January 27, 2025
Important Dates
- February 5: Deadline to
- Drop a course without a “W” grade
- Drop a course for 50% tuition refund
UH News
- Video of the week: Get writing help!
- Free mental health counseling, crisis support for UH Mānoa students
- Worms, waste, composting inspire sustainability students
- Writing together with the UH Mānoa Writing Center
- ʻŌlelo of the Week: Puke
- Image of the Week: Aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt)
Read more UH News stories
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Sensory Room Monday
Monday, January 27 and Monday, February 3 • 9:00am–4:00pm • Kuykendall 106 - Midday Reset: Chair Yoga Stretch
Monday, January 27 and Friday, January 31 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster Hall 112 - CCBAC’s Find Your Flow
Tuesday, January 28 • 5:00pm–6:00pm • Campus Center Ballroom - Keiki Friendly Spaces & Places @ UHM
Wednesday, January 29 • 9:30am–11:30am • QLCSS 412 - Breathe & Reset: Mid-week Meditation Break
Wednesday, January 29 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster 112 - Hoʻoliuliu Series: Fostering Financial Wellness
Wednesday, January 29 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • QLCSS 208 - Resume & Cover Letter Tips & Strategies
Wednesday, January 29 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • QLCSS 212 - Entrepreneruship Live with Joni Redick-Yunt & Rose Wong
Wednesday, January 29 • 5:00pm–6:30pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - Apple Back-to-School Bundle Sale
Ends Friday, January 31 • Mānoa Bookstore - 2025 Lunar New Year Lion Blessing
Friday, January 31 • 12:30pm–12:45pm • Hawaiʻi Hall Lawn - Entrepreneurs Bootcamp 1
Saturday, February 1 • 9:00am–1:00pm • RISE Center, Level 2
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Study Abroad Informational Meetings
- Summer in Mendoza, Argentina
Monday, January 27 • 12:30pm–1:30pm • Saunders 443 - Summer in Seville, Spain
Tuesday, January 28 • 1:30pm–2:30pm • Moore 155A or Online - Summer in Annecy, France
Tuesday, January 28 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • Online - Study Abroad Workshop: Opportunities for STEM Students
Tuesday, January 28 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Hamilton Library 301 - Summer in Florence, Italy
Wednesday, January 29 • 11:00am–12:00pm • Moore 155A - Summer in Kobe, Japan
Wednesday, January 29 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - Summer in Berlin, Germany
Wednesday, January 29 • 1:00pm–2:00pm • Moore 155A - Summer in Dublin, Ireland: OChem, Physics, BioChem
Wednesday, January 29 • 1:00pm–2:00pm • Online - Summer in Shanghai, China
Thursday, January 30 • 1:00pm–2:00pm • Moore 258 - Summer in Dublin, Ireland: Health Sci., and more!
Friday, January 31 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Kuykendall 305 or Online - Summer in Shanghai, China
Monday, February 3 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • Moore 155A - Summer in Annecy, France
Monday, February 3 • 2:30pm–3:30pm • Moore 155B
Arts and Culture
- Ulana: Weaving Exhibition
Now through Tuesday, February 4 • School of Architecture Hiago and Irene Shen Gallery - Book Talk: Necropolitics of Ordinary: Death and Grieving in Contemporary Singapore
Wednesday, January 29 • 3:00pm–4:30pm • Moore 258 - MFA/BFA Dance Concert: Introspection
Wednesday, January 29 – Saturday, February 1 at 7:30pm • Sunday, February 2 at 2:00pm • Earle Ernst Lab Theatre - Movie Screening: Shaka, Directed by Alexander Bocchieri
Thursday, January 30 • 3:00pm–6:00pm • Kuykendall 101 and 106 - Book Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Monisha Das Gupta and Dr. Kathy Ferguson
Friday, January 31 • 12:00pm–1:15pm • Crawford 115 - Honolulu Chamber Music Series – Aoi Piano Trio
Saturday, February 1 • 7:30pm–9:30pm • Orvis Auditorium - Exhibition: Dark Slide
Now through Friday, February 14 • Art Building, Commons Gallery - Exhibition: FOCUS
Now through Sunday, February 16 • Art Building, Art Gallery - Heroes, Poets, Gods, and Monsters: From Gekkō’s Brush
Now through Sunday, May 4 • John Young Museum of Art
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- Kalo Grant Round 4 Application Deadline
Apply by Monday, January 27 • RISE Center, Level 2 - Virtual Writing Room
Monday, January 27 and Monday, February 3 • 1:30pm–3:30pm • Online - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Hybrid Information Session – General Session
Tuesday, January 28 • 9:00am–10:00am • Moore Hall 104 - 2025 UH Venture Competition Information Session & Mixer
Tuesday, January 28 • 4:30pm–5:45pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - UH Law School Part-Time Online JD Flex Webinar
Tuesday, January 28 • 5:00pm–6:30pm • Online - UROP Hybrid Information Session – Entering Research & Creative Work Funding and ForagerOne
Wednesday, January 29 • 9:30am–10:30am • Moore Hall 104 - Virtual Writing Room
Thursday, January 30 • 9:00am–11:00am • Online - Stay Relevant: Incorporating Pop Culture in College Classes
Thursday, January 30 • 1:00pm–2:15pm • Kuykendall 106 - UROP Hybrid Information Session – Project Funding and Presentation Funding
Thursday, January 30 • 1:30pm–2:30pm • Moore Hall 104
View all Academic events
Community
- The Future of Sustainable Outer Space Development from a Human Rights
Monday, January 27 • 2:30pm–4:00pm • Online - Peacebuilding: Finding Common Ground
Tuesday, January 28 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - Deep-sea mining: What are the environmental risks and why should we care?
