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UH Foundation raises $593,538 on first-ever UH Giving Day
The University of Hawaiʻi ʻohana came together for the first-ever UH Giving Day.
UH Foundation invites alumni, friends to join in support of inaugural Giving Day
On Wednesday, April 10, the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation will hold the first-ever Giving Day for the University of Hawaiʻi.
New scholarship for intelligence studies at UH Mānoa
Booz Allen Hamilton launches a fund to assist workforce development in the national security field.
Alice & JP Wang Foundation donation supports UH Chinese Language Flagship Program
The donation will provide scholarships to help students with the costs of studying in Taiwan.
Record donation of $3.5M made to UH Mānoa music department
A record $3.5-million gift to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from the Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation will fund the music department’s first-ever endowed chair.
HELPing hundreds of healthcare professionals stay in Hawaiʻi
In the first round of the program, the state’s brand new Hawaiʻi Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP) is alleviating the educational debt of 492 medical and healthcare professionals.
Uehiro Center for the Advancement of Oceanography launches with symposium
The center was founded in 2022 by a gift from the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education within the UH Mānoa Department of Oceanography.
Island Brew Coffeehouse to open in Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center
Island Brew’s new RISE Center location is a 1,700-square-foot space on the ground floor of the historic Charles Atherton Building with street frontage at the corner of Metcalf Street and University Avenue.
First fellowship awarded for Hawaiian language graduate student at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
This new fellowship has been established through the generosity of the Makuakane ʻohana to support graduate students toward completion of the research and writing phase of their masters thesis and doctoral dissertation.
UH Foundation invites donors to ‘Stand with Maui’ this Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, people throughout the University of Hawaiʻi System will join together to raise funds for Maui’s recovery.
President Lassner pledges $1M to ‘For UH • For Hawaiʻi’ $1B campaign
Lassner made the surprise announcement at an evening event celebrating the campaign and received a standing ovation from the more than 500 people in attendance.
UH Foundation launches historic $1 billion campaign: For UH • For Hawaiʻi
Private support for UH is critical for maintaining academic and research excellence.
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