New funding supports drought predictions in Hawai?i, Pacific Islands
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ and NOAA researchers secured a NOAA grant to assess factors affecting the intensity and duration of droughts.
Nooks, crannies and critters: measuring the complexity of land, ocean habitats
Researchers developed a simple way to standardize how habitat complexity is measured.
He?eia Fishpond restoration, research continue with UH assistance
Building on a previous project which resulted in improvements to the ecosystem and the fishpond¡¯s water quality by removing invasive red mangroves.
AI innovation may improve COVID-19 diagnosis
The innovation can reconstruct high-quality CT images at lower dosages.
Sea-level variability to increase with ocean warming
Sea level variability alters tidal cycles and enhances the risks of coastal flooding and erosion beyond changes associated with sea level rise.
Native Hawaiian sea snails eat invasive sponge
The study found that a Hawaiian tiger cowrie eats more than half its body weight in alien sponges every week.
Widespread hardship continues for Hawai?i businesses, UHERO reports
No industry category saw a meaningful increase from devastating April 2020 job numbers when the pandemic began impacting the economy.
Highly competitive NIH funding for JABSOM researchers
The National Institutes of Health R01 grants bring in at least $1 million in federal direct dollars, and another half million in indirect funding to UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹.
Control COVID-19 curve, don¡¯t crush it, UH research says
Researchers recommend increasing testing and contact tracing when policy changes occur, such as when schools and businesses re-open.
1st taro genome assembly developed by researchers
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ and UH Hilo researchers helped publish a study in the hopes of advancing the fight against an infectious disease that wipes out taro.