Walter A. Dods Jr. makes $5M donation to RISE center
Dods is an alumnus of UH Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business, a longtime donor to UH and former president of the UH Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Shidler business kickstarters pivot to raise funds for Maui recovery
The challenge culminated in a “Shark Tank” style event, where the students pitched their business ideas to a group of investors, including many Shidler alumni.
Kauaʻi CC associate professor’s work with veterans wins small business award
Dirk Soma is the 2023 Veteran Small Business Champion in Hawaiʻi.
RISE opens to students marking milestone in entrepreneurship, innovation at UH
The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship will manage RISE’s entrepreneurship program.
$200K gift from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation supports RISE program
This gift is among a number of private gifts totaling more than $5 million that PACE, along with UH Foundation, has raised for RISE.
Space for 3D printing, fabrication, sewing, more in new UH Mānoa RISE center
The RISE makerspaces are a key component of the $70-million, six-story, live-learn-work facility.
Innovative language AI wins annual LaunchPad competition
Five startup companies pitched their innovative technology projects for language learning at the June 8, 2023 competition.
Freezing, spawning, saving coral through UH, Minnesota partnership
Coral sperm will be stored using cryopreservation, which is a process that freezes to preserve them.
Alumna, entrepreneur making a splash with support from UH Mānoa
Motion Management, a water sport firm, won the 2023 UH Venture Competition.
New state-of-the-art UH Mānoa RISE center inspired by Utah’s Lassonde Studios
RISE is a six-story, live-learn-work facility, with 10,000 square foot innovation space on the lower floor.
