Stories

Gift of Life at UCLA connects student donors with blood cancer patients

Sep 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

Blood cancers affect 1.2 million people each year, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Amid the widespread need for potentially lifesaving transplants, Gift of Life at UCLA seeks to connect patients in need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants with potential donors through an international registry.

In 5787, we celebrate Jewish excellence

Sep 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

I grew up in Northern California in the ‘90s — a time and place that could certainly contend for a top-five spot on any "Golden Age of American Jews" list. The safety and comfort of my childhood stood in stark contrast to that of my grandparents, both Holocaust survivors.

Students Even the Odds for Minorities in Need of a Life-Saving Match

Sep 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

Every school break during high school, Daniel Kim flew to Korea to sit with his grandfather through cancer treatment. He watched him wake before sunrise for the hours-long trip from Pohang to Seoul, appointment after appointment, chasing a cure that medicine couldn’t always guarantee.

Kendall BBQ Joint Hosts Bone Marrow Drive for Woman Saved by Her Sister in 1995

Aug 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

More than three decades after her 16-year-old sister's bone marrow saved her life, a South Florida woman is asking her community to do the same for strangers.

Gift of Life: Tara Tate is all about helping people heal

Aug 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

On April 27, Tate donated stem cells to a 57-year-old man, whose identity was unknown to her, who was suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Her gift saved his life.

From first-generation student to future professor: Hwang prepares to inspire the next generation

Jul 2026 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Erika Hwang crossed the stage to earn her bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2018, she thought she was closing one chapter, not beginning an academic journey that would eventually lead to three Clemson degrees and a career in higher education.