Richmond student survives battle with cancer, returns to campus for spring semester
Last week marked the first week of the spring semester for University of Richmond students, including returning student and cancer survivor Tracy Akers.
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Last week marked the first week of the spring semester for University of Richmond students, including returning student and cancer survivor Tracy Akers.
Julian Maxwell Hayter, professor of leadership studies at University of Richmond, was chosen to be the speaker for this year’s Last Lecture Series hosted by Omicron Delta Kappa Epsilon Circle.
After salvaging the series by winning the last of three games against St. Joseph's University, the University of Richmond baseball players and coaches gathered near home plate to have their heads shaved in support of children's cancer research.
"It's a marathon, not a sprint," is such a common phrase for many of us, whether it's about your four years in college, trying to lose weight or day drinking. It's also a concept I've never really been successful at grasping. I think this stems from the fact that I've played soccer and field hockey all my life and never tried to run any distance longer than a 5K.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu
Professor David Dean had never missed a class in 25 years of teaching. Every first day of Principles of Microeconomics, he has told his students to plan to never miss class, because he never would.
On Tuesday, Nov. 20, twelve University of Richmond faculty members and staff played in a Bald Basketball halftime game to support David Dean, an economics professor who was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma.
John Gupton, Ph.D., University of Richmond chemistry professor has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to continue his cancer-related research.
It's not uncommon to hear women say "I look so pale" with the same self-deprecation as the common "I look so fat," junior Savannah Gillespie said.
The University of Richmond raised $27,476 Friday for its sixth annual Relay for Life, a national American Cancer Society fundraiser for cancer research.
Two weeks into his final semester at Richmond, Geoff Weathersby has already raised more than $6,000 toward a memorial scholarship fund for his father, Terry Weathersby, using only social media. Weathersby's father lost a five-year battle with head-and-neck cancer in October 2011; his family decided that in lieu of flowers, they wanted people to donate to a fund.
We laugh at Snooki and her Jersey Shore posse as they dump three pounds of bronzer on their faces every time they go out. But are we laughing in disgust, or from experience? Honestly, I don't think these girls are much different from many today who would rather die than go pale. Even among those who are less extreme, bronzer is a key piece in most makeup bags and the tanning salon is at the top of most prom (and Ring Dance) to-do lists.
For many people, coping with the fact that a loved one has just been diagnosed with cancer or has passed away from cancer can be draining.
A bone marrow drive will take place during the spring football game starting at 1 p.m. on April 10 at UR Stadium.
In two and a half months, University of Richmond senior Kate Hudson will fly across the country to San Diego, Calif., to run the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in honor of the friend she made three years ago when they shared their battles with cancer.
For the first time, the annual Relay for Life was held on campus Nov. 1. Cancer survivors, supporters and students walked around the lake from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in support of finding a cure for cancer.
By Christopher Genualdi
By Jill Eisenberg
Since 2002, Carol Parish, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Richmond, has been working with a molecule that could change the way cancer is treated.
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