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Breast biopsies after neoadjuvant chemotherapy accurately predict presence of residual breast cancer
Protocol identifies breast cancer patients for study in which surgery may be eliminated
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a standardized protocol that uses image-guided breast biopsies to reliably predict residual disease in breast cancer patients and that potentially identifies exceptional responders who may not require surgery. Utilizing this technique, a multicenter clinical trial led by Henry Kuerer, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Breast Surgical Oncology, is studying the elimination of surgery in exceptional responders after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).
Excitons form superfluid in certain 2D combos
Rice University researchers find ‘paradox’ in ground-state bilayers
Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists at Rice University to the realization that excitons -- quasiparticles that exist when electrons and holes briefly bind -- can be manipulated in new and useful ways.
Ben Crump, Jim Hightower, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Mexican American Dems among new West endorsers
The Campaign of State Sen. Royce West on Monday announced a number of new marquee endorsements, including former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and nationally known progressive icon Jim Hightower, Congressman Cedric Richmond, national co-chair of the Biden Campaign and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and civil rights attorney Ben Crump. The campaign also announced the endorsement of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas.
International Philanthropist & Disabilities Advocate Lisa A. Thomas Featured in Photo Memoir By Celebrity Photographer Bruce Bell
Bell Releases “In Search of the Authentic Lisa A. Thomas” Photo Book
World renown philanthropist Lisa A. Thomas is the featured subject of celebrity photojournalist Bruce Bell’s new photographic timeline, In Search of the Authentic Lisa A. Thomas. Bruce Bell of Bruce Bell Media (BBM) has been in the photography business since 2002. His work is a favorite in the Houston African community.
Guidebook for Men in Healing From Divorce Released
Daryl G. Weinman announces release of ‘Your Post-Divorce Journey Back to Yourself (For Men)’
As a child of divorce, and as a divorce attorney, Daryl G. Weinman thought she understood from several perspectives what divorcing people experience. But she realized that she did not truly understand the emotional impact that divorce can have until she went through a divorce herself. She did a lot of soul-searching and research into healing from divorce.
Keke Wyatt Confirms She’s Pregnant With Baby #9
R&B songstress Keke Wyatt has confirmed recent reports that she is expecting her ninth child…and fourth child with husband Michael Ford.
DARK & LOVELY ANNOUNCES MEAGAN GOOD AS NEWEST BRAND AMBASSADOR
The award-winning actress, bestselling author and producer will be partnering with the brand to promote their leading color range and philanthropic initiative, Building Beautiful Futures
Funding flows into liquid fuel strategy
NSF awards Haotian Wang $2 million to explore converting carbon dioxide into fuels
Rice University engineer Haotian Wang has been awarded a four-year, $2 million collaborative grant by the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore how waste carbon dioxide, the bane of Earth’s atmosphere, can be directly converted into pure liquid fuels.
Rice research to study hurdles women face pursuing STEM careers
Why do so few women pursue careers in engineering? A new study from a Rice University researcher will seek to find out by examining their everyday work experiences in the profession.
Duke, NCCU to Host Symposium on Historian John Hope Franklin’s ‘From Slavery to Freedom’
Duke University and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will host a symposium Oct. 24-25 on one of the most definitive and enduring books written about the experience of Black people in America.
COVID-19 Updates: Stay-Home Work-Safe Order Extended
Tuesday, March 31 County Judge Hidalgo extended the Stay-Home Work-Safe order through midnight April 30. If you need additional clarification or information on this order, please email stayhome@co.hctx.net or visit the County's FAQ page.
Amendments to Surveillance Reauthorization Bill Are Steps in the Right Direction. More Are Needed to Protect Privacy Rights.
On Wednesday, the Senate voted on two amendments as it moved closer to renewing the authority for national-security agencies to spy on the communications of people in the United States.
ProDoula HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY
ProDoula, in partnership with “Dr. Doula” Andrea Little Mason Ed.D. announce the premiere of The Black History of Birth in America. This educational and emotional documentary conjures change provoking thought and necessary awareness. Never before has such a powerful message of truth been needed, for a community who ushers in our world’s next generation. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics from 2011 – 2013 show, almost three times the death threat. Statistics state 43.5 deaths per 100,000 live births for black women, staggering in comparison to the 12.7 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women or 14.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for women of other unspecified races.
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 will be Rice University’s 2019 commencement speaker
Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 will deliver the 2019 commencement address at Rice University May 11.
NFL, Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Nationwide Launch NFL Hispanic Leaders Alliance Presented by Nationwide
Building off the success of the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Awards, the NFL, together with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and Nationwide are pleased to announce the launch of the NFL Hispanic Leaders Alliance Presented by Nationwide.
Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott to Keynote Brazoria County Boys & Girls Club Benefit Brunch
The Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County (BGCBC) is pleased to announce that Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott will serve as the featured speaker at a benefit brunch. The event will be held at the Dow Academic Center located on the campus of Brazosport College on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and conclude at 1:00 p.m.
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to speak to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking lot below. An assassin’s bullet ended the life of the 39-year-old activist who had helped advance the cause of African-American rights more in 14 years than it had progressed in the previous 350 years.
New Contract for Longtime METRO Leader
METRO President & CEO Tom Lambert will serve at least another two years as head of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). The METRO Board of Directors voted Oct. 26 to approve a new contract for Lambert and the agreement took effect Nov. 1.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Supports the Withdrawal of the Air Quality Standard Permit Application of the Soto Ready Mix Plant
Ending Their Quest to Expand Their Concrete Batch Plant in the Acres Home Community
Jackson Lee: “This is a win for the residents of the 18th Congressional District. My constituents voiced their concerns; we fought to bring attention to the harmful potential this plant posed to the Acres Home community and now we have success.”
Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor
“The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”
