{"id":242387,"date":"2026-10-20T11:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=242387"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:12:23","slug":"students-explore-arctic-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/students-explore-arctic-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students explore Arctic, Japan in ocean conservation exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Tyra Arends and Flannery McGreevy spent a week at Hakodate Field Campus and Usujiri Field Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Six University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa students took their educational journey to Japan and the Arctic through an international educational exchange with Hokkaido University focused on climate change, ocean conservation and sustainable resource management.<\/p>\n

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Sean Michael Monte dissecting a fish (Image credit: Tatsuya Kawakami)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exchange connects 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Uehiro Center for the Advancement of Oceanography<\/a> (UC\u2022AO<\/abbr>) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/a> (SOEST)<\/abbr> with Hokkaido University\u2019s Uehiro Laboratory for Oceanography.<\/p>\n

The ocean connects all of us<\/h2>\n

ldquo;When students work side by side with colleagues from Hokkaido University, at sea, on the coast, and in the watershed, they see that the ocean connects all of us,” said Margaret McManus, director of UC\u2022AO<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Global Environmental Science undergraduate students Ruby Helmuth and Kyoko Suzuki participated in a 26-day Arctic expedition aboard Hokkaido University\u2019s training ship Oshoro-Maru, gaining hands-on experience in oceanographic sampling and marine research.<\/p>\n

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Uryu Forest (Image credit: Rex Bregman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oceanography master\u2019s student Tyra Arends and undergraduate Flannery McGreevy spent a week studying coastal environmental challenges, including pollution, biodiversity loss and erosion.<\/p>\n

In northern Hokkaido, undergraduate students Rex Bregman and Sean Michael Monte explored connections between forests, rivers and coastal ecosystems through field surveys and visits to aquaculture facilities.<\/p>\n

The exchange provided students with opportunities to develop scientific skills, learn from international researchers and explore approaches to protecting marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Read the full story on the SOEST website<\/a> for more about the students\u2019 experiences and the international exchange.<\/p>\n

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Kyoko Suzuki (left) and Ruby Helmuth (right) hold certificates signifying crossing into Arctic water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The students gained hands-on experience on the 26-day Arctic expedition aboard Hokkaido University\u2019s training ship. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":242384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1073,1466,1363,1314,107,92,73,9],"class_list":["post-242387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-international-exchange","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-oceanography","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t