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As a major food staple throughout the Pacific Islands and around the Pacific Rim, breadfruit an essential agrosecurity crop. Its biggest advocate may well be ARCS Scholar alumna Diane Ragone, who is credited with creating and curating the largest and most diverse breadfruit conservation collection in the world. On Nov. 14...

Arianna Bunnell is pursuing her PhD in computer science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, with an appointment at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center. Her research utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance breast imaging—specifically, mammography and ultrasound—with the goal of expanding access to early cancer detection.

“At the highest...

Join seabird ecologist Beth Flint and marine journalist Susan Scott for a trip through the natural and unnatural histories of Johnston and Palmyra Atolls in a free hybrid talk hosted by ARCS Honolulu Chapter on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Some of the least visited sites on Earth, these islands, reefs, and pelagic...

Hawai‘i's congressional delegation and Governor Josh Green were on hand to cheer as the University of Hawai‘i announced its fourth consecutive year of record extramural funding. FY2025 saw a 19 percent increase to $734 million, with more than two thirds of that secured by UH Manoa, the UH System's flagship research...

ARCS Honolulu Scholar Alum Chris Lowe is one of the shark scientists inspired by Jaws who were interviewed for a New York Times article on the 50th anniversary of the film. The mechanical shark looked fake, but the marine biologist role was intriguing, the California State Long Beach researcher says of...

19 University of Hawai‘i at Manoa PhD students in botany, engineering and medicine were named 2025 Honolulu ARCS Scholars of the Year at the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Award Banquet held May 5. Allie Hall, who uses fungi to improve survival of endangered nānū trees, Ty Shitanaka who explores...

Hawai‘i Public Radio's Bytemarks Cafe explored how Honolulu ARCS Scholar Awards support University of Hawai‘i graduate students during a recent broadcast. Honolulu Chapter Co-President Cheryl Ernst and robotics engineer Dr. Brenan Yamamoto, a scholar alum now on staff at UH's Applied Research Laboratory, were joined by 2024 Scholars Jordie Ho (Tropical...

Honolulu ARCS Scholar Alum Anthony Amend will discuss "Fantastical Yeasts and Where to Find Them (in Hawaiʻi)" at the April 16 gathering of Honolulu Science Café. Dr. Amend is a professor in the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa's Pacific Biosciences Research Center, where he heads the Amend Lab on Microbial Diversity...

2001-2002 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Jenifer Sunrise Winter discusse "The Role of Hardware in Responsible AI Governance" in a free hybrid pauhana program on Wednesday, March 12. Tune in online at 5 p.m. or join us por pupus at 4:30 p.m. on campus before the in-person presentatoin in AgSciences Room 219.

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Shop ARCS Honolulu Chapter's Heart of Gold online auction through Feb. 24 for unique gifts—from a one-of-a-kind hand-woven lauhala hat and household items to books, games and baby itemsa. Proceeds benefit ARCS Scholar Awards. Visit Bidding Owl; email arcshonolulu@gmail.com for assistance or instructions in using Bidding Owl.