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Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 19, 2021
Rebecca Whelan, Notre Dame associate professor of biochemistry and chemistry, recently co-authored a new study in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the CA125 biomarker found in ovarian cancer. Although this biomarker is already being used for diagnostic purposes, Whelan and her collaborators developed a new way to isolate the protein from a bodily
Maggie Klaers | Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The National Health Institute (NIH) announced in October plans to give out nearly $251 million in grants over five years to 85 different scientists in their High-Risk, High Reward Research Program. Notre Dame’s Katharine White was on the list. White is an assistant professor of chemistry and biology at the University of Notre Dame, as
Erin Swope | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Hair can often be a means of self-expression. However, sometimes no hairstyle at all can say more than even the most elaborate updo. The Bald and The Beautiful, one of the largest student-run philanthropy events on campus, gives students the opportunity to either shave their heads, donate eight inches of hair or buy hair extensions
Serena Zacharias | Thursday, November 1, 2018
Every Sunday night, Rolfs Aquatic Center fills up with student volunteers who gather with kids from the community for an hour of swim lessons and pool games. The weekly meetings function as a fun activity for the kids who attend, but they also aim to offer distraction — the club aims to help children suffering from
Mia Marroquin | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
On October 22, campus crews and hospitals across the country celebrated National Love Your Melon (LYM) Day. LYM is an apparel brand that aims is to put a hat on the head of every child battling cancer in America. LYM donates 50 percent of profit from all LYM products to support pediatric oncology research and
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