Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from Space
A meteor could be the vessel to have brought a key ingredient to life on Earth, according to researchers at UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹.
Revitalization of Kaho?olawe focus of UH student math challenge
Eight teams spent a day participating in an “808 Math Island Style” challenge designed by mathematicians from UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s math department.
National Cancer Institute boosts UH Cancer Center support to $8.4M
The National Cancer Institute increased its support of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center from $5.7 million to $8.4 million and extended its NCI designation to July 2022.
West side high school students build computers at UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
The mentorship program, in its fourth year, aims to increase the digital literacy level of high school students in a college setting that resides in natural sciences and computer programming.
Invasive lionfish invasion focus of research model
The researchers suggest the lionfish¡¯s success as a hunter is likely due to a combination of its particular stalking pattern, mouth suction and forward momentum as it strikes—characteristics that are unlike native fish predators.
San Andreas research earns earthquake modeler ARCS Scholar of the Year
Thirteen student scholars from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ were recognized at the ARCSFoundation Honolulu Chapter's 2019 banquet.
Water formation on the Moon demonstrated by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ scientists
The W.M. Keck Research Laboratory and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Geophysics and Planetology have collaborated on a project that for the first time has shown chemical, physical and material evidence for water formation on the Moon.
Spring 2019 commencement schedule
The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ celebrates at spring commencement ceremonies systemwide.
New eDNA technology used to quickly assess coral reefs
The project used “metabarcoding,” a technique in which all of the DNA in a water sample is analyzed in one step with DNA sequencing.
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.