June 3, 2022

Reality ‘bytes’ the dust, UH Mānoa students conquer national hackathon

UH News, first published May 31, 2022 A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa team of Information and Computer Sciences Department graduate students took home $10,000 as one of two winners […]
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 […]
January 19, 2022

$50M Gift Aims to Improve Hawaiʻi’s Ocean Health

Marcie Grabowski, first published on 01/19/2022 at SOEST News Today, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) announced […]
November 29, 2021

Coral Catastrophe Prompts Student’s Dedication to Marine Conservation

Witnessing a widespread coral bleaching event during the summer of 2015 sparked Mariko Quinn’s determination to conserve that which she loved. Growing up on the edge […]
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 […]
May 22, 2021

Rare Pygmy Killer Whales’ Deterioration Documented Using UH Drone Tech

HIMB’s Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019. For the full story, […]
March 5, 2021

HIMB’s Marine Mammal Research Program Tags Whales to Preserve Their Future

KHON2 was invited to join HIMBʻs Marine Mammal Research Program to get an exclusive look at the human effort needed learn more about the humpback whales […]
March 5, 2021

Oʻahu Marine Protected Areas Offer Limited Protection of Coral Reef Herbivorous Fishes

HIMBʻs Erik Franklin recently published a paper observing marine protected areas around Oʻahu, and whether or not they provide biologically significant benefits for herbivorous fish populations […]