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2020
- Marine Science graduate study of coral recovery during El Niño offers hope for long-term survival
- Marine biologist Tim Grabowski sees great value in students gaining skills in teleconferencing
- An artist and a scientist work together to create a larger-than-life 3D sculpture of coral reef
- A time for healing: Hawaii’s coral reefs rebound during COVID-19
- UH Hilo marine scientists harness the power of citizen science in Hawaiʻi
- Marine Science Graduate studies Mega plant-eaters at highest risk of extinction
- UH researchers receive top awards at national computing conference
- UH Hilo, UH Mānoa team wins national award for Hawaiian coral reef virtual reality app
- Marine Science student athlete recognized as Pepsi Senior
- Dr. John Burns awarded the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Team of UH Hilo students, faculty publish work on coral health and disease
- Marine Science student brings home award from national student e-poster competition
- UH Hilo students bring home awards from statewide Marine Option Program Symposium
- UH Hilo graduate student Bryan Tonga initiates first comprehensive study ever done on nearshore water quality in Micronesia
- Interview with UH Hilo marine scientist John Burns about the health of coral reefs
- Dr. Tracy Wiegner, marine scientist teaching students and communities about coastal water quality
- Welcome to Hawaii's "Plastic Beach"
2019
- Marine Science faculty and students document how rainfall brings harmful bacteria into Hilo Bay
- Marine Science student gains valuable research experience at University of Iowa College of Public Health
- UH Hilo students learn and apply data science skills to reef study
- UH Hilo marine scientists and partner researchers investigate how climate change affects coral reef at French Frigate Shoals
- UH Hilo marine scientists train junior scientists in the waters of the Marshall Islands
- Beach created by volcanic eruption was born polluted and here in National Geographic and here in the Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald
- The Ocean Cleanup visits Hilo Harbor
- Beach cleanups are missing millions of pieces of plastic
- Profile of Jonathan Chandrasakaran (BS Marine Science, 2012), Manager of the Datai Langkawi’s Nature Centre
2018
2017
- Two Marine Science students experience with NOAA in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- The documentary, Chasing Coral, on Netflix includes several MARE students that helped with deployment, servicing, and retrieval of the camera deployed at Wai 'Opae, Hawaiʻi Island
- NSF grant funds new Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer for UH Hilo Analytical Lab
- Climate change research at UH Hilo: Near shore water quality
- Climate change research at UH Hilo: Fishpond management and restoration
- Climate change research at UH Hilo: Monitoring the coasts for signs of erosion and planning ahead
- Drs. Colbert & Adolf discuss climate change impacts to Hawaiʻi Island coastal ecosystems
- Dr. Colbert discusses the hydrology of cesspools at Puakō
- Dr. Burns talks about the importance of coral ecosystems in the video "Reefs at Risk: What's in Your Sunscreen"
- Hawaiʻi Business highlighted UH Hilo’s Marine Science Department’s research at Puakō and Hilo Bay
- Marine Debris in the Pacific course is discussed along with plastic pollution here in Hawaiʻi
2016
- Dr. Takabayashi talks about coral health for Surfer magazine
- Dr. John Burns on 3D Mapping of Coral Reefs: How to Get Started
- Marine Science students participate in International Union of Conservation of Nature
- Dr. Turner provides expert opinions on fewer humpback whale sightings
- UH Hilo marine science team publishes chapter on corals in Hawaiian culture
- Dr. Wiegner provides expert opinions on sewage pollution from cesspools in Hawaiʻi
2015
- Marine Science Professor discusses global warming
- Marine Science Professor discusses sea level rise
- Marine Science Professor discusses coral bleaching
- Check out this awesome 360 Degree video created by Dr. John Burns at QUEST 2015 (MARE 264/MARE 364)
- Four UH Hilo Marine Science & Marine Option Program students & grads participate in NOAA Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Reef Assessment & Monitoring cruise
- Pollution and coral reef health focus of UH Hilo research
- Data on Hilo Bay currents available online
- Wai‘ōpae Tide Pools in Puna: Unique Ecosystem Under Siege
- UH Hilo researchers present findings on the impact of Tropical Storm Iselle