The September meeting of the Manhattan branch of AAUW featured Dr. Annelise Nguyen, Associate Professor of Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine/Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University. Her speech titled “Women’s Health: Understanding the Origin of and Therapies for Breast Cancer” highlighted genetics and environment as causes of the breast cancer developing and the proliferation of the cancer. Her group of researchers have discovered and patented synthetic compounds that are used to enhance breast cancer therapies.  Dr. Nguyen is also a speaker at the Holiday Inn at the Campus on October 21, 2016 for the Pink Power Luncheon for Breast Cancer Awareness meeting starting at 11:30. Reservations are needed at marcia@ksu.edu. A donation was given to the Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University from the Manhattan Kansas AAUW.

The next Manhattan AAUW branch meeting will be held at the First Congregational Church, 700 Poyntz Avenue, 6pm, Monday October 10. The meeting will feature Kansas House of Representatives Sydney Carlin and Tom Phillips discussing, in a non-partisan manner, Legislative Issues in National and Local Election that Impact Women. They will discuss in particular Public School Financing, Health Care and Concealed Carry of Weapons on university campuses. Persons interested in learning more about AAUW in Manhattan may go to manhattan-ks.aauw.net or email manhattanksaauw@gmail.com.