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Giving Matters | Fall 2008

Features

Grief leads to hope for others

Family’s research fund helps University physicians hone in on a cure for a devasting skin disease

Ensuring a lasting impact

Director of the Program in Human Sexuality makes another commitment to his program through an estate gift

Improving cancer outcomes

5th District Eagles Telethon supports vital studies in smoking-related cancer

Scholarship honors sister’s contributions to public health nutrition

Marguerite Queneau Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports students and faculty in the Public Health Nutrition Program

Charitable IRA legislation extended through 2009

Recent legislation allows gifts using IRA funds without adverse tax consequences

Fighting breast cancer one stroke at a time

Michelle Macy swims to raise money for breast cancer research at the University


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