News items about HIMB faculty, staff, students, post-docs, or researchers

February 22, 2023

In Memoriam: Global Conservationist, Groundbreaking Scientist Eleanor Sterling

UH News, first published February 21, 2023. Eleanor Jane Sterling, director of the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, died on February 11, 2023. […]
August 18, 2022

HIMB Whale Work Featured in PBS Documentary “Changing Seas”

PBS, first aired June 22, 2022. The Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the Alaska Whale Foundation was […]
July 14, 2022

National Geographic Docuseries Features UH Shark Scientists (from HIMB)

UH News, first published on July 12, 2022 The majority of shark research content is narrated and led by male scientists, and enthusiasts. The focus of […]
June 22, 2022

UH hosts high school students overnight on Moku o Loʻe (Coconut Island)

UH News, first published on June 15, 2022. Oʻahu high school students spent the week on Moku o Loʻe (Coconut Island) learning about marine mammals science at a University […]
May 27, 2022

UH Awarded $20M to Support State-Wide Climate Resilience Through Data Science

SOEST News, first published May 20, 2022. The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Hawaiʻi’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Hawaiʻi EPSCoR) a five-year $20-million grant to […]
May 8, 2022

HIMB Educational Intern Continues Coral Research in Palau

UH, first published April 7, 2022 Palau is an island nation with strong ties to Hawaiʻi, a rich history of the application of traditional ecological knowledge to natural […]
May 3, 2022

HIMB Recruits Ruth D. Gates Endowed Chair Position in Coral Reef Systems (UPDATED)

Photo Credit: Elyse Butler Ruth D. Gates Endowed Chair in Coral Reef Systems Updated Application Deadline: July 15, 2022 The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology is […]
March 14, 2022

Hawaiian Corals Show Surprising Resilience to Warming Oceans

Tank with combined future ocean conditions—wamer and more acidic. (Photo credit: R. McLachlan and A. Grottol) UH, first published on 3/11/2022 A long-term study of Hawaiian […]