News items about HIMB faculty.

September 29, 2021

Pioneering Ocean Acidification Research Finds Grave Concern For Coral Reefs

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Oceanography Professor and Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’s Interim Director Christopher Sabine has devoted his life to understanding the connections between the ocean and anthropogenic […]
September 21, 2021

Coral Reef Biodiversity Predicted To Shuffle As Climate Changes

New research led by scientists at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa reveals that the species which dominate experimental coral reef communities shift due to […]
September 20, 2021

Applying Innovative Technologies In Marine Science

This summer, eight graduate students from across Hawaii had the incredible opportunity to participate in the HIMB field course, “Applying Innovative Technologies in Marine Science”, sponsored […]
September 15, 2021

Researchers Train Indonesian Scientists In Fish Reproductive Analyses

Sustainable fisheries management requires accurate stock assessments, which often depend on reliable fish life history. To build capacity in fish life history studies, a three-week Specialist Training […]
September 14, 2021

Marine Biology Course Focuses On Place-Based Research Methods In Hawai‘i

A new course, Kūlana Noiʻi: Introduction to Place-based Research Methodologies in Hawaiʻi,  was piloted this summer as part of the Marine Biology Graduate Program (MBGP) at the University of […]
September 1, 2021

ʻOpihi Growth Patterns Influenced By Hawaiian Intertidal Environment

HIMB’s Erik Franklin is a Co-Author in this breakthrough study of the population dynamics of ʻopihi in Hawaiʻi. Read full story at UH News
August 23, 2021

Eleanor Sterling Appointed As Director Of Hawaiʻi Institute Of Marine Biology

Eleanor Sterling has been appointed as the director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). She will […]
August 11, 2021

Deadly Virus Discovered In Dolphin Species Found In Hawaiian Waters

HIMB’s Kristi West, lab director at UH Health and Stranding Lab, found a novel strain of morbillivirus in a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui […]