UH researcher identifies peptide active against certain cancers
The team proved that petrichorin A is active against cancers such as ovarian cancer, fibrosarcoma, prostate cancer and T-cell leukemia.
Delicate balance of coral reef processes creates management challenges
Researchers quantified five critical ecological processes on more than 500 coral reefs worldwide to understand how these processes relate to each other.
UH professor earns prestigious visiting scholar position in New York City
Visiting scholars are provided a year of housing, salary support and offices with access to electronic equipment and research materials to work on data analysis and writing projects.
Flesh-eating bacteria in Ala Wai Canal could increase threefold by end of century
By assessing rainfall, water temperature, dissolved nutrients and organic matter scientists can forecast potential spikes in levels of the bacteria.
UH student recognized as one of top law students nationwide
UH law student Meleana “Mana” Shim was named as one of “2022 Law Students of the Year” in National Jurist preLaw magazine.
Discovery of cheaper, non-toxic alternative to expensive metals made by UH researchers
Bismuth is a non-toxic element and is 1,000 times cheaper than platinum.
Hawai?i coral restoration efforts improved through student research
UH Mānoa student researchers revealed that exposing rice coral larvae to warmer temperatures did not improve survival once the coral developed into juveniles.
Effectiveness of prison system focus of panel with UH sociologist
Ashley Rubin’s research focuses on criminal punishment, with particular interest in explaining penal trends over time.
Mother to child COVID-19 transmission is ‘rare’
Catherine Pirkle pens an editorial in high impact journal, The BJM.
No return to normal, permanent drought or wet conditions ahead
The team found that many regions of the world will enter nearly permanent drought or pluvial (wet) conditions in the coming decades.