Red Hill fuel leak: UHERO, WRRC survey highlights ongoing health toll
Mental health and neurological symptoms were the most widely reported.
Enhancing road safety: Engineering professor wins $100K for AI innovation
The project will advance into the second phase of the U.S. Department of Transportation challenge.
Dementia risk factors differ among ethnicities
Approximately 23% of Alzheimer¡¯s and related dementia cases in individuals aged 65 and older can be linked to controllable risk factors.
UHERO: UH degrees affordable, significant return on investment
UHERO researchers found that lifetime earnings are $2.8 million for bachelor¡¯s degree holders, 27% higher compared to those who left the program without a degree.
Improving hypertension diagnosis with innovative tech, collaboration
UH researchers and partners collaborate to use information technology to improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
New Maui forest height research could impact water yields, fire risk, more
Qi Chen, project lead, utilized remote sensing technology (airborne lidar) as reference data to train models based on satellite imagery.
UH authors: ‘Where are all our island people in the ocean sciences?’
The article highlights programs in SOEST that are aimed at reducing barriers for Native Hawaiians in the geosciences.
$4M to help unlock health literacy in local communities
The project focuses on improving health literacy, especially among recent U.S. immigrants.
Top 10 UH News research stories 2023
UHNews.org posted nearly 1,400 stories in 2023 that received a record 2 million views. Here are the top 10 research stories of the year.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ launches Maui wildfire health study, invites participants to join
The longitudinal study will help researchers to analyze the health effects of the wildfire in both the short- and long term.