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Reading time: 2 minutes Scientists on their way to deploy instruments off the west coast of Hawai‘i Island during a groundbreaking two-week expedition in search of fresh water hidden beneath the seafloor. A groundbreaking scientific expedition was just completed off the west coast of Hawaiʻi Island in search of something unexpected: fresh water beneath the […]

Reading time: 2 minutes With more than 35,000 Hawaiʻi residents living with Alzheimer’s, and the state’s aging population expected to grow, early detection and brain-healthy habits are crucial. To address this urgent public health issue, a new Healthy Brain Tracker tool has been developed and launched as part of a statewide collaboration with the University

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.