National recognition for Indigenous poems
Craig Santos Perez¡¯s book, from unincorporated territory [åmot] focuses on traumatic wounds of Guam¡¯s Indigenous people.
Potentially hazardous La Ni?a weather more common, lasting longer
Five out of six La Niña events since 1998 have lasted more than one year, including an unprecedented triple-year event.
JABSOM alumna¡¯s popular COVID-19 blog becomes a book
Theresa Wee started her blog on March 23, 2020—the day Gov. David Ige ordered the first lockdown—and continued through December 2020.
Cancer discovery: protein promotes inflammation, after asbestos exposure
The HMGB1 protein plays a critical role in the development of asbestos-induced mesothelioma.
Coral colony size, shape impact marine complexity, health
The UH Hilo research team¡¯s study finds that every curve and every angle of a coral colony sustains an array of marine species.
Earth¡¯s electrons may be forming water on the Moon
The new discovery may also help explain the origin of the water ice previously discovered on the Moon.
Giving birth during adolescence linked to mobility disability
The study surveyed 158,000 women of reproductive age (15–49 years) living in 14 low- and middle-income countries.
Barriers to tenure for Indigenous scholars focus of UH study
Researchers conveyed the importance of tenure reform to Indigenous scholars specifically, but to the broader Indigenous community in general.
Born a scientist: Kiana Frank¡¯s work builds upon foundation of her k¨±puna
Kiana Frank uses modern techniques in microbiology, molecular biology and geochemistry to complement the observations of her k¨±puna.
Increased heavy rains, drought caused by human-induced climate change
Human-produced carbon dioxide emissions and climate change have caused an increase in day-to-day rainfall fluctuations over the tropical eastern Pacific and mid-latitudes.