July 2025

Reading time: 2 minutes Mariana Gerschenson in the cryogenic laboratory. With Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Asian populations facing some of the highest diabetes rates in the nation, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Diabetes Research Center has received a $2.35 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand research, strengthen infrastructure […]

Reading time: 3 minutes The huge public reaction to a kisscam moment at a Coldplay concert that went viral reveals deeper insights about how we relate to strangers online and the real-world consequences that can follow, according to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor Jingyi Gu. The moment, captured during the band’s performance and later

Reading time: 2 minutes An artist’s concept design of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle. (Photo credit: NASA) NASA has selected University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists to lead one of three teams developing instruments for Moon travel through the Artemis campaign. Two instruments, including UH’s, will be integrated onto a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), which astronauts

Reading time: < 1 minute High feed costs and a reliance on imported feed are everyday challenges for Hawaiʻi’s poultry farmers. However, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa may have found a promising locally grown alternative: kalo (taro). Assistant Extension Agents Yunuen Bustamante and Melelani

Reading time: 2 minutes (Image credit: Durham University) A new type of star-like object called a “dark dwarf” that could provide clues into dark matter—one of the universe’s biggest mysteries—has been proposed by an international group of scientists, led by a researcher from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Dark matter is an invisible substance

Reading time: 2 minutes Jetstream2 at Indiana University The University of Hawaiʻi will provide critical training in artificial intelligence (AI) to support economic growth through ocean and coastal sustainability research. The training is a collaboration of academic institutions, and UH’s role includes workforce development, hands-on training and research presentations. The Blue Economy project includes areas

Reading time: 2 minutes Christy Nishita and Jinyoung (Jenny) Lee, seated on left, visit Shiba no Ie in Tokyo, Japan. With aging populations on the rise worldwide, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging (COA) is strengthening ties with Japanese researchers to lead the way in gerotechnology and community-based care for older adults.

Reading time: 2 minutes The bright dot of Supernova 1994D appears next to galaxy NGC 4526. (Photo credit: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Key Project Team and The High-Z Supernova Search Team) Will the universe keep expanding forever, or slow down and collapse? A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher contributed to the creation of the

Reading time: 3 minutes Fresh harvest from a Fijian agroforest. UH research shows diverse ecosystems like this support better nutrition and climate resilience. Indigenous agroforests (food-producing agroecosystems where trees and crops grow together in forest-like environments) may offer valuable insights for addressing two of the world’s biggest challenges: declining biodiversity and rising non-communicable disease, according

Reading time: 2 minutes (Image by Andrew Turner) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Department of Chemistry have created a molecule once thought too unstable to exist called methanetetrol using extreme, space-like conditions. The discovery could reshape our understanding of chemistry in the universe and shed light on the complex reactions happening in