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t m c ยป p u l s e | j u ly 2 0 1 7 35 13 17 [ 11 ] Cyclists riding to Alaska to raise money for cancer as part of Texas 4000, a nonprofit, spent the day with pediatric oncology patients at THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CHILDREN'S CANCER HOSPITAL and pre- sented a $65,000 check to further cancer research. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 12 ] Senior Alfredo Moreno poses inside the new MICHAEL E. DeBAKEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS. The school celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art building at 2545 Pressler Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 13 ] Richard L. Ludwick, Ph.D., has been named the ninth president of THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 14 ] Lauren Quinn joins the LIFEGIFT executive leadership team as managing director of hospital development. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 15 ] Chuck Stokes was appointed interim president and CEO of MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 16 ] NORA'S HOME, which provides aordable lodging for pre- and post-transplant patients and their families, celebrated the expansion of its facility with a groundbreaking ceremony. The addition will add 16 guest rooms, a communal kitchen, a laundry room and storage space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 17 ] The San Diego Zoo's television broadcast channel, San Diego Zoo Kids, has launched in all patient rooms and waiting areas of MD ANDERSON CHILDREN'S CANCER HOSPITAL. As part of the launch, the channel shot several segments at the Houston Zoo and patients were also treated to a visit from several animals in the rose garden of the hospital, includ- ing a North American porcupine. 11 12 14 15 16 DO YOU HAVE TMC EVENT PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH PULSE? SUBMIT HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO: NEWS@TMC.EDU