Dance Marathon raises over $60,000 to combat AIDS
Stanford’s ninth annual Dance Marathon raised just over $60,000 to combat the global H.I.V./AIDS epidemic, with almost 1,500 students dancing in shifts from 1 p.m. on Saturday to 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Face AIDS
Coding for a cause
The doors of the Arrillaga Alumni Center flew open, revealing halls bedecked with red and white balloons and walls flanked by banners sporting FACE… Continue Reading »
A freshman’s day of dance
For a full 24 hours, from 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, the Arrillaga Alumni Center pulsated… Continue Reading »
Paul Farmer delivers FACE AIDS keynote
Paul Farmer delivered the keynote address for the national FACE AIDS conference Saturday evening in Memorial Auditorium.
Dance Marathon adjusts recruitment strategy to pursue higher goal
Organizers of Dance Marathon, the 24-hour dance party that raises money and awareness to fight HIV and AIDS, have tweaked their recruitment strategy this year in an effort to donate $100,000 toward combating the pandemic.
Stanford To Host Annual FACE AIDS Conference
This weekend, 100 students from FACE AIDS chapters around the United States and Canada will attend the annual FACE AIDS conference at Stanford.
Alums team up to create global health nonprofit
After co-founding FACE AIDS in 2005, Jonny Dorsey ’09 sought to further expose young people to careers in global health. Now on a mission for global health equity, Dorsey, Dave Ryan ’07 and Katie Bollbach ’09 have teamed up with Barbara Bush, daughter of former president George W. Bush, to found the nonprofit Global Health Corps (GHC), now in its first full year of operation.
Schools fund Haiti relief
According to the latest statistics from the ASSU Haiti Earthquake Response Web site, 3,388 people from 23 colleges have raised more than $305,000 in a unified relief effort benefitting Partners in Health since the Haiti earthquake struck Jan. 12.