Software donation gives earth science students state-of-the-art tools
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology will benefit from making more advanced geological interpretations related to earthquake and tsunami generation.
Recovered wave buoy back providing critical data for ocean users
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System redeployed its wave buoy outside of Tanapag, Saipan, more than seven months after it broke free from its mooring during Super Typhoon Yutu in October 2018.
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.
UH satellite chosen for NASA space mission
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Institute of Geophysics and Planetology received $3.9 million for a two-year project to develop the Hyperspectral Thermal Imager CubeSat.
Project sparks passion to protect Hawai?i beaches
Kammie Tavares’ research findings emphasize that the time to act is now to reduce or reverse shoreline hardening, which causes beach loss.
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.
Climate-change litigation for Hawaii?
This editorial on litigation for climate change in Hawaii by Denise Antolini, Chip Fletcher and Alyssa Johl ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 5, 2019.
Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate
Researchers from multiple UH units have developed and applied a new technology identifying where ecosystems are vulnerable to human activities.
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.