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Making A Nobel-Winning Chemistry Reaction Even Better

New catalyst offers greater control over the synthesis of organic cyclic compounds, including potential cancer drugs.

Funneling Government Grants into Smaller Ventures Produces Better Economic Returns

Recent efforts to support businesses reeling from revenues lost during the pandemic, such as grants and loan programs, have been criticized for favoring larger companies.

Physicists Flip Particle Accelerator Setup To Gain A Clearer View Of Atomic Nuclei

Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars.

Expressing Variety of Emotions Earns Entrepreneurs Funding

Putting on a happy face might not be enough for entrepreneurs to win over potential investors.

Reframing Media Coverage Of Pedestrian, Bicycle Fatalities Can Lead To Solutions

Pedestrian deaths are on the rise in Hawaiʻi and the nation, but it is easy to miss that statistic when local newspapers and television stations cover the traffic crashes as isolated events. In reality, crash fatalities are often the result of dangerous travel conditions that disproportionately impact people walking and bicycling due to their increased vulnerability.

Sources Of Pollution In West Hawaiʻi Waters Identified By UH Hilo Researchers

Distribution of nutrient pollution in coastal waters and coastal reefs in proximity to Hawaiʻi Island developments has been documented by a group of University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers, students and community partners.

Dolphin Age, Pod Health Revealed With Drone Photos

Using unoccupied aerial system (UAS), or drone photography, researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.

Method Offers Inexpensive Imaging At The Scale Of Virus Particles

Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy.

Business Professor Ranks Among Most Prolific Hospitality and Tourism Researchers

Dogan Gursoy, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management, was recently named one of the most prolific researchers worldwide in hospitality and tourism over the last 20 years.

Preserving Employee Morale During Cost-Cutting

After cutbacks and layoffs, remaining employees were more likely to feel they were treated fairly if the companies invested in them—and morale was less likely to plunge, according to new research.

Fluorescent Mouse Blood Will Help Us Gain Knowledge About Brain Diseases

BRAIN A fluorescent protein makes it possible to follow disease progression in brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, strokes, and depression. That may lead to better insight into diseases and possible new treatments.

MIT Team Enlarges Brain Samples, Making Them Easier To Image

New technique enables nanoscale-resolution microscopy of large biological specimens.

Layoffs Pushed Hospitality Workers to Leave Industry

The psychological toll of losing a job due to COVID‑19 caused many young hotel and restaurant workers to consider changing careers, according to a Washington State University study.

Seeing RNA At The Nanoscale

Microscopy technique allows scientists to pinpoint RNA molecules in the brain.

The First Life In Our Solar System May Have Been On Mars

EVOLUTION When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids delivering water and organic molecules necessary for life to emerge. According to the professor behind a new study, this means that the first life in our solar system may have been on Mars.

Food Safety Crises at Smaller Restaurant Chains Can Hurt Giants

When it comes to a food safety crisis like an E.coli outbreak, little restaurant brands have an outsized influence.

Low-Income Parents Receiving Universal Payments Spent More on Kids

When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to Washington State University research.

English Channel Stops New Rockpool Species Reaching UK

The English Channel prevents many rockpool species "making the jump" from Europe to the UK, new research shows.

Masks Level Playing Field for Hospitality Workers

While attractive hospitality workers typically earn higher customer service scores than their peers, wearing face masks – a practice widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic – levels the playing field, a new study says.

Goldenseal Use May Compromise Diabetics’ Glucose Control

Diabetic patients taking the natural product goldenseal while taking the prescription drug metformin may be unwittingly sabotaging their efforts to maintain healthy blood glucose levels.