There are 135 article(s) tagged St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:

• January 2020

  • Update: New $13 million facility key to enhancing research at St. Jude

    Up to several dozen labs will move to the new facility, expected to be completed in July.

    By Jane Roberts January 09, 2020

• December 2019

  • St. Jude uses test to predict infection before symptoms occur

    In 75% of the cases, the test predicted an infection before the child showed symptoms, according to St. Jude research. 

    By Jane Roberts December 19, 2019

  • Calkins: It’ll be a marathon day for Memphians

    Has there ever been a Saturday like this in Memphis? No. There will be 25,000 people in the St. Jude Marathon and another 40,000 or so watching the American Athletic Conference championship game in the afternoon. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 07, 2019

  • The Early Word: Saturday is everything, a medical marvel and what’s giving me life

    Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 6, and for many, this is a day of preparation. For those participating in St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend, packet pickup today is at the Landers Center in Southaven from noon to 9 p.m.

    By Mary Cashiola December 06, 2019

• November 2019

  • St. Jude drops request for temporary parking

    Local planning boards are sometimes criticized for giving rules exceptions to developers at the expense of residents and neighborhoods. But this month even St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - arguably the most popular and influential "developer" in town - did not get its way.

    By Tom Bailey November 29, 2019

  • 30 years later, St. Jude volunteer exemplifies Points of Light

    Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.

    By Jane Roberts November 26, 2019

  • Planners, St. Jude compromise over Pinch building design

    Plans for a new St. Jude building with security fencing and a windowless, ground-floor wall ignited a planning board's concern that it would deaden street life in the resurgent Pinch District. But ALSAC/St. Jude officials won concessions, saying safety of its ill children is a priority.

    By Tom Bailey November 21, 2019

  • Bubble Boy research team honored by Smithsonian magazine

    Team honored with Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award for Life Sciences.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 21, 2019

• October 2019

  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital welcomes two staff members

    St. Jude now includes two staff dogs for calming and cuddling.

    By Jane Roberts October 09, 2019

• August 2019

  • Approval sought for University District apartments, St. Jude parking lots

    Southern Avenue apartments are among the items the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment will hear at its Aug. 28 meeting.

    By Elle Perry August 01, 2019