Two UH Hilo students investigate “Mars”
The students—one a geologist and one an astrobiologist—are studying the habitability of volcanic terrains as analog environments for Mars.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ receives funding to evaluate ocean observing technologies
Researchers at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Marine Biology and Department of Oceanography have been awarded over $1 million to test and evaluate technology used to observe aquatic ecosystems.
375 National Academy of Sciences members: Don¡¯t abandon Paris Climate Agreement
Top U.S. scientists, including two UH Mānoa professors, pen open letter on climate urgency.
Pharmacists can save millions by reducing medication-related mishaps among elderly
When pharmacists are part of a patient’s transition from hospital to home, research in Â鶹´«Ã½ shows medication-related emergencies decrease among those age 65 and older.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on track to be operational in 2019
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Supreme Court affirmed the Conservation District Use Permit for the construction of the telescope.
UH Hilo climate change research project receives fourth year of funding
NSF has released $1 million from the Centers for Research Excellence and Technology Program to fund UH Hilo’s climate change research project.