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AI-enhanced game prepares public health students for global challenges

An innovative classroom activity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools plus a card game is teaching University of Hawaiʻi at …

Public health grads earn national recognition in pediatric mental health

Two graduates from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Public Health Sciences were nationally honored for their leadership in maternal …

UH research tests dementia-friendly design in campus garden

Located along Metcalf Avenue at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, Hoʻōla ʻĀina Pilipili is both a garden and an educational …

UH Mānoa scholar builds Indigenous ties through Fulbright experience

Mapuana Antonio, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa associate professor in the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, recently …

UH Mānoa faculty help lead global aging initiative in Japan

Two longtime University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty members, Kathryn Braun and Cullen Hayashida, played key roles in the 20th …

Indigenous views of elderhood offer lessons on aging

A new study by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa examines how Indigenous communities define elderhood, and how …

UH event brings dementia resources to Moloka‘i

In February, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa programs brought dementia education and caregiving resources to Molokaʻi, offering residents a rare chance …

UH study links spearfishing to wellness, culture, community

Spearfishing, a traditional practice deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture, does more than provide food, it plays an important …

Public health scholars earn national fellowship for advancing community health

Two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health scholars have been selected for a national fellowship. Jena Funakoshi, a PhD …

Revitalizing ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i for eldercare

Researchers at the University of  Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health are advancing efforts to enrich ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) …