Stories

MAY KICKS OFF WITH BONE MARROW DRIVE FOR GIFT OF LIFE

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The Elaine Marieb College of Nursing is inviting the UMass Amherst community to swab a cheek and potentially save a life at its Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry Drive taking place May 1-5 at various locations on campus. Last fall’s record-breaking drive enticed more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff to swab their way into the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry.

Gift of Life Marrow Registry Uses the Power of Design to Help Cure Blood Cancer

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

Gift of Life Marrow Registry is on a mission to save the lives of people battling blood cancer. They facilitate blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants between donors and recipients, which requires a near perfect genetic match.

ZBT reaches 200 donor matches with Gift of Life

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

Zeta Beta Tau has reached the incredible milestone of 200 matches with our official community service partner Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry.

Gift of Life a gift that keeps on giving

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

In 1991, Jay Feinberg, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was diagnosed with leukemia only a year after he graduated college while on vacation with his family. When Feinberg sought medical care when experiencing flu-like symptoms, the on-call doctor at a New York cancer center told him he should start making end-of-life preparations and work on creating a bucket list of things he would like to do before it’s too late.

Campus ambassador’s plans align with 'directly helping people and providing resources and opportunities for people to get better'

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

When Taylor Brown, a junior at Arizona State University, was growing up, she watched her grandfather fight cancer. She listened to her mother share stories of working at a cancer hospital. But it wasn’t until she began her degree in biomedical sciences in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that she felt called to help.

UConn Alumna Grace Rowbotham donates Mononuclear cells for medical research

Apr 2023 MEDIA COVERAGE

The University of Connecticut alumna Grace Rowbotham donated her mononuclear cells for medical research twice in the last year through the Gift of Life registry. The Gift of Life registry is a public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. The Gift of Life’s mission is to cure blood cancer through cellular therapy.