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Alice & JP Wang Foundation donation supports UH Chinese Language Flagship Program

UH Chinese Language Flagship Program group photo 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

Barbara Barnard Smith photo 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

HELP press conference photo 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

group shot 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 University concept 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

Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani sign 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

Giving Tuesday Maui 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

David Lassner 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

group shot from 4UH4HI press conference Private support for UH is critical for maintaining academic and research excellence.

Gift from Rick and Susie Fried to UH Cancer Center to aid mesothelioma research

The Frieds are longtime supporters of the UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law and UH Athletics. This is their first gift to the UH Cancer Center.

HPM Foundation pledges $100K in college scholarships for UH system students statewide

A five-year pledge totaling $100,000 to the University of Hawai‘i Foundation will provide college scholarships for students enrolled at University of Hawai‘i campuses across the state.

Walter A. Dods, Jr. makes $5M donation to RISE Center

Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center The gift supports the student entrepreneurship and innovation center with housing for 374 students that opened in August, and will be named the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center.

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