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Maunakea Telescope Helps Crack 1,000-Year-Old Mystery

After an international team of astronomers discovered the first signs of a new type of supernova, the researchers turned to the W.M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea to confirm their sighting.

Neighborhood Ties Improve Well-Being Of Older Adults

Neighborhood social cohesion, defined as having strong social bonds and the absence of conflict, is shown to promote various positive health outcomes.

New Work-Life Balance Policies Could Help Economically Vulnerable Women

Women make up nearly two-fifths of the global workforce, but have suffered more than half of total job losses due to COVID-19, according to an expansive study on women by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers at Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health.

UH Mānoa Part Of First Nationwide Mammal Survey

Black-tailed deer in Hawaiʻi? Where do squirrels thrive best? Unlike for birds, which have multiple large-scale monitoring programs, mammals have not had a standard way to monitor their populations on a national scale.

Feral Chicken Guts Hold Clues To Improving Health

In Hawaiʻi, there is a relatively high number of feral chickens, commonly seen on roads and in parking lots.

Blue Coral’s Secret Sunscreen May Save Reefs

The Hawaiian blue rice coral may reveal important clues as to how some corals might weather climate change according to a team of scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Smithsonian Institute.

Better Water Management Goal Of Storm, Rainfall Data Analysis

The first study to characterize the frequency of several atmospheric disturbance types in Hawaiʻi and the magnitude of rainfall associated with them aims to help inform future water management decisions in the state.

Basic Building Block To Earliest Forms Of Life Discovered

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are complex organic molecules that may incorporate up to one-third of the organic carbon in our galaxy and are involved in fundamental molecular mass growth processes in our galaxy.

Experts Aim To Keep Coral Reefs From Dying Off

Coral reefs could be almost extinct in 30 to 50 years, under the worst-case scenario, according to an international group of scientific experts, including University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa research professor Robert H. Richmond, who identified and discussed the requirements for coral reef survival in an article in Biological Conservation.

Fibrous Feeds Prove Beneficial For Livestock Gut Health

Compared to the fattening up power of soybeans and corn, high-fiber animal feeds are often considered to be inefficient for optimal growth and production. But livestock producers may want to reconsider that stance.

Native Hawaiians’ Risk For Metabolic Syndrome Varies By Definition

How many Native Hawaiians have a health condition called “metabolic syndrome,” a cluster of the most dangerous risk factors for having a heart attack or stroke?

Indigenous Practices Could Assist Endangered Waterbird Recovery

Expanded restoration of Indigenous practices will more than compensate for projected losses of endangered waterbird habitat.

What Helps Houseless Families Move To Stable Housing?

Formerly houseless Native Hawaiian and Micronesian families and their successful journey to obtain stable housing is the focus of a new pilot study by social work researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

COVID-19 In Honolulu Wastewater Reflects Levels Of Infection

Wastewater is a reliable indicator of the prevalence of COVID-19 in a community, according to new research by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Engineering.

Anti-Obesity Therapy Closer To Development

Obesity is one of the most serious public health issues of the 21st century. More than 600 million adults and 100 million children in 200 countries are considered obese.

Maunakea Telescope Helps Find Astronomical ‘Gold Mines’

Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea are part of a team that came across a very rare find nestled billions of light years away that could help to quantify the universe.

Local Restaurants Offer Few Options For Healthy Kids’ Beverages

Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects of sugary drinks, yet prior to a recent law aimed at improving healthy options for Hawaiʻi’s keiki, it was rare to find healthy beverages as a “default” option with kids’ meals in Hawaiʻi restaurants.

Rare Pygmy Killer Whales’ Deterioration Documented Using UH Drone Tech

Drone technology by the University of Hawaiʻi Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) was used to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019.

A Plant Gene May Help Crops Resist Heat Stress

As global warming threatens to decrease crop yields, a newly discovered gene may help plants resist heat stress, strengthening our agricultural response.

New Metrics Could Reduce Gender Gap In STEM Fields

Hiring, promotion and tenure within universities are based on objective metrics of performance, something that is often evaluated using metrics that disproportionately favor men over women, such as citations and invited lectureships.