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t m c » p u l s e | j u ly 2 0 1 7 36 Calendar FOR MORE EVENTS, VISIT TMC.edu/news/ JULY: CORD BLOOD AWARENESS MONTH July is recognized nationally as Cord Blood Awareness Month to raise attention to the life-saving properties of cord blood. Cord blood—blood from the umbilical cord—contains stem cells. If banked after the umbilical cord is cut, cord blood can cure dozens of diseases, yet more than 90 percent of the stem cells in cord blood are discarded as medical waste today, according to cordbloodawareness.org. Speak with your doctor or health care provider to learn more about regenerative medicine and the benefits of banking cord blood. Mercury Chamber Ensemble performs under the baton of artistic director Antoine Plante. Credit: Runaway Productions College of Nursing Information Session Monday, Noon – 1 p.m. Prairie View A&M University 6436 Fannin St. fdsmith@pvamu.edu 713-797-7031 Texas Heart Institute Houston HeartReach Screening with Baker Ripley Friday, 8 a.m. – noon Leonel Castillo Community Center 2101 South St. Register at Texasheart.org lescalante@bakerripley.org 713-380-2260 Twelfth Night performed by Houston Shakespeare Festival Friday, 8:15 p.m. Miller Outdoor Theater 6000 Hermann Park Dr. Free; donations welcome 713-743-3003 Mercury Chamber Ensemble Performance Monday, 11 a.m. Houston Methodist Hospital Crain Garden 6565 Fannin St. Free; concert open to hospital patients and the public cacobb@HoustonMethodist.org 281-979-9011 10 28 28 31 July 2017