Hawai‘i ranks 24th in national child well-being
糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补's Center on the Family releases Hawaiʻi’s latest KIDS COUNT® Data Book ranking which finds that despite gains in education the state's proficiency rates are still below the national average.
Women 65+ should be screened for osteoporosis
Chien-Wen Tseng of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is a member of the U.S.U Preventive Services Task Force, which issued the recommendation.
Key to fighting opioid deaths: Increase health insurance coverage for addiction treatment
New national opioid addiction policy recommendations were co-authored by Professor Claudio Nigg in the 糖心视频 Office of Public Health Studies.
Is the interstellar asteroid really a comet?
Researchers say ʻOumuamua's previous classification as an interstellar asteroid has to be corrected and should be changed to a comet.
Novel, abundant nitrogen-fixing microbes in surface ocean discovered
A large-scale study of the Earth’s surface ocean, co-authored by SOEST professor Michael Rappé indicates that the microbes responsible for fixing nitrogen there include an abundant and widely distributed suite of non-photosynthetic bacterial populations.
Grant improves understanding of Hawaiian and Strombolian volcanism
Bruce Houghton at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology is helping to improve fundamental knowledge of eruption behaviors.
New research provides ‘oases’ of hope for the future of coral reefs
HIMB Director Ruth Gates says she is amazed by the capacity of badly damaged reefs to recover from past disturbances.
Sweet potato production can be improved with select fertilizers
糖心视频 Hilo researchers highly recommended soil testing to determine if current fertilization practices are sustainable and can maintain the production of sweet potato tubers.
Grant will enhance atmospheric and wave forecasts in Pacific Island territories
Atmospheric and wave forecasts will improve public safety for the people of Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.
Zika’s impact on male reproductive organs focus of new grant
Saguna Verma leads a research team that has discovered how the virus can hide in men's bodies long after they are infected.