New transfer website promotes academic mobility across UH campuses
The short video was designed to put in one place all the information families need to create scientifically based evacuation plans based on their evacuation zone, whether at home, work or school,” said Dennis Hwang, faculty at Hawaiʻi Sea Grant.
All UH campuses earn national recognition for access, earnings, academics, more
These micro-credentials, developed with input from employers and faculty nationwide, are backed by the American Council on Education. Upon completion, participants earn digital badges that can be added to résumés and professional profiles—badges that are recognized by more than 1,500 employers seeking candidates with these specific, in-demand skills.
Image of the Week: Hauʻoli Lā Honua
Kacie Kajihara, a graduate student in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), was selected as the 2025 Denise B. Evans Fellow. The $37,000 fellowship award will support Kajihara’s quest to better understand one of the most abundant marine microbes.
Bizarre ‘bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by UH scientists
Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have found a new caterpillar species with unique and bizarre behaviors—it lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts of the spider’s prey. This remarkable discovery, reported in a new study in the journal Science, also reveals the species to be endangered.
See why Hannibal Lector doesn’t have anything on these unique caterpillars
Le Marchand receives national award for cancer research excellence
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Loïc Le Marchand has been named the recipient of the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) — American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. This national award recognizes exceptional research.
The spread of H1N1 in the United States ultimately prompted President Obama to declare a state of national emergency.
ADHD linked to longer concussion recovery in high school athletes
Kacie Kajihara, a graduate student in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), was selected as the 2025 Denise B. Evans Fellow. The $37,000 fellowship award will support Kajihara’s quest to better understand one of the most abundant marine microbes.
UH achieves ‘gold standard,’ reaccredited for human research protection
These micro-credentials, developed with input from employers and faculty nationwide, are backed by the American Council on Education. Upon completion, participants earn digital badges that can be added to résumés and professional profiles—badges that are recognized by more than 1,500 employers.
Scientists recreate deep space chemistry
In their lab, researchers simulated those conditions by freezing simple gases to near absolute zero and exposed them to ubiquitous galactic cosmic ray proxies, then slowly warming them to mimic the heating that occurs as new stars form.
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
UH-led breakthroughs propel search for ice on Moon
Scientists have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the Moon. Water ice would be an important resource at a potential future lunar base, as it could be used to support humans or be broken down to hydrogen and oxygen, key components of rocket fuel. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers are using two innovative approaches to advance the search for ice on the Moon.
New tsunami video gives insights, answers on how to prepare
A 2025 Tsunami Preparedness Video has been produced by the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and partners across the state. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi in 2024.
Prebiotic molecules central to life’s earliest metabolic processes—chemical reactions in cells that change food into energy—may have been born in deep space long before Earth existed.
Post-Pandemic Economic Modelling
A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) blog by Assistant Professor Steven Bond-Smith provides insights into how the state can diversify its economy, so when tourism contracts, other sectors expand. Bond-Smith has provided a short list of industries with potential to “make use of uniquely Hawaiʻi capabilities.”
New tsunami video gives insights, answers on how to prepare
A 2025 Tsunami Preparedness Video has been produced by the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and partners across the state. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi in 2024.