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Laurie Zoloth Honored by Northwestern for Teaching Excellence
May 21, 2009
Laurie Zoloth was honored by Northwestern University with an award for teaching excellence. From the Northwestern NewsCenter: Laurie Zoloth is an outstanding educator with a dedication to teaching and to the classical mission of the University. Primarily an ethicist, her interests range across philosophy, religion,…
New York Times talks Fertility Preservation
May 1, 2009
The New York Times went in depth into the issues of fertility preservation for patients by taking a look at some of the issues surrounding the relationships between patient and oncologist, as well as options patients can pursue regarding their fertility. The article highlights some…
WGN’s People to People Highlights the Oncofertility Saturday Academy
May 1, 2009
On April 18, People to People, a community centered show on Chicago’s WGN affiliate, highlighted the work done by the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School and Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Three OSA Alumni, Antavia O’Banner (Freshman, University of Wisconsin), Natalia Palmino (Freshman, University…
The Emerging Field of Oncofertility
May 1, 2009
“When Annie Dauer’s oncologist told her she’d need a stem-cell transplant to cure her non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Dauer’s first thought wasn’t about death but about life. ‘I asked what would happen to my fertility,’ she says. Her oncologist dismissed the question: ‘Honey, you’re fighting for your…
OSA on WGN’s People to People
April 18, 2009
On April 18, People to People, a community centered show on Chicago’s WGN affiliate, highlighted the work done by the Young Women’s Leadership Charter School and Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Chicago Tribune Commentary: “Science, at last, is in its rightful place.”
March 25, 2009
About 10 years ago, I was taken to lunch at a little place in the San Francisco Bay area, and a young woman scientist explained an idea so new that she had to draw a picture of it on a napkin. Cells of a very…