publication date: May. 30, 2014
Confronted with the prospect of censure by an academic freedom group, Ronald DePinho, president of MD Anderson Cancer Center, is defending his decision to deny tenure renewal to two faculty members.
Responding to an inquiry by the American Association of University Professors, DePinho said that his critics are incorrect in asserting that his administration gave no formal explanation for denying tenure renewal to two faculty members.
 | DePinho’s Letter to the AAUP
Responding to an inquiry by the American Association of University Professors, MD Anderson Cancer Center President Ronald DePinho said his critics are incorrect in asserting that his administration gave no formal explanation for denying tenure renewal to two faculty members. |
| Boyd’s Rebuttal
Douglas Boyd, a professor at MD Anderson, sent his own letter to the American Association of University Professors, responding to DePinho’s version of events. Boyd is chair of MD Anderson’s Faculty Senate Promotion & Tenure Issues Committee. |
 | Moffitt, Ohio State Form Network,
Invite Major Cancer Centers to Join
Moffitt Cancer Center and the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute earlier this week announced that they are constructing a bioinformatics framework that would enable a multi-center collaboration. |
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ASCO 2014 Annual Meeting: The Special Awards
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 | Funding Opportunity
DoD Offering $10.5 Million for Lung Cancer Research
The Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program will provide $10.5 million to support innovative, high-impact lung cancer research during fiscal 2014. |
 | In Brief
Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium names Susan Goodin exec. officer ASCO launches online resource center for the Affordable Care Act James Graham Brown Cancer Center receives $5.5 million grant MD Anderson signs consulting agreement with Concord Medical Services Holdings for hospital projects in Beijing and Shanghai Mayo Clinic signs agreement with N-of-One for molecular diagnostics CDC is recruiting for director of the Division of Cancer Prevention
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 | Drug Approvals
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