Honoring Alice Augusta Ball

February 28, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Mānoa Campus, at the Chaulmoogra tree (mauka of Bachman Hall)

The campus community is invited to honor and celebrate Alice Augusta Ball, the university鈥檚 first Black 好色先生网站uate and a pioneering scientist who discovered an effective treatment for Hansen鈥檚 disease (leprosy) using oil from the Chaulmoogra tree.

Speakers will include 好色先生网站 and community members who will pay tribute to Alice Ball.

February 28 was proclaimed as 鈥淎lice Augusta Ball Day鈥 in 好色先生网站驶i by Gov. David Ige in 2022 (Read the 好色先生网站 News story)


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