#College of Natural Sciences

Several grad programs at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa earn national recognition

Ten programs are in the nation’s top 50, and an additional 17 are in the top 100, as ranked by the 2026 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools.

University of Hawaiʻi’s four-year universities earn national recognition

UH Hilo, UH Mānoa, and UH West Oʻahu—shine in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings, celebrating academic excellence and dedication to quality education across the islands.

Deep-water seaweed focus of $892K research grant

This research will mark the first investigation into genome-level adaptations of red, green and brown seaweeds that live in the low-light environment of the mesophotic zone.

5 UH Mānoa grad programs among nation’s top 75

The rankings are based on two types of data: expert opinion about program excellence, and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students.