The grant, from the National Institutes of Health, will support Dr. Masamha’s research of Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Relay for Life: supporting cancer research, survivors and caregivers
Butler’s Relay for Life will take place on Oct. 27 from 5:30-10:00 p.m. in the Reilley Room. The annual event will have food, activities, music and lanterns in support of cancer research and all of those impacted by cancer.
Stay positive campaign has high hopes
Two simple words. “Stay Positive.” Butler University junior Eric Day takes them to heart. So much so that he has started a campaign with wristbands featuring those words. Day learned he had brain cancer in December 2010, and during treatment at Jill’s House in 2011, a little girl named Allison helped him go through radiation.…
Peal fighting cancer
Strength and conditioning coach Jim Peal has a reputation among Butler faculty for successfully and efficiently shaping players for each of the school’s 19 athletic programs for the the past decade. When Peal announced last Tuesday he had been diagnosed with colon cancer, the response was immediate. An outpouring of support from the Butler community…
OPINION | Butler should embrace what unites us
So many things divide Butler University’s student body, whether it be graduation year, major, Greek affiliation—or lack thereof—political ideals, or even favorite color. But on Friday, the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event at the Health and Recreation Complex brought participants together in a way that I have not seen before on this campus.…
Phi Psi 5K to benefit the American Cancer Society
For the men of Phi Kappa Psi, planning their fall philanthropy event to support the American Cancer Society is more than just something to add to a résumé. Three members of the fraternity have been personally impacted by cancer. Sophomore Alex Morris was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in April 2002. “Obviously my family was…