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Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Sports fans recognize the V Foundation for Cancer Research from its annual fundraiser, televised by founding partner ESPN. But most of the people who watch during fundraising — and donate to its cause — probably don’t know where the money goes. More than $150,000 of it came to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where Dr. Edward Pr...

02/07/2021 ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale is known for many things; his 1963-79 coaching career, his four decades and counting as a prominent ESPN analyst, hispassionforconcerts and Tampa sports (particularlyrelevant at the moment ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl LV), and his long–runningefforts to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Vitale’s latest endeavors on that front include his 15th annual Dick Vitale “Passion For Pediatrics” Gala last September (held virtually,...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Our Tech Today wrapup includes headline-making news from the V Foundation, Honeywell, AskBio, CommScope, Worldwide Clinical Trials and AeroMed. The news:

Coaches vs. Cancer is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the more than 5,000 coaches from all levels who are part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Started more than 25 years ago it is a nationwide effort to increase cancer awareness, promote healthy living and raise money for research, education, programs in the community and more. Since its inception Coaches vs. Cancer has raised some $40 million to help eliminate cancer as a life-threatening disease.  W...

Dick Vitale continues to send proceeds from his books to The V Foundation. The latest sales of "The Lost Season" raised $29,000.

ISU alumnus Jacobson named CEO of V Foundation for Cancer Research Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:35 PM The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, has named Shane Jacobson as its new chief executive officer. Jacobson, an Iowa State University alumnus and former vice president for development and alumni relations at Grinnell College, succeeds foundation CEO Susan Braun upon her retirement. Jacobson, most recently president and CEO of the...

Study uncovers two phases of infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia BOSTON - What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a persons airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients immune responses? New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in Nature Communications provides insights that could help improve treatment strategies for infected patients. To analyze SARS-CoV-2 at the tissue level, the ...