Lucia Seale has been awarded a five-year grant of nearly $2M to investigate how specialized fat cells and the micronutrient selenium interact to produce body heat.
UH Mānoa programs were ranked, including two others that earned top 100 marks.
UH Mānoa was one of the approximately 1,800 universities in 93 countries selected by
GRAS out of more than 26,000 colleges and universities to be considered for the annual ranking. The criteria include research output, research influence, international collaboration, research quality and international academic awards.
“The rankings are a testament to the continued excellence demonstrated by our faculty, staff and students, affirming our position as one of the top universities in the world,”
UH Mānoa Provost
Michael Bruno said. “It is an important reminder of the value
UH Mānoa brings to Hawaiʻi as the flagship university of the stateʻs public higher education system.”
Hawaii study offers design changes to fight climate change
April 5, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP) A new study from the University of Hawaii s School of Architecture has offered detailed short- and long-term design alterations that could help the state combat the effects of climate change.
Scientists have warned that Hawaii could face a rise of up to 3 feet (0.91 meters) in sea level over the next few decades, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday.
The effects of climate change in Honolulu in particular could force as many as 13,300 people from their homes and cause an estimated $13 billion in economic losses, the outlet reported.
“When you read sea-level rise reports, it’s scary,” said Judith Stilgenbauer, the principal investigator of the project and professor of landscape architecture at the university s School of Architecture. “But there’s a real opportunity here to get an early start on planning for the inevitable.”
Shayle Matsuda conducting field work. (Photo credit: Gates Coral Lab)
A doctoral candidate in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Marine Biology Graduate Program, studying a potential coral-saving strategy, was named a recipient of the 2021 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship by the Society for Conservation Biology and the Cedar Tree Foundation.
Shayle Matsuda will be part of a team of researchers engaging in an international coral reef restoration project. During the fellowship, he will assess how transplanting coral affects their health, specifically the symbiotic relationship between coral and their microbiomes.
Shayle Matsuda. (Photo credit: Gates Coral Lab)
U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The session drew more than 100 participants from around the world through Zoom. It was the first time
UH has presented at the conference since becoming a member of
CUGH in 2018.
“By virtue of its geographic location and longstanding partnerships with academic institutions and ministries of health in the Asia-Pacific region,
UH is strategically positioned to provide a Pacific-focused perspective to the global health conversation,” said
Aimee Grace, director of the
UH Office of Strategic Health Initiatives and lead organizer for the event. “We are honored to have had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and resources with our colleagues around the globe.”