Category Archives: Events

Mayo Clinic breast cancer survivors/employees take to the water to spread breast cancer awareness


Toni Kay Mangskau makes a living helping patients from around the world learn about the latest cancer research.                                                   Mangskau, 45, a clinical trials referral coordinator at Mayo Clinic’s Cancer Education Center in Rochester, Minn., never imagined she would one day … Continue reading

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Racing to find a cure for breast cancer


The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Every February, runners from around the country descend on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus to participate in the 26.2 with Donna — The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. Named … Continue reading

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One Mayo – Running for a Cure


For the past four years, I’ve heard the buzz about the 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. While I always felt it was a wonderful cause — with proceeds benefiting Mayo Clinic for breast cancer research … Continue reading

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A Healthy Match at Mall of America


If you’ve been shopping at Mall of America the past few months, you may have seen the “Healthy Match” game from Mayo Clinic — interactive health information spanning the façade of a storefront on the first level next to Bloomingdale’s. … Continue reading

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My First Mayo Moments


Every year, Mayo Clinic’s Public Affairs department welcomes a handful of university students who come to get some real world communications experience. The interns may be assigned any number of tasks, from drafting newsletter articles to handing out programs at … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic & Minnesota Twins Team Up for Improved Health


nEven though the New York Yankees ended the Minnesota Twins’ playoff hopes on Saturday night, the first season in Target Field was lined with attendance records and an American League Central Division Championship, not to mention a new relationship with … Continue reading

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Ponte Vedra Women’s Golf Association’s Pink Ribbon Golf Classic


Jacksonville and Robin Wahby were both much different 20 years ago, when Mrs. Wahby arrived in Florida. The city had no professional football team and all the prominence and economic development that come with that. And Mrs. Wahby — then … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Pathologists Go Bald for Breast Cancer


Would you go bald for breast cancer? That was a question that Carol Reynolds, M.D., and Dan Visscher, M.D., Mayo Clinic pathologists, were happy to answer. And answering affirmatively allowed them to send a message of empathy to patients, colleagues, … Continue reading

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Heritage Days Film Celebrates the Franciscan Tradition of Mayo Clinic


There are two films for Heritage Days this year – both are original productions funded with generous support from benefactors. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at one. It’s a documentary called Healing Hands: The Sisters of St. Francis and Mayo Clinic. … Continue reading

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Heritage Days Film Celebrates 100 Years of Our Primary Value


What does a 1910 Packard automobile have to do with the future of Mayo Clinic? Plenty, it turns out – because that car is the “vehicle” for dramatizing the story of how Dr. William J. Mayo formulated the concept that … Continue reading

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