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Study Highlights Challenges, Strategies for Students Recovering from Alcoholism

A qualitative study of college students who are in recovery for alcoholism identifies areas of uncertainty that the students struggle with related to their sobriety.

New Tool Assesses How Well People Read Kids’ Emotions

Psychology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and validated a new tool for assessing how accurate people are at recognizing emotion in elementary school-aged children.

COVID-19 Conversations: A Deeper Dive into the Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Youth

Work Needed to Help Vulnerable Groups Cope with Abrupt Disruptions of Normal Routines

In Your Face: Children’s Expressions Tell the Story of Poor Sleep

Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later

Using Disney Movies to Help with Child Development

Researchers Say Animated Films Can Benefit Parent-Child Communication

‘Powerful New Model’ to Engage Underserved Patients

Researchers Propose ‘Community-Engaged Health Care’ Model to Improve Service Delivery

Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Aggressive HR-positive Breast Cancer

UH Researcher Creating Strategy to Prevent Metastatic Progression

Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America

University of Houston Chief Population Health Officer Tackles Multidimensional Factors of Health

Infant Planet Discovered By UH-Led Team Using Maunakea Telescopes

One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty, students, and alumni.

Biodiversity Of Islands In Peril, Scientists Warn

Scientists are sounding the alarm. The biodiversity of islands around the world is becoming increasingly threatened, due in large part to habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species and climate change.

Frozen DNA Shows Climate Change Drove Species Extinction In The Arctic

New international research on plant and animal changes over the past 50,000 years suggests that climate change was a primary driver of extinction and reduced diversity in the North.

Pandemic Takes Toll On Hawaiʻi With Anxiety, Depression

The mental health of Hawaiʻi adult residents has historically been among the best in the U.S., with the 50th state ranked among the top three states in the country by Mental Health America (No. 1 in 2020 report released in late 2019, No. 2 in 2019 report and No. 3 in 2018 report).

Stereotypes in STEM Fields Start by Age Six

University of Houston Researcher Addressing Gender Stereotypes in Computer Science, Engineering

Molding, Patterning and Driving Liquids with Light

UH Researcher Develops New Fluid That Light Can Cut

Study IDs Strategies to Help Recovering Alcoholics

A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober, depending on how they feel about stigmas associated with drinking and alcoholism.

Model Advances Understanding of Incorporating 3D Printing Into Supply Chains

Getting spare parts where they need to go in a quick, reliable way is a logistical challenge for military and industrial supply chains.

Study Finds Natural Outdoor Spaces Are Less Common at Schools

Spending time in nature can have mental, physical and social benefits for children.

Extinct Ground Sloth Was An Omnivore, Not Vegetarian

A study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists suggests that Mylodon—a ground sloth that lived in South America until about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago—was not a strict vegetarian like all of its living relatives.

New Study Proposes Expansion Of Universe Directly Impacts Black Hole Growth

Over the past 6 years, gravitational wave observatories have been detecting black hole mergers, verifying a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity.