President¡¯s January 2018 highlights and updates
Highlights include new programs in industrial technology and ethnomathematics, U.S. tax bill impact, state legislative bills and more.
Microbiology expert wins $1M, plans to transform biology education
Margaret McFall-Ngai, director of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center, was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor.
UH attracts $23M federal investment to Hawai?i to reduce health disparities
The specialized center will focus on advancing health for citizens who suffer disproportionately from genetic, environmental and socio-economic related disparities.
UH¡¯s only female National Academy of Sciences member reveals how animals select good microbes
Margaret McFall-Ngai's inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a newly discovered mechanism by which organisms select beneficial microbes and reject harmful ones.
UH and Guam CC collaborate to reduce STEM barriers
Now more than ever, Pacific Island nations require knowledge and skills to deal with environmental changes that threaten their lands.
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Scientists, including UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹’s Tina Weatherby, in turn were able to grow a tumor-associated virus to better understand certain tumor diseases.
Henke Hall demolition clears way for state-of-the-art science building
The demolition of Henke is the part of the first phase of construction on Â鶹´«Ã½Manoa?s Life Sciences building scheduled to open fall 2019.
New cohort begins environmental biology summer internship for Pacific Islanders
The program, seeks to increase Pacific Islanders pursuing bachelors and advanced degrees by training promising students in modern approaches to environmental biology.
UH plays significant role in the battle against rat lungworm
Â鶹´«Ã½is assessing disease distribution, identifying carriers, experimenting with best practices for produce and reaching out to the community.
UH scientists scrutinize first aid for man o¡¯ war stings
Researchers find that the treatment for man o’ war stings is no different than other jellyfish stings.