Feature Article | Winter 2012
Year Full of Notable Media Coverage for HU’s
Proton Therapy Institute The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute (HUPTI), named “a jewel”
by U.S. Senator Mark Warner, enjoyed a year full of notable media coverage, thereby placing the city of Hampton on the map as a destination for advanced cancer care. From being covered in the October issue of Essence magazine as one the “latest technologies” used to treat breast cancer to several front-page stories in the Daily Press. Diverse Issues in Higher Education published a three-page spread on HUPTI entitled, “Center uses cutting-edge therapy to give hope to thousands of cancer patients,” while President William R. Harvey pictured in a gantry treat- ment room, graced the cover of the Oct. 27 issue. Dr. Cynthia Keppel, scientific and technical director at HUPTI and recipient
of the Virginia 2011 Outstanding Scientist award, was featured on the cover of the Oct. 2 edition of the Daily Press in an article titled “The Physics of Fighting Cancer” for her strides in breast cancer research and her work with HUPTI. Ac- cording to the Daily Press, “The nuclear physicist, internationally known for her work with protons and neutrons, barely pauses to breathe when explaining her research and the different imaging techniques used to detect breast cancer.” The Hampton Roads Health Journal selected Harvey as one of Virginia’s top influencers, having influenced “health care on the local, national and even global lev- els.” Among only ten others selected for the esteemed honor, Harvey told the Health Journal, “[With this center] we’re able to ease human misery and save lives. I don’t think there’s anything better than that.” –Sarita L. Scott
As printed in Diverse Issues:
“Working as a team, [Hamp- ton] has been helping cancer patients learn whether they (cancer patients) can employ pro- ton therapy as an alternative to traditional therapeutic radiation and chemotherapy treatments in fighting the life-threatening disease.” “We dream no small dreams,” says Harvey, asserting that hav- ing such a major health care facility at a small college, par- ticularly a historically Black college, marks a huge step for his and similar institutions. He says investing in the facility puts Hampton into the fight against cancer and asserts the proton therapy facility will enhance the university’s educational programs in the sciences, support the city’s economy and provide a needed medical service to area citizens.”
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