Weighing Brown DwarfsManoa's Michael Liu and Trent Dupuyuse ultra-sharp images to determine the mass of brown dwarf stars. Read moreBirth Control Pills and Ovarian CancerManoa's Galina Lurie, Lynne Wilkens and Marc Goodman find oral contraceptives can protect against ovarian cancer. Read more
Student Films in ShanghaiAcademy for Creative Media students showcase their work at the Shanghai Film Festival. Read more
UH in PrintHilo’s Ron Amundson, Marta deMaintenon, Terrance Jalbert, Shari Tresky and Manoa’s James Heasley, Christopher Lepczyk, Qing Xiao Li and Juanita Liu. Read more
Ocean Observation FundingNOAA awards more than $2 million to the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Read moreAlumni Business ScholarshipsShidler College of Business alumni living in Asia donate $250,000. Read moreNew Geography ScholarshipHilo alumnus Ron Terry establishes the Geography Founders scholarship. Read more
UH EventsManoa’s KIDS FIRST! film festival, Jean Charlot exhibit and Brewbaker and Schroeder lectures. Read more
Alumni Business Scholarships
Manoa Shidler College of Business alumni donated $250,000 for scholarships.
Prospect Asset Management and its President Curtis Freeze donated $100,000 to support students in the Japan-Focused MBA program.
Ignatius T. C. Chan donated $50,000 toward the T. C. and Angeli Chan Endowed Scholarship Fund providing merit-based scholarships for students from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao.
Richard T. C. Leung and his wife May (Wu) donated $100,000 to establish the May and Richard Leung Endowed Scholarship Fund for students from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan.
“We have seen an increasing number of graduates at our alumni events each year,” says Dean V. Vance Roley. “We have a great group of alumni supporters in Hong Kong and Japan that are eager to help us develop scholarships, internships and career opportunities for our students.”