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Marist News

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: The Story Continues

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer undergoing cancer treatment whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital to the development of modern vaccines, cancer treatments, in vitro fertilization techniques, and more. HeLa cells are the most widely used human cell lines in existence. Mrs. Lacks鈥檚 cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she has been virtually unknown.

Alumni

Technology Entrepreneur and Alumnus Named to Marist Board

蜜月直播 is proud to announce that alumnus and technology entrepreneur Suresh Kothapalli '91MS has been elected to the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees. Kothapalli attended his first board meeting as a trustee in May, after being elected at the board鈥檚 most recent meeting, in February.

"KORENGAL"

The 蜜月直播 chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host Sebastian Junger, best-selling author of The Perfect Storm and award-winning journalist and filmmaker, for a Jan. 29 screening of his latest film, the Afghanistan war documentary KORENGAL, which picks up where the Academy Award-nominated Restrepo left off. The screening will be followed by a Q & A/discussion session and a book signing.

Academics and Research

Marist Again Named a 鈥淏est College Value鈥 by Kiplinger鈥檚 Personal Finance Acknowledged for Embodying Exceptional Economic and Academic Value

Marist has been named to Kiplinger鈥檚 Personal Finance鈥檚 list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2016. Marist climbed six spots on the list of Best Private College Values, to 57 from 63. Introduced in 1998, the rankings highlight public schools, private universities and private liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding academics with affordable cost. In addition, Kiplinger has ranked the top 100 best values in each category.

Alumni

A Marist Professor and Her Former Student Come Full Circle

Andrey Pavlov 鈥02/鈥03M tried to avoid taking Professor of Strategy Helen Rothberg鈥檚 class, but when his friends registered, so did he. Andrey figured it would be better to suffer through Professor Rothberg than to take his capstone course alone. That was nearly 16 years ago, and it was the spark of a magnificent and lasting friendship.

Autumn Lecture Series 2017

The Office of Academic Affairs will sponsor the 2017 Autumn Lecture Series with the speakers listed below. All lectures are free and open to the public.