THE CHILDREN'S INN at NIH raised nearly $700,000 at a gala to help provide residences for children undergoing treatment at the institute and their families.
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Cancer Institute developed free online training that covers the fundamentals of oncology patient navigation in the U.S. The program was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UW HEALTH and ProHealth Care signed an agreement to co-manage ProHealth Care's new cancer center in Pewaukee, Wis. In addition, several Aurora Health Care cancer specialists will deliver care at the center.
GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM opened its Precision Health Center in Forty Fort, Penn.
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL and Novant Health formed the seventh St. Jude affiliate, to be named the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., formerly known as Novant Health Blume Pediatric Hematology & Oncology.
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Irish Cancer Society formed the Boston-Ireland Prostate Cancer Collaboration, which will conduct and facilitate exchanges of researchers and knowledge between Boston and Ireland.
THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center raised more than $720,000 for cancer research at its CHUCKSTRONG Tailgate Gala, the most in its three-year history.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Conquer Cancer Foundation announced the recipients of the 2015 Merit Awards, Oncology Travel Trainee Awards, Medical Student Rotation Awards and Resident Travel Awards.
THE CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS awarded two grants through its academic research program. The grants, totaling $6,000,000, support the recruitment of two top cancer scientists to academic institutions in Texas.
MARGARET KRIPKE is leaving her position as chief scientific officer at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