Tuesday, January 28 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • Moore Hall 258 - Unsettlement and Mana Unuhi: Kaona, Refusal, and Disappearing Hawaiians
Tuesday, January 28 • 3:00pm–4:30pm • Kuykendall 410 - FEMA’s Hazus Tools for Estimating Tsunami and Coastal Flood Losses
Wednesday, January 29 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • Online - Environmental Peacebuilding through the Protection of Bali’s Landscapes
Monday, February 3 • 2:30pm–4:00pm • Online
View all Community events
Athletics
- Women’s Tennis
- vs Saint Mary’s (CA) • Thursday, January 30 • 3:00pm • UH Tennis Complex
- vs North Dakota • Saturday, February 1 • 11:00am • UH Tennis Complex
- Men’s Basketball
- vs UC San Diego • Thursday, January 30 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- vs Cal State Fullerton • Saturday, February 1 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- Baseball
- vs Alumni • Saturday, February 1 • 1:00pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Men’s Tennis
- vs North Dakota • Saturday, February 1 • 4:00pm • UH Tennis Complex
View all Athletics events
Mānoa Opportunities
PACE Leader Application Priority Deadline (January 31)
Earn thousands in scholarships! Apply to become a PACE Leader. Gain leadership skills, network, and hands-on learning opportunities.
Startup Guidance Counseling
Connect with PACE’s network of professionals through the Professional-in-Residence program. Students seeking startup advice are invited to schedule in-person appointments with experts in marketing, finance, business and law. Schedule an appointment.
NOAA Coastal Resilience Fellowship
Applications are open for the 2025 NOAA Coastal Resilience Fellowship at Hawaiʻi Sea Grant. This paid, 2-year position (salary: $54,890/year) focuses on climate resilience and community building. Apply by February 28, 2025 or register for the informational webinar on February 5.
American Council of Learned Societies Leading Edge Postdoctoral Fellowship
Humanities/interpretive social sciences PhDs with degrees by 8/31/25. Two years at $70,000–$74,000/year. Solve problems, build organizational capacity, advance justice/equity in society. Deadline: March 12. Register for February 10 or March 5 info session.
IELTS USA Andrea Scott International Graduate Scholarship
$5000 tuition scholarships renewable for 3 years. Must have a valid IELTS Academic score within the last 2 years for a graduate program starting Fall 2025. Deadline: April 7.
ACUW Scholarships 2023–2024
Associated Chinese University Women awards $2,500 scholarships to full-time students. Must have 3.60+ GPA, be of Chinese ancestry or interested in Chinese culture, be a US Citizen/permanent Hawaiʻi resident. Deadline: April 18.
ForagerOne for Undergraduate Students
Are you a UH Mānoa student interested in doing research/creative work but don’t have a mentor? UROP invites UH Mānoa students to create a ForagerOne profile to network with potential research/creative work mentors. Attend an information session to learn more!
Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) Funding for Undergraduate Students ($1,500–$3,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students with little to no research/creative work experience to submit a simple application (no proposal required!) with a mentor to receive an hourly stipend and explore what doing research/creative work is like. Fall/Spring application cycles available. Attend an information session to learn more!
Project Funding for Undergraduate Students ($5,000–$10,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students planning to conduct mentored research/creative work to submit a proposal and request funding for materials, travel, stipend, etc. Fall/Spring application cycles available. Attend an information session to learn more!
Presentation Funding for Undergraduate Students ($2,000–$5,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students interested in sharing their mentored research/creative work at a local, national, or international conference/event to submit a proposal and request funding for travel, stipend, etc. UROP encourages applying 3 months prior to the presentation date. Attend an information session to learn more!
UROP Hybrid Information Sessions
UROP invites UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff to learn about all of our funding opportunities and resources! We will have 3 different sessions, including a general overview and workshops on how to submit a successful application. Registration is required.
Responsible Conduct of Research Module
UROP is hosting a professional development module to introduce UH Mānoa students to responsible conduct of research (RCR) — a standard practice for all research/creative work. We will cover topics including what RCR is and its importance in all disciplines, followed by real-life case studies. Registration is required.
Resources
Visit the Student Success website for a complete list of resources available to support wellness and academic needs including mental health services, academic advising, tutoring, veteran services, campus employment, career planning and more.