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Sofia Madden | Friday, September 8, 2017
Since its formation in 2011, the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute has been integrative and collaborative in its founding principles. Originally presented as an intentional partnership between the University and the Indiana School of Medicine – South Bend according to the Institutes’s website, the Institute has encouraged the fusion of differences in subject,
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 23, 2017
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior!” On Tuesday, Our Lady’s university community lost a great and beloved man who exemplified these words of Mary. O’Neill professor of economics Timothy Fuerst was a good friend, a brilliant economist, an energetic teacher, a wonderful colleague and a
Catherine Owers and Rachel O'Grady | Thursday, April 14, 2016
Across Notre Dame’s campus, students are contributing more than money this week to find a cure for cancer. According to co-chair Lindsey Paris, the Bald and the Beautiful raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research. “Now in our eighth year as an event, The Bald and The Beautiful has raised nearly $265,000 for the St.
Stephanie Snyder | Friday, February 26, 2016
Saint Mary’s will join the fight against cancer with this year’s Pink Party Zumbathon hosted by the College’s Stand Up to Cancer Club this Saturday. The fourth annual Zumbathon will take place in Angela Athletic Facility from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets are available at the door — $5 for
Jenna Wilson | Tuesday, October 6, 2015
When you are diagnosed with any type of cancer, you fight like a champion. Paqui Kelly, two-time breast cancer survivor and co-founder and board president of the Kelly Cares Foundation, understands that fight. Kelly founded the organization with her husband, Irish head coach Brian Kelly, after her first experience with cancer. “I was sick for
Matthew McKenna | Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The Bald and the Beautiful (TBAB), a campus event hosted by the club of the same name, will place in the LaFortune Student Center from Wednesday until Friday this week. The annual event raises money for pediatric cancer research while raising awareness for childhood cancer. Grace Carroll, senior and co-chair of The Bald and the Beautiful, said the
Miko Malabute | Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Over the weekend, Mount St. Joseph University’s women’s basketball player Lauren Hill passed away after a brave battle with terminable brain cancer. At the age of 19, she was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma only a year before her death, and that year would be marked with physical and emotional hardship. The sounds and
Emilie Kefalas | Thursday, November 20, 2014
Saint Mary’s Stand Up To Cancer student club will host a bone marrow registry drive for students and the Michiana community Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Reignbeaux Lounge of Le Mans Hall. Junior Allison Lukomski said the event is a special way for students to help make a life-changing difference in the lives
Sarah Vance | Monday, September 1, 2014
Notre Dame biology professor Zachary T. Schafer received a Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to further his research on breast cancer treatment. The grant is funded by Lee National Denim Day, a program sponsored by Lee Jeans, in which people donate $5 for an opportunity to wear jeans to work. According
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Olivia Remie Constable, director of the Medieval Institute at Notre Dame since 2009 and professor of history, died of cancer Wednesday in her home, according to a University press release. Constable joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1995 after teaching history at Columbia University for six years. She graduated from Yale University in 1983 and