Natural pigments found in marine sponge from Puhi Bay, Hilo
The research team identified and sequenced the microbe’s genome and also investigated the ecological impact of its pigments.
Category: Research
WATCH: Animal behaviorist Adam Pack featured in PBS film “Mystery of the Humpback Whale Song”
Adam Pack, chair and professor of psychology at UH Hilo, was featured in two public webinars on behalf of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
Weekly Newsletter for Faculty and Staff, Dec. 15, 2020
Featured in this week’s issue of Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Lillian Lewis, Michael Bitter, Adam Pack, Amy Horst, Diane Barrett, and more!
Two UH Hilo students win awards at national biomedical research conference
A total of seven UH Hilo students were selected to present their research in biomedical or biobehavioral science as first authors. Kailee Yoshimura and Michelle Biete each won an award for their presentations.
Research of humpback whale song expert Adam Pack featured in virtual screening of documentary, to be followed by live Q&A, Nov. 18
Adam Pack is conducting research on the leeward side of Maui, inside the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, to collect data on whale song to determine if there is a correlation between the quality of the song and the fitness of an individual whale.
UH Hilo alumna is member of team that discovers signs of life on Venus
UH Hilo alumna E’Lisa Lee studied astronomy at the Hawaiʻi Island campus. She helped carry out the observations for the study while working as a telescope operator.
Ha‘ilono o UH Hilo: News of UH Hilo, August 25, 2020
A weekly newsletter for faculty and staff at UH Hilo. This issue: Health check-up app, new faculty and staff, relaxed parking rules and new library hours, research in the age of covid, more!
Researchers generate high-quality genome assembly for taro
It is the first genome assembly of taro that has been associated with genes that underpin resistance to taro leaf blight, information that may enhance taro breeding programs.
