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Alice Augusta Ball Day

February 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Mānoa Campus, Chaulmoogra tree (mauka of Bachman Hall)

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The campus community is invited to honor and celebrate Alice Augusta Ball, the university’s first Black graduate and a pioneering scientist who discovered an effective injectable form of oil from the chaulmoogra tree, which became the most effective treatment for Hansen’s disease (leprosy) in the first half of the 20th century.

The short program honoring Alice Ball includes 51��� and community members who will pay tribute to her and her academic and scientific contributions. Individuals are welcome to bring a flower or lei, and at the end of the program, place it at the bronze plaque created in memory of Alice Ball.

February 28 was proclaimed as “Alice Augusta Ball Day” in Hawaiʻi by Gov. David Ige in 2022. Governor Green also proclaimed Alice Augusta Ball Day in 2023 and 2024.

(For past events, see the 51��� News story in 2022 and 2024.)

Event Sponsor
Office of the President, Mānoa Campus

More Information
(808) 956-5637

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Friday, February 28
9:00am	Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department's 50th Anniv. Keynote Address Mānoa Campus, KUY 101
10:00am	Alice Augusta Ball Day Mānoa Campus, Chaulmoogra tree (mauka of Bachman Hall)
12:30pm	Midday Reset: Chair Yoga Stretch Mānoa Campus, Webster Hall, Room 112: 2528 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822
1:30pm	Feminist Anarchy without Apology: Honoring Kathy Ferguson Mānoa Campus, KUY 101
2:00pm	Zotero Bibliographic Management Badge Workshop Mānoa Campus, Zoom; Hamilton 306
2:00pm	WRRC 2025 Spring Seminar Mānoa Campus, Zoom
3:00pm	Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies' 50th Anniv. Celebrations! Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Courtyard
7:30pm	RENT Mānoa Campus, 51���M Kennedy Theatre