@CanesVB's Dig Pink Match Friday vs. VT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami volleyball team will play its annual “Dig Pink” match Friday against Virginia Tech.
The Canes will host the Hokies on Friday at 7 p.m. in the James L. Knight Sports Complex. Miami will wear pink to raise awareness as the team makes an effort to help find a cure for breast cancer.
“I love being able to build awareness for something that affects thousands of women around the world,” senior Emani Sims said. “Raising money through women’s sports also shows that we are strong individuals who can persevere through anything. Through our efforts on the court, we hope to encourage many women to continue their fight.”
Dig Pink t-shirts will be available for purchase for $10 with proceeds going towards the UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Breast Cancer Program at the UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center comprises the activities of investigators who share common scientific interests and goals and participate in competitively funded research.
The Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute (BFBCI) Breast Cancer Program at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Sylvester) brings together a highly interactive group of investigators whose molecular research is directed to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying breast cancer development and progression; aiming to develop new means of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving breast cancer survival. The Program Co-Leaders, Joyce Slingerland and Marc Lippman are both clinician-scientists with longstanding experience in basic, translational and applied research in the breast cancer field.
The ultimate goal of the Breast Cancer Program is to improve survival rates, and decrease morbidity and mortality for breast cancer patients by improving therapeutic options and fostering the translation of scientific inquiry in focused molecular biologic areas.
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