Similar to a giant sponge, the ocean absorbs a quarter of the excess CO2 produced every year from human activities (anthropogenic carbon) around the world. Carbon dioxide dissolves in the surface water and through the overturning circulation of ocean currents and mixing … Read More
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) undergraduate student Peter Felicijan has long been engaged in a variety of academic, athletic, and personal pursuits. From the small farming town of Prosser, Washington, Felicijan was in high school clubs … Read More
Recent GES graduate, Michaela Johnson studied embryonic Siphonaria normalis, which is a native false limpet that is abundant in the rocky intertidal areas around Hawaiʻi. During her project, Johnson discovered that Hawaiʻi’s intertidal waters can sometimes reach temperatures that lead to higher mortality of these animals.
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) within the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is receiving $3.08 million in competitive funding for the first year of this five-year award to collect, manage and serve coastal and ocean observing and forecasting data.
Congratulations to recent graduate, Sean Mahaffey, for securing a spot as a finalist for the 2022 Knauss Fellowship program!