Chair for cancer research announced Sunday, May 2, 2021 5:08 PM Comments (0) • • • Laurie Kelley, chief philanthropy officer for Providence in Oregon, never guessed her husband would be diagnosed with cancer and be in need of intense care. Michael Kelley died in October 2020 after a 22-month battle with stage IV head and neck cancer. His family and friends are supporting further research at Providence Cancer Institute where he received care. The institute has announced the Michael Kelley Endowed Chair for Cancer Research.
Kelley, a successful attorney, father of four and grandfather of three, was a long-time supporter of non-profit organizations and Catholic high school education and sports. When he got his diagnosis on Christmas Eve 2018, the family turned to Providence Cancer Institute. His doctors suggested he participate in clinical trials searching for new treatments, specif
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Officials at Cal State San Marcos plan to add the name of their recently retired president to a university institute that is already named after the well-known philanthropist Darlene Shiley and some students are less than pleased.
The name change, which is expected to take effect later this year, was actually agreed to two years ago, when Shiley and the university first reached an agreement to name the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care in the donor’s honor, officials said.
“At the time, it was the wish of Mrs. Shiley to also acknowledge Karen Haynes in the naming following the requisite two-year period post-retirement for an individual who has served the CSU in an administrative capacity,” spokeswoman Margaret Chantung said in an email.
Darlene Shiley gives $2 million to a local Catholic girls' school to create a science and innovation center; "The Bachelor" show airs a visit to Belmont Park on Jan. 21.
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San Diego community leaders reacted with a mix of horror and various degrees of outrage following a violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol by a mob bent on thwarting the peaceful transfer of power Wednesday.
Many local Democrats and Republicans alike condemned the violence. However, partisanship tended to show when it came to where to place the blame. And while the scenes that unfolded on televisions and social media feeds were shocking, some said this was a moment they had long anticipated.
Here’s what some San Diegans had to say:
“What we saw today in Washington was an assault on our democracy emboldened by the President of the United States. The violent actions of these extremists were infuriating and must be condemned by every American who believes in our Constitution and the rule of law.”
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More than 84,000 San Diego County residents are living with Alzheimer s, while more than 200,000 residents care for someone with the disease. (Shutterstock / Tashatuvango)
SAN DIEGO, CA An alliance of local research institutions announced Wednesday the National Institute on Aging has awarded it $7.46 million in federal grants to advance research to combat Alzheimer s disease.
The funds are headed to Collaboration4Cure, an alliance of top research institutions brought together by San Diego County and Alzheimer s San Diego. C4C grew out of the work of The Alzheimer s Project, a regional effort to address a rise in local cases of dementia, the region s third-leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease.