Hero’s Welcome: Thousands of runners pack streets for St. Jude Marathon
St. Jude Marathon, which is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon, attracts many top-tier long distance runners from around the country.
Topic: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
RSSThere are 101 article(s) tagged St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
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December 2019
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Police discuss road closures, traffic for St. Jude Marathon and AAC game
Memphis police, St. Jude and city officials discuss traffic, road closures and public safety during Saturday's marathon and the American Athletic Championship championship football game.
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November 2019
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The Early Word: Black Friday; One Beale’s two hotels; and dessert
It’s Nov. 29, Black Friday, and in addition to being a huge shopping day, it's also the biggest game of the season for Tiger football. The team will take on Cincinnati, and an appearance at the AAC Championship is on the line for the Tigers.
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Tipping Point: An Educator of Excellence who works in a hospital
As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.
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October 2019
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital welcomes two staff members
St. Jude now includes two staff dogs for calming and cuddling.
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September 2019
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Board OKs exceptions for giant warehouse
The Board of Adjustment approved variances for a proposed 3.8 million-square-foot warehouse in Frayser/Raleigh, but asked St. Jude to compromise on the design of a building the research hospital plans in the Pinch District.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris receives national honor from Memorial Foundation
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was honored with three others in Washington this week by the Memorial Foundation, the organization that raised the money and installed the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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August 2019
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St. Jude receives OK to build temporary parking lots
The Board of Adjustment approved variances so that ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital can build temporary surface parking lots to accommodate the big expansion of its campus.
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Le Bonheur, St. Jude, Old Dominick plan expansions
Three well-known Memphis institutions are seeking approval from the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment to expand their operations.
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Conaway: Memphis still amazes. It just amazed me.
A tour bus of folks from Toledo hits the highlights: from the site of the first Piggly Wiggly, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to The Peabody. A Memphian along for the ride finds fresh cause for wonder.
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July 2019
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Calkins: St. Jude is where miracles (and champions!) are made
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a place of miracles. And it turns out those miracles extend to golf.
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WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational preview, but without the golf
Even the most casual golf fan should have plenty to do at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational this week.
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St. Jude motivates many Invitational volunteers
It's the love of the game and an opportunity to give back that inspire the volunteers, but a BlueCross BlueShield sponsorship sets the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational apart from other PGA Tour events.
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Tipping Point: A St. Jude scientist on research, global impact and Memphis
"I have always felt the need to have global reach and impact the most people," says Daniel Bastardo Blanco, a Venezuelan-born scientist who chose a career in research over medical school.
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Smokey Robinson sings with St. Jude patients for fundraising campaign
Smokey Robinson, who has written dozens of compositions that stand the test of time, joins some St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients in a new endeavor.
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The inheritance is unlimited when you’re ‘rich in love’
I watched how my dad welcomed people, how his affable, generous approach set people at ease and made them feel included and accepted. I wanted to be just like him.
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June 2019
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Country duo Florida Georgia Line, tour mates visit St. Jude
Florida Georgia Line and tour mates made a surprise appearance at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital June 15 to play for patients and their families.
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St. Jude ranks among best pediatric cancer hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been ranked the No. 2 pediatric cancer hospital on U.S. News & World Report’s 13th Annual “Best Children’s Hospitals” list.
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May 2019
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St. Jude studies flu’s effect in infancy on lifelong immune system
Evidence shows getting the flu as a child could have lifelong implications on how well a person's immune system fights influenza and other viruses.
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Nelson: Why Sinatra came to Memphis
Frank Sinatra spent most of his life not liking us much. The South during the early and middle years of Sinatra’s career as the preeminent vocalist of his era — the 1940s through the 1960s — was a hotbed of racial bigotry, one of the things he hated most.
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Health department, Memphis hospital systems collaborate on community health assessment
Instead of each health care system conducting its own, separate assessment of the community's greatest health needs, this year, they are coming together to provide a more comprehensive and inclusive snapshot.
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On National Golf Day, count the benefits of the FedEx St. Jude tournament
It's a privilege to host the very best professional golfers in the world in our city, but the PGA Tour’s mission has always been to show that we are more than just a sports league.
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April 2019
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Calkins: What brought you to Memphis?
What brought you to Memphis? We’d love to hear. For St. Jude’s Penny DeGoosh, it was something she found while going through her father’s estate in Vermont.
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LSI Graphics in Bartlett expands facility, acquires local business
LSI/LSI Graphics is the latest Bartlett company acquiring more space for an existing facility, adding 12,000 square feet as part of a rapid expansion effort.
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Painting of St. Jude patient that hung in airport is reunited with family
Enrique Ramirez surprised his wife Letitia with a painting of their late daughter, Arianna, who battled a rare cancer for nearly five years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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