School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
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Photo of wall at beach. Looking at Mars from “Down Under”

At a meeting in Perth, Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Planetary Scientist Jeff Taylor talks to the Australian media about the possibilities of people living on the red planet within the next 25 years, about how its chemical composition differs from that of the Earth and what that tells us about how the solar system formed, and how water may have affected Mars over time.

Read more about it The Australian, at Cosmos Magazine and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Photo courtesy of NASA / JPL / Malin Space Science Systems.

$3.79 million grant from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Photo of Dave Karl. Oceanographer David Karl has been named the recipient of a $3.79 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to continue and expand research on the microbial inhabitants of the world’s oceans. Dr. Karl, founder of the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) in SOEST, has focused his research on the ecological role of microorganisms in the oceans, ranging from the sunlit surface waters to the deep abyss, including its potential response to environmental variability and climate change.

Read more about it in the Honolulu Advertiser, at the Philanthropy News Digest, and on the SOEST Press Release page. Image courtesy of SOEST.

Photo of diseased coral. New indicator uncovered that can predict coral health

A new indicator of coral health has been discovered in a community of microscopic single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The study, released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that a particular type of these algae renders corals more susceptible to disease. It had previously been considered that all dinoflagellates found in coral are equally beneficial to their coral host, but in this study Hawai‘i Institute for Marine Biology (HIMB) researchers Michael Stat, Ruth Gates, and Emily Morris present evidence that a particular type of dinoflagellate can be found in corals that are diseased or show evidence of having had a disease.

Read more about it in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the Honolulu Advertiser, and in Science Daily. Image courtesy of HIMB.

Photo of coral with growth anomaly. One-third of world’s coral species at risk of extinction

The Hawai‘i Institute for Marine Biology (HIMB)‘s Greta Aeby joins an international team of scientists to show coral reefs have joined the ranks of living creatures most likely to vanish permanently from the earth. The findings from the study were published in the prestigious journal Science and announced at the International Coral Reef Symposium underway in Florida.

Read more about it in the Science abstract (full article requires subscription), in the Maui News, and at Radio Australia. Photo courtesy of Hawaii Coral Disease.

SOEST rotating images. Three Top-Ten Rankings for SOEST Programs

Three SOEST programs: Oceanography, Physical Sciences (2nd), Marine Science (4th), and Geophysics (7th) continue in good company in the Academic Analytics FSP Index for Top Performing Individual Programs 2006-2007.

Read More about it in the UH Press Release.

For more news, visit our News and Awards & Honors pages, and read the weekly SOEST Bulletin.

small photo of Hurricane Katrina. BE PREPARED : Hurricane season is June 1st through November 30th.

Information on disaster preparedness can be found on the Hawai‘i State Civil Defense web site and in the Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards available from UH Sea Grant. Information on what the UH Mānoa is doing in emergency management and links to other emergency agencies can be found at Mānoa Campus Emergency Management Program web site.

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