PacIOOS helps deploy new wave buoy in Palau to monitor ocean conditions
A new Waverider buoy was deployed in Palau through an international collaboration including the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System based at UH Mānoa.
$3.5M study to better predict prostate cancer risk
The study will further our understanding of the causes of prostate cancer to improve the prediction of future disease
UH welcomes newly blessed Kaun¨¡n¨¡ research vessel
The newly named Kaunānā is a 40-foot aluminum-hulled catamaran workboat that UH will convert into a research vessel for science and engineering.
UHERO report provides comprehensive look at Hawai?i COVID-19 impact
The report covers COVID-19 vaccination rates, immunity, mental health, food insecurity and more.
UH to develop living coastal-protection system inspired by coral reefs
UH will be awarded up to $25 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an engineered coral reef ecosystem.
Native Hawaiian, Filipino breast cancer survivors wanted for lifestyle research
Two focus groups with four to nine women, lasting 60–90 minutes, will be conducted.
Asteroid wears boulder body armor for protection
In a study co-authored by UH Mānoa planetary geologist David Trang, asteroid Bennu¡¯s boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts.
Statewide efforts in place to address recruitment, retention for Hawai?i nurses
The research took place in late 2020 and included 421 Â鶹´«Ã½ nurses at all levels of licensure.
Maunakea telescopes capture near-Sun comet roasting to death
The sighting could help explain the scarcity of the near-Sun population of periodic comets and asteroids.
Food insecurity higher among Indigenous people and rising
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ associate professor Catherine Pirkle contributed to the report.