UHERO: The agony of restaurant workers amid pandemic crisis
In a recent post, UHERO reported that dine-in activity at restaurants in Honolulu on the OpenTable has declined to essentially zero in a three-week span.
UH researcher’s team helps develop vaccine for COVID-19
Axel Lehrer and his lab colleagues are collaborating on developing a potential vaccine for the novel COVID-19 disease.
UH researchers get $2.8M to study smoking-related lung cancer disparities
The study will examine smoking-related lung cancer across different racial and ethnic groups.
UH team wins HECO challenge to improve reliability of solar power
The team was awarded a grant to develop short-term forecasts of sunshine that can reach rooftops and solar panels.
UHERO COVID-19 forecast: steep visitor drop, jobs lost
Developments over the past two weeks show a marked downward trend.
Effects of Palau fishing restrictions studied
The newly enacted Palau National Marine Sanctuary restrictions are likely to negatively affect the supply of offshore fish, including tuna, in the short term.
Nutrient pollution, ocean warming negatively affect early life of corals
Researchers found the survival and development of coral in its first days of life was negatively affected by elevated nutrients and an increase in water temperature.
UH study suggests how to save rare Haleakalā silverswords
Efforts to restore the population should focus on outplanting new plants in geographic areas with the most favorable climatic conditions.
UH ICE Five-O team investigates water on Moon
Researchers will investigate the origins and evolution of water and other volatiles on the Moon’s surface.
To bee, or not to bee, a question for almond growers
The study co-authored by CTAHR’s Ethel Villalobos suggests that ‘Independence’ almonds, like many plants that are self-compatible, still performed better when bees were assisting in pollination.