Congratulations to Tara Sutton, a WRRC student researcher working with Drs. Leah Bremer and Aurora Kagawa-Viviani on the social outcomes of the Red Hill jet fuel spill. She will graduate with a 3.9 GPA in Communicology, Anthropology, and Ethnic…
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2023 Lau Scholarship Competition — ClosedMarch 2023
The purpose of the scholarship is to further knowledge of Hawai’i’s natural waters by providing financial assistance that may be used for anything related to costs of attendance or research. The scholarship will be awarded to either part-…
New Publications: New Studies on Nitrous OxideMarch 2023
New studies on nitrous oxide (N₂O) were published recently by Dr. Zhiyue Wang, a recent addition to the WRRC ‘Ohana, and his research group. A life cycle assessment study was conducted on a novel biological process harvesting N₂O…
WRRC Participates in Highly Successful UH Research Day at Hawai‘i State CapitolFebruary 2023
WRRC was one of many outstanding University of Hawai‘i Mānoa (UHM) departments participating in Research Day at the Hawai‘i State Capitol on February 7, 2023. UHM Scientist, and undergraduate and graduate students, had the unique opportunity to interact and…
New Publication: Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning AlgorithmsJanuary 2023
Congratulations to Sayed Bateni (WRRC and CEE) and colleagues for their recent publication, “Spatial Modeling of Geogenic Indoor Radon Distribution in Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea Using Enhanced Machine Learning Algorithms.” A study in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea was conducted to determine…
USGS PIWSC Data Release for Seepage Runs on He‘eia Stream and ‘Ioleka‘a Stream, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iFebruary 2023
The USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center is releasing the data for (1) Seepage-run discharge measurements, March 23, 2022, He‘eia Stream and ‘Ioleka‘a Stream, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i (Heidi Kane et al., https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LN3FE0) and (2) Seepage-run discharge measurements, August 9,…
Data Release: Seepage-Run Discharge Measurements on the Islands of O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i, 2018 to 2022February 2023
The USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center is releasing the data for “Seepage-run discharge measurements on the islands of O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i, 2018 to 2022,” by Lhib Pagaduan and others (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OAAT22). This is part of the…
New Publication: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions: Cost Profiles of Collective-Action Watershed Investment ProgramsJanuary 2023
Leah Bremer (WRRC and UHERO) and team members conducted a cost survey of 18 collective-action watershed investment programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, which pool resources from water users and other stakeholders to finance Nature Based Solutions. During…
New Publication: An Environmental Justice Perspective on Ecosystem ServicesDecember 2022
WRRC and UHERO faculty researcher Leah Bremer and colleagues recently published “An Environmental Perspective on Ecosystem Services” in Ambio. Mainstreaming of ecosystem service approaches has been proposed as one path toward sustainable development. This article addresses the need for…
New WRRC Associate DirectorDecember 2022
We are happy to announce the appointment of Professor Tao Yan as the new Associate Director for Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). Tao has been a member of the WRRC ‘Ohana since September 2021, with a joint appointment at…