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The first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in geology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Haunani Kane has never lost sight of her cultural roots in pursuing her science career.

Most recently, the 2017 Toby Lee ARCS Scholar was co-author on a PLOS One article reporting that culturally...

Honolulu associate member Mariana Gerschenson has secured $11.3 million in National Institute of Health funding for an additional five years of diabetes research in Hawai‘i, where nearly one in two people have the disease or live with pre-diabetes. Dr. Gerschenson is associate dean for research at the University of Hawai‘i at...

Welcome to Dr. Parwinder Grewal, new Dean of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoaʻs College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources—one of the Honolulu partner universityʻs six units supported with ARCS Scholar Awards.

“I want CTAHR to have a real impact on food security in Hawaiʻi and work collaboratively with the...

Honolulu ARCS Scholar Christopher Kang is lead author on the cover article of the February 2024 issue of the American Chemistry Societyʻs Journal of Physical Chemistry.

Chris uses simulation methodologies to study chemical properties and compounds related to permeability of medications — the passage of drugs from the gut through...

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Professor Alika Maunakea was named ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapterʻs ARCS Scientist of the Year in recognition of his groundbreaking work in epigenetics — gene-environment interactions that underlie disease development.

Funded by National Institutes of Health grants throughout his 20-plus year career, Dr. Maunakea has helped secure...

ARCS Honolulu welcomes Dr. Samuel "Sam" Shomaker, named dean of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoaʻs John A. Burns School of Medicine effective July 1.

A JABSOM alumnus who previously served as the schoolʻs vice dean and interim dean, Dr. Shomaker returns to Hawai‘i after serving as dean of the Austin...

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa PhD students in entomology and astronomy were named 2024 ARCS Scholars of the Year at the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Award Banquet held May 6. Mason Russo, who investigates hala scale and coconut rhinoceros beetles, and Nicholas Saunders, who has discovered more than...

Belated congratulations to veteran Hawai‘i astronomer Alan Tokunaga for being named a fellow of the Amerian Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Toknaga was recognized for achievements in teaching, research, adminstration and communication about science. He investigated the solar system and interstellar-medium as an astronomer at Honolulu partner University of...

ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter's 2024 ARCS Scholars will present their research in this free, open public symposium Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in POST Room 723 on the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa campus.

The interdisciplinary symposium will offer glimpses into a range of UH research—from use of...

Beyond the intrinsic value of understanding disease processes and seeking cures, biomedical research improves lives by stimulating the economy. Each dollar of research grant funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health in FY2023 generated $2.46 in economic activity, according to economic analysis by United for Medical Research. The $37.8 billion invested...