Category Archives: In the News

Do You Know? What Happened “Today in History”

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Today in History, from The Library of Congress, American Memory provides open access through the Web to a piece of history that took place on the date in question. Site visitors have access to the written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience with the option to search this content.  Search terms such as “medicine” or “scientific discovery” yield interesting results worth investigating. These materials are not only from The Library of Congress but from other participating institutions.

If you are curious in what happened “Today in History”, why not explore this educational website which chronicles historical events, people, and places.

MSKCC in the News: July 12 – July 24

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  • Researchers from MSKCC recently discovered that the most frequently used cancer cell lines in ovarian cancer research are not suitable models of ovarian cancer.
  • MSKCC’s Andrew Vickers was quoted in a Time article about a study that links omega-3 fatty acids to an elevated risk of prostate cancer.
  • Researchers at MSKCC, together with collaborators in Germany, have developed a new method for identifying the cell of origin of intracellular and secreted proteins within multicellular environments.