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College News

Science Talks

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, seven faculty members presented talks about some of their research and findings over the years. Click here to see Mark Hixon's "Freaky Funny Fishes" and more...

Untangling the Origin of Earth's Beaches

Chemistry Prof. Ralf Kaiser leads new study that pinpoints deep space as the chemical origin of silicates and the sand of terrestrial beaches.

Exploring biofilms and the search for life on Mars

Rebecca Prescott receives National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship award.

2017 Physics Open House

Sunday, November 5, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, great for kids 5 and up as well as adults!

Visit our Open House website for details!

Botany student leads study into medicinal plants

Research focused on medicinal plant use in Ecuador is published in PLOS ONE

UH contributes to the study of the evolution of multicellularity in animals

Organisms cultivated in Hawaiʻi part of study

Henke Hall demolition clears way for Life Sciences Building

First phase in the construction of the Life Sciences Building has begun.
Read more and see video at UH News...
See our latest info and webcam photos here...

Undergraduates thrive doing research in Prisic Lab

Dr. Sladjana Prisic of the Department of Microbiology states “Undergraduate students bring positive energy to the lab and they have expanded and improved our research."

Mysteries of the Universe to be answered by Belle II experiment

At the beginning of the universe there were equal quantities of matter and anti-matter and yet 13.7 billion years later, the universe is completely dominated by matter. How did this happen?