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Global Samaritan announces Ebola relief efforts

October 23, 2014 by Allison Brown

Global Samaritan Resources, a local Abilene non-profit, announced a plan Wednesday to send relief to West African countries. Simple Works, the new initiative, is an effort to provide simple solutions to the complex Ebola crisis in West Africa. The program focuses on three primary needs of people affected by the outbreak. Global Samaritan will ... [Read More…]

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Nursing students promote Ebola Challenge

October 21, 2014 by Hannah Little

A group of nursing students are promoting the #EbolaChallenge to raise money and awareness for the deadly Ebola virus on campus. Alicia Adams, senior nursing major from San Antonio, started the campaign on campus with the help of Laura Edwards. "It is exciting to be a part of something that has an impact on the recipient as well as the ... [Read More…]

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Brantly shares story at ACU Homecoming

October 12, 2014 by Madeline Orr

Dr. Kent Brantly attended ACU Homecoming this weekend for the first time since he graduated in 2003, but he didn't come just to reconnect with alumni; he came to share with students about his experience with the Ebola virus. Kent was the Grand Marshall of the Homecoming parade on Saturday morning. Brantly spoke in Chapel on Friday morning. ... [Read More…]

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Ebola is hitting close to home

October 7, 2014 by Optimist Editorial Board

Ebola is hitting close to home. Literally. Dr. Kent Brantly, the first Ebola patient in the U.S. and ACU alumnus, is returning to Abilene this week for a homecoming visit. In the same week we learned Brantly was coming, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. was admitted to a Dallas hospital"”a mere 180 miles away from ... [Read More…]

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