‘Entre-Pinoy-Ship’ spotlights business journeys of Filipino Americans
To celebrate National Filipino American History month, Filipino American entrepreneurs shared they knowledge and inspiration to students at RISE.
Survivor-searching drones, cultural nutrition app win Kalo Grant awards
Teams from UH Mānoa and UH Maui College received the top prize of $1,000 each, and three other teams won $500 prizes.
Students learn about esports from award-winning UH Mānoa team
The UH Mānoa esports program has been nominated for the best collegiate esports program of the year award for the third consecutive year.
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.
