UH Cancer Center increases access to education, information in Yap
The project will help make oral cancer information and education more accessible to the Satawal island community of Yap.
More EVs could reduce CO2 emissions by 93% in less than 30 years
By 2050, the most ambitious scenario results in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oʻahu.
New work-life balance policies could help economically vulnerable women
The study examined patterns of women¡¯s employment over women's lifespan in Japan, Sweden and the U.S.
Could moss, recycled fishing net roofs keep homes cool?
Shelby Cerwonka and Jasmine Reighard began the project in March 2020 researching which type of moss to use and how to gather materials they needed.
Students provide interactive STEM learning experience to at-risk kids
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ will host two more “Be a Scientist” days in July.
UH project awarded $60K to reduce cancer treatment effects in pediatric patients
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ faculty will help implement a program using physical activity to aid in care for pediatric cancer patients.
Wild pigs threaten species worldwide; Hawai?i hit hard
The findings highlight concerns about their impacts particularly on islands and to species that receive less conservation attention.
Vaccine research for deadly ‘Vietnam time bomb’ gets $3M grant
Researchers were awarded a $3-million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the U.S. Department of Defense to create a vaccine to protect against melioidosis.
Squids in space! Hawaiian squid tied to UH lab visits space station
UH alumna Jamie Foster sent more than 120 baby Hawaiian bobtail squid born from a mother squid collected at Maunalua Bay to the International Space Station.
Climate change likely to increase rainfall rate, cloud formation
An undergraduate student worked to develop a computer model of clouds to simulate the effects of climate change on cloud formations.