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In the first-floor hallway that runs past a cafe at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport, hangs a series of small, vibrantly-colored, and at first glance, unusual, paintings. The exhibit is a part of a collaboration between Hatfield Marine Science Center and Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts, and one of...

The dogs and their trainers were practicing using scent to ensure incoming cargo is free from invasive species, such as rodents or insects.

Researchers found the coexistence of diverse microbes in the open ocean is made possible by staggering the timing of nutrient uptake.

New techniques allowed geologists to show that a volcano named Kaena was separate from its known siblings, and the first to erupt on what is now Oahu.

Tech File: Enhanced Active Heave Winch Control The enhanced winch control provides a safe, efficient and reliable way of deploying water sampling equipment at depths up to 5,000 meters in even the roughest sea conditions. Photo courtesy ABB Hawboldt Industries installed an ABB winch drive with in-built active heave compensation (AHC) software at the heart of a new winch and offshore crane for the research vessel Kilo Moana, giving University of Hawai‘i Marine Center scientists a reliable mean...

Tech File: Enhanced Active Heave Winch Control The enhanced winch control provides a safe, efficient and reliable way of deploying water sampling equipment at depths up to 5,000 meters in even the roughest sea conditions. Photo courtesy ABB Hawboldt Industries installed an ABB winch drive with in-built active heave compensation (AHC) software at the heart of a new winch and offshore crane for the research vessel Kilo Moana, giving University of Hawai‘i Marine Center scientists a reliable mean...