December 8, 2008 - Volume 3, Number 36

In this issue:

• Exotic mushroom studied in lung cancer patients for immune-boosting properties
• Solis and Dreier secure funding of $2 million for partnership between City of Hope and Navy
• City of Hope continues prized accreditation by the Joint Commission
• City of Hope nurse deemed “Hospital Hero”
• Institution’s physicians named in “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer”
• City of Hope gets ready for the “Big One” with campuswide response
• Small steps can mean safety in an earthquake
• Staff can still give back in time for the holidays
• Thomas elected to board

Office honors
Dick Gochnauer, president and chief executive officer of United Stationers, left, receives The Spirit of Life® Award from Jack Truong, vice president of 3M, at a celebration of the National Office Product Industry’s highly successful 2008 fundraising effort for City of Hope.

More than 800 guests attended the Sept. 25 gala dinner in Chicago, which capped off a $7.3 million fundraising drive for 2008. Alexandra Levine, M.D., chief medical officer, told industry members at the dinner that their fundraising will significantly advance the building of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics and Tumor Immunology, scheduled for completion in 2009. (Photo by Karina Pires Photography)