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Elusive Antiaromatic Molecule Produced In A Lab For The 1st Time

A problem that has puzzled the scientific community for more than 50 years has finally been solved by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Florida International University and Ruhr University Bochum (Germany).

Pandemic Drop In Visitors To Molokini Increased Reef Fish

During August 2019, more than 40,000 tourists visited Hawaiʻi’s Molokini island—off of Maui’s southwestern coast—to snorkel or dive

Military, Civilian Suicides Driven By Societal Factors, Not War

The longest comparison of U.S. Army and civilian suicides suggests societal factors are driving both military and civilian suicides, challenging assumptions that military suicides are primarily driven by combat trauma or other war-related causes.

Gut Bacteria Linked To Mental Health, Other Chronic Disease Risks Among NHPI Populations

A potential link between intestinal bacteria and the disproportionately higher rates of certain chronic disease and mental health risks among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) has been discovered by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Isolated Volcanic Island Plants May Help Predict Climate Change Impacts

A University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo professor of geography is part of an international research team that collected plant-trait data from the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), to compare against a global data set of plant form and function.

New Viruses Infecting Hibiscus Plants On Oʻahu

Two new viruses are infecting hibiscus plants in Hawaiʻi and could pose a threat to the state flower, according to researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Their findings were published in Viruses

Irreversible Loss Of Ice Sheets Imminent Past 1.8°C Warming

Irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and a corresponding rapid acceleration of sea-level rise, may be imminent if global temperature change cannot be stabilized below 1.8°C, compared to preindustrial levels.

Hawaiʻi Young Adults Rely On Social Media For COVID-19, Health Info

Nearly 100% of Hawaiʻi residents aged 18—35 surveyed, utilized some form of digital or social media to find information about COVID-19 or related topics, according to research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health.

Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes For Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer compared to other racial/ethnic populations in Hawaiʻi

Removing Water, Stains, Contaminants With Hydrogel Beads

There may be a more efficient future for water repellent materials and methods thanks to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering

1st Observational Evidence Linking Black Holes To Dark Energy

Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, a team of researchers led by scientists at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has uncovered the first evidence of “cosmological coupling”—a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein’s theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe.

Improved Cancer Therapies Could Spring From Mesothelioma Discovery

A University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center research team led by Michele Carbone and Haining Yang may have discovered a key to increasing the survival rate of Mesothelioma, one of the deadliest cancers, that could also ultimately be used to treat other types of cancer.

Whales Could Be Key To Reducing Carbon Dioxide

Exploring how whales can influence the amount of carbon in our air and waters and potentially contribute to the overall reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide is the focus of new research.

New Virus Discovered In Whales, Dolphins Across The Pacific

A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphins, has been discovered by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab.

Algae Bio Hacks Itself In Adapting To Climate Change

Clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought is the focus of a study published in Science Advances by an international team of scientists, including University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanography professor David Karl.

Decades Of Racial Disparities Revealed In National Science Foundation Funding Patterns

An investigation into National Science Foundation (NSF) data on funding rates, award types and proposal ratings from 1996 to 2019 found pervasive racial disparities

Historical Trauma Impact On Native Hawaiian Youth Focus Of Study

The traumatic effects of colonization, particularly the forced disconnection from Hawaiʻi’s abundant ʻāina, which has led to complex, interconnected, health disparities seen today in Native Hawaiian communities and especially in the ʻōpio (youth), is the focus of new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health.

New Chainsaw Drone Technology Deployed To Fight Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

A new aerial chainsaw device that could assist in the battle to save Hawaiʻi’s ʻōhiʻa trees from a deadly fungal pathogen is being put to the test by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo geographer.

Rare Unaltered Asteroid Sample Provides Clues To Early Solar System

Earth is constantly being bombarded by meteorites—from nearly invisible, dust-sized particles to large impactors that have changed the trajectory of life on our planet.

Native Hawaiian Colorectal Cancer Patients Twice As Likely To Die From Sepsis

In Hawaiʻi, Native Hawaiian cancer patients have a two-fold increased risk of dying from sepsis, a life-threatening immune response to an infection, compared to other ethnicities, according to a new study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers.