A scholarly focus on sustainability and stewardship
Three graduates from the Global Environmental Science program in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology work toward a healthy Â鶹´«Ã½.
Expedition to world¡¯s deepest ocean includes UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ geologist
Patricia Fryer, a professor in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, was invited to participate for her expertise in the Mariana Trench.
New ocean acidification monitoring station in American Samoa
The buoy will measure carbon dioxide and other important seawater characteristics within American Samoa Fagatele Bay¡¯s vibrant tropical coral reef ecosystem.
Super corals in K¨¡ne?ohe Bay provide hope for world¡¯s reefs
They are surviving under ocean conditions that many predicted would decimate all coral reefs on the planet, according to doctoral researcher Christopher Jury.
Board of Regents honor excellence in research
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Tim Li, Craig Smith and Robert Toonen were awarded the Regent's Medal for Excellence in Research.
Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change
A study, co-led by graduate student Chris Wall at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Marine Biology, revealed soft tissues that cover the rocky coral skeleton promotes the recovery of corals following a bleaching event.
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halo?
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa researcher Elizabeth Madin may have found a natural phenomenon that can help observe coral reef health from space.
Decline in humpback whale sightings examined in UH collaboration
The Marine Mammal Research Program collaborated with several groups to quantify the bioenergetic demands of humpback whales migrating between Alaskan foraging grounds and Hawaiian breeding grounds.
Coral reef bacteria synchronize changes across vast distance
Study reveals previously invisible microbial aspect, says Craig Nelson, assistant professor of oceanography in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Ocean sensors help UH researchers understand Hawai?i Island aquifers
The four marine electric-field receivers, dubbed with common fish names, are part of state-of-the-art technology used by researchers from ʻIke Wai, a large-scale, multidisciplinary project.