Yale Cancer Center�(YCC)�is proud to announce the Basser BRCA Initiative grant. The $1 million, three-year gift was awarded to YCC by the Gray Foundation to advance the next generation of cancer therapies.

Four faculty members from the Perelman School of Medicine have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation�s highest honors in biomedicine. Susan M. Domchek is the Basser Professor in Oncology, executive director of the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center, director of the MacDonald Women�s Cancer Risk Evaluation Center, and

Jonathan Gray has had a good 2018: in February, the former head of Blackstone�s $119 billion (assets) real estate division was promoted to chief operating officer and president, 26 years after he started at the private equity giant. But his accomplishments are not only in business; Gray is also making his mark in philanthropy.

The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program has announced that savings of up to $100 will be matched for participating first-grade families. Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza joined students, parents, faculty and elected officials last week for the first Building Block Party to celebrate the savings match. The gathering at P.S. 76 in Long Island

A kindergarten class at P.S. 111 in Long Island City is still working on the alphabet, but the city already is making sure each of the 4- and 5-year-olds can have a college savings account.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Susan Domchek, Director of the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine�s Abramson Cancer Center, is the PA Breast Cancer Coalition�s 2018 Potamkin Prize Awardee.