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Two SOEST graduate students, Victoria Assad and Syrena Whitner, were selected as this year’s Denise B. Evans Fellows.

Grad students’ marine research supported through Denise B. Evans Fellowship

The $1 million gift to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center from UH alumnus and philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler will launch the Director’s Innovation Fund to allow Dr. Naoto T Ueno to advance his vision for the lifesaving research being done at the center.

Shidler gives $1M to launch UH Cancer Center Director’s Innovation Fund The gift was the second made by philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler to the Cancer Center this year.

Researchers at JABSOM have made a groundbreaking discovery of microplastic particles in the placentas of women who had given birth in Hawaiʻi. Thanks to a generous donor, researchers will be able delve deeper.

High impact microplastic research continues

Azi Moses-Khoii held a Trash-a-Thon to raise money for UH Mānoa’s Coral Resilience Lab. Gathering sponsorships for each pound, he collected 80.7 pounds of trash from the beaches of the Hau‘ula ahupua‘a.

O‘ahu fifth-grader raises hundreds for coral reef research

The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is pleased to welcome John C. Couch and C. Scott Wo to the Board of Trustees. https://www.uhfoundation.org/news/couch-wo-join-uh-foundation-board-trustees

I aspire to providing compassionate care and support for cancer patients, a commitment that grows stronger with each step I take in my education.

Focusing on the journey, not the destination

UH Hilo represents more than just a place of education for me – it embodies a community that feels like home and offers opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Instantly drawn by Hilo’s friendliness

The sculpture, “RISE,” was installed outside the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center and dedicated in a special ceremony prior to the grand opening of the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center on June 15.

Walter Dods, Jr., Jay H. Shidler, donate Akaji sculpture to UH Mānoa’s RISE The sculpture, “RISE,” was installed outside the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center and dedicated in a special ceremony prior to the grand opening of the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center on June 15.

A sculpture by Bumpei Akaji aptly named "RISE" — a gift from University of Hawaii at Manoa alumni Walter Dods, Jr., and Jay H. Shidler — was dedicated on Saturday as we marked the grand opening of the Walter Dods, Jr., RISE Center. Speakers at the event included Governor Josh Green, Mayor Rick Blangiardi, UH President David Lassner, Richard Wacker, Tim Dolan and Susan Yamada of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship - PACEHawaii, who was one of the driving forces behind the effort to build RISE Manoa — the student innovation and entrepreneurship center coupled with a dormitory for 374 students — on the site of the historic Atherton YMCA. The Walter Dods, Jr., RISE Center was built as a public-private partnership between the University of Hawai‘i System, UH Foundation and Hunt Companies Hawai'i, with no taxpayer dollars spent.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/06/15/akaji-sculpture-dedication-rise-grand-opening/

"I work full-time at a luxury resort and part-time as a substitute teacher. However, my dedication to enjoying life refuels me to feel refreshed."

There is always time to be thankful

Because of amazing donors like you, I am working toward becoming the music teacher I have truly always meant to be.

Teaching music: a role I have always been meant to play

Students can find themselves suddenly not knowing where their next meal is coming from or how they’re going to keep their kids in childcare. Then they’re at risk for giving up on studies, and when students leave school, the entire community suffers.

UH Mānoa Basic Needs Outreach: Coming to terms with a new reality

A $2 million gift from the Gilbert and Aileen Chuck Foundation will provide full scholarships for nursing students in the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College starting this fall.

$2M gift to UH Maui College creates full scholarships for nursing students

The first of its kind in Hawai‘i, the new program will leverage partnerships with health systems that provide JABSOM’s clinical learning environment to train physicians to treat liver diseases, including cancer.

$3.76M gift establishes JABSOM’S first fellowship to tackle liver disease

A new, modern welcome center will greet prospective students to the UH Mānoa, thanks to the generosity of a spring 2024 graduate and her family.

Student’s ʻohana gives back by renovating UH Mānoa welcome center

The CoStar Group has named the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center the Redevelopment of the Year in its 2024 Impact Awards Hawai‘i program.

Hunt’s Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center wins redevelopment of the year in CoStar Impact Awards Hawai‘i

Dayle Onishi believes that a bachelor’s degree from UH gave her opportunities to learn and grow.

Forever grateful for a UH education

Barry Weinman’s legacy is intertwined with the story of Virginia, his partner in life and philanthropy. Together, he and Virginia dedicated themselves to supporting the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, leaving a lasting mark on both institutions.

In memoriam: Barry Weinman, a life of generosity and impact | University of Hawaiʻi System News Barry Weinman, a philanthropic champion who helped advance medicine and education at UH, died on April 15, 2024.

We're back on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus! We're located on the second and third floors of the Charles Atherton House(better known as the pink building) at the Walter Dods, Jr.s RISE Center. Go to go.hawaii.edu/FnP for our new address and phone numbers.

Students can find themselves suddenly not knowing where their next meal is coming from or how they’re going to keep their kids in childcare. Then they’re at risk for giving up on studies, and when students leave school, the entire community suffers.

UH Mānoa Basic Needs Outreach: Coming to terms with a new reality Caitlin Baclay lost everything on August 8, 2023, when fires destroyed Lahaina. “My family and I were safe,” she says, “but the fire left us with nothing. The home my grandpa designed and built for our family with his own two hands was engulfed in the raging fire. The only home I ever knew was...

“We first gave to the university because of relationships. We continue to give because of these – and so many more – relationships.”

Relationships inspire gifts to honor family, culture

A $100,000 gift from UH Mānoa alumnus and philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler will help the UH Cancer Center increase public awareness of its work.

Shidler gives $100,000 to UH Cancer Center for community outreach

Close to 300 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together this week to meet and connect at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Scholarship Celebration at the Stan Sheriff Center. Last year, the UH Foundation distributed $17 million in student aid to 4,894 students statewide, including $11.3 million to 2,524 students at UH Mānoa.

View the full gallery of photos 👉 uhfoundation.org/news/photos/uh-manoa-scholarship-dinner-2024

📷 Jose Magno

Close to 300 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together on April 22 to meet and connect at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Scholarship Celebration, which returned to the Stan Sheriff Center.

UH students celebrate with scholarship donors at annual event

We're moving back to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus next week! UH Foundation will be located at the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center. Visit go.hawaii.edu/FnP for our new mailing address and phone numbers.

The University of Hawaiʻi ʻohana came together for the first-ever UH Giving Day.

UH Foundation raises $593,538 on first-ever UH Giving Day

A big MAHALO to everyone who supported UH Giving Day! Thanks to more than 1,800 gifts, we raised nearly $600,000 for programs and students across the 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses. (Updated)

Check out the results at givingday.uhfoundation.org, and thank you for your support. 🙏

Mahalo to Michael W. Perry and KSSK for the shoutout this morning for UH Giving Day! We're getting close to 1,000 donors to unlock the $25K gift from UH President David Lassner. Find your passion among dozens of programs at the 10 UH campuses before UH Giving Day ends at midnight tonight!

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Giving Day FOR UH • FOR HAWAI‘I A one-day event designed to engage the University of Hawai‘i community in supporting UH and its students.