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    Summitt, Krzyzewski take part in memorial for NCAA's Brand  Oct 29, 2009
    " Krzyzewski drew parallels between the end of Brand's fight against cancer and that of former North Carolina State basketball coach . "They both handled those last few months," he said, "with amazing courage, dignity, grace and, in Myles' case, his devotion to duty. Also among the speakers: Georgia Tech men's basketball coach Paul Hewitt, NBA Commissioner David Stern and a number of Indiana politicians including Gov. Mitch Daniels and U.S. senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Discovery leads to rapid mouse 'personalized trials' in breast cancer  Sep 6, 2009
    The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the V Foundation for Cancer Research, named in honor of the late North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano. Other authors include Eran R. Andrechek, Jeffrey T. Chang, Michael L. Gatza, Chaitanya R. Acharya, and Anil Potti of the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, and Robert D. Cardiff of the Center for Comparative Medicine at the University of California at Davis. (EurekAlert!)

    Lucile Packard gets $750,000 grant  May 29, 2009
    The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, the legendary North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, The V Foundation has raised more than $80 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)

    Bruins in hostile territory  May 6, 2009
    The RBC Center, also home to North Carolina State basketball, draws fans that cheer in a college-like fashion. "We're going to go into a very loud building, a very energetic building," said Bruins winger Mark Recchi, the other former Hurricane. (Boston Globe)




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