How feral pigs impact Hawai¡®i¡¯s forest ecosystems
The two studies attempt to balance the desire to eradicate feral pigs with the desire to maintain them for culture and recreation.
Liver cancer clinical trial only available in Hawai?i
A new University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Cancer Center coordinated liver cancer clinical trial in Â鶹´«Ã½ combines two different immunotherapy medications to combat the aggressive disease.
Alarm raised as plastics found in ocean fish larvae
A study, conducted by an international team of scientists from NOAA and UH Manoa, shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat.
3D scan study by UH Cancer Center student hailed for obesity findings
A 3D optical scan study by Michael Wong, a UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ graduate student in the UH Cancer Center, was selected by OBESITY as one of the top five entries for research that significantly furthers scientific understanding of obesity.
Critical findings reveal deep-sea coral communities growth rates
New research reveals growth rates of deep-sea coral communities for the first time, and the pattern of colonization by various species.
Fewer years of healthy life for Native Hawaiians, UH study finds
New findings show that Native Hawaiians in Â鶹´«Ã½ have a shorter life expectancy and spend fewer years in good health.
UH Cancer Center receives $2M to study genetic risk factors to environmental toxins
UH Cancer Center researchers Michele Carbone and Haining Yang were awarded the grant, over a three-year period, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Easy-to-use optical method invented to help disperse particles
Yi Zuo, a UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ professor, has invented a groundbreaking method that allows for easy determination of the surface free energy of particles as a quantitative measure of particle hydrophobicity.
Climate warming promises more frequent extreme El Ni?o events
An international team of climate researchers, lead by Bin Wang of the UH Manoa examined 33 El Niño events to predict future El Niño behavior and shifts in weather patterns.
UH team unravels origin, chemical makeup of Titan¡¯s dunes
Physical chemist Ralf I. Kaiser and fellow researchers examined remote sensing data regarding NASA¡¯s Cassini¨CHuygens mission to Titan.