Five University of Hawai'i departments have been awarded grants for the current academic year totaling more than $127,000 to support UH students engaged in research using the Maui High Performance Computing Center.

It is the fourth round of awards in the program designed to "advance UH research through greater student involvement in increased use of modern high performance computing technologies," a university news release says.

"This program leverages the UH's role as contractor for MHPCC to help the university embrace the kinds of modern research outlined by the National Science Foundation's cyberinfrastructure movement and the National Institutes of Health Roadmap," said David Lassner, UH vice president for information technology and chief information officer.