News items about HIMB faculty, staff, students, post-docs, or researchers

May 8, 2022

HIMB Educational Intern Continues Coral Research in Palau

UH, first published April 7, 2022 Palau is an island nation with strong ties to Hawaiʻi, a rich history of the application of traditional ecological knowledge to natural […]
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 […]
March 14, 2022

Hawaiian Corals Show Surprising Resilience to Warming Oceans

Tank with combined future ocean conditions—wamer and more acidic. (Photo credit: R. McLachlan and A. Grottol) UH, first published on 3/11/2022 A long-term study of Hawaiian […]
February 16, 2022

UH Lab: Stranded Humpback Whale Calf Had Traumatic Brain Injury

(Photo credit: UH Health and Stranding Lab, NOAA Fisheries Permit #18786) UH News, first published on 2/15/2022 In response to a dead humpback whale calf near the Wailupe peninsula on Oʻahu, the […]
January 19, 2022

HIMB Honors Heʻeia ahupuaʻa, moʻolelo to Welcome New Director, Eleanor Sterling

Marcie Grabowski, first published on 01/11/2022 at SOEST News On the tranquil shores of Moku o Loʻe (Coconut Island) in Kāneʻohe Bay, Eleanor Sterling, the newly appointed director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute […]
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 29, 2021

Pioneering Ocean Acidification Research Finds Grave Concern For Coral Reefs

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Oceanography Professor and Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’s Interim Director Christopher Sabine has devoted his life to understanding the connections between the ocean and anthropogenic […]