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2008

May - Jay S. Skyler, M.D. Recognized - South Florida Hospital News
May - Oxygen Sandwich Boosts Stem Cells - UM Medicine Magazine
May - Celebrities to Attend and Present at D.R.E.a.M.S. in the City - Forbes.com
April - Silver Honors (D.R.E.a.M.S. in the City) - CityFeet.com
April - A Priceless Mother's Day Gift for a Diabetic Son - Yahoo!
April - Young Society of Love and Hope: A New Generation...A New Miami - SocialMiami.com
April - Local Firefighters Help Fight and Extinguish Diabetes - Sun-Sentinel
April - Research is the Key - Long Island Business News
April - Patriots NT Wilfork raises money for research into diabetes - NBC Sports
April - Creating a Life Science Cluster in Florida - Genetic Engineering & Biotech News
April - Stem Cells from Menstrual Blood Show Therapeutic Potential - PharmaLive
April - Toward a renewable source of pancreatic beta cells - Nature Biotechnology
March - Viewing Cell Acitivity in Real Time - Drug Discovery & Development
March - New Method May Revolutionize Diabetes Research - Science Daily
March - Golf Fitness Magazine Announces 2nd Pay It Forward Award - The Wire
February - Researchers Describe Findings in Enzyme Research - MacroWorld Investor
February - Stem Cell Cure for Diabetic Mice -- diabetesmine.com
February - Divas' dishes, auction help battle diabetes - The Miami Herald
February - Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice - The New York Times
January - Delaying Diabetes - Forbes
January - Questioning the Allure of Putting Stem Cells in the Bank - The New York Times
January - Stem Cells Finally Found in Pancreas - US News & World Report
January - Embryo clones of two men made using skin cells - Sun Sentinel
January - Skipping NIH to Study Stem Cells - Wall Street Journal

2007

November - Diabetes Research Institute World Diabetes Day - Los Angeles Times.com
November - Childhood memory sparked involvement - The Miami Herald
November - DRI Conducts Studies on Prevention - NBC6, Miami
October - Patients Needed for New Clinical Transplant Study - NBC6, Miami
September - Tent Almost Upstages Diana - New York Post, Page Six 
August - Diana Ross Coming Out in the Hamptons - Hamptons.com
August - Diabetes Won't Stop Nick Jonas - People
August - Diabetes Discoveries - WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach
June - DRI Scientific Director Ricordi Comments on Stem Cell Veto -- WPLG-TV, Miami
June - Dr. Norma Sue Kenyon Interviewed About Drug Discovery Initiative -- Comcast, South Florida
June - Feast Among the Grapes, the "Hippest Happy Hour in Town" -- WSVN-TV, Miami
April - Draft Party Hosted by Vince Wilfork Benefits DRI -- Boston Herald
April - New Stem Cell Therapy Study Released in JAMA -- CBS4 Miami
February - Reversing Autoimmunity:Can the DRI Do It? - DiabetesMine.com

2006

October - Developing New Strategies to Create Insulin-Producing Cells -- Forefront
October - Family Gives Back to DRI -- The Miami Herald
October - Frugal woman dies at 100, donates $35.6M -- MSNBC.com
September - DRI Scientific Director Ricordi Interviewed on Islet Transplant Trial Results -- ABC News
September - Results of Islet Transplant Trials -- ABC News
September - Islet Transplant Study Released  -- Fox 13 Tampa
September - VitaZest® Vitamin & Fruit Enriched Water® Partnership -- Yahoo! Finance
September - Global Research Alliance Launched - NBC6 Miami 
August - Sweets, No Sugar, In Hamps - New York Post, Page Six
July - DRI Scientific Director Ricordi Provides Research Update - Comcast, South Florida
June - UM Tests Cancer Drug as Diabetes Treatment - WTVJ-TV, Miami 
June - 15th Annual Feast Among the Grapes - WSVN-TV, Miami
May - Don Strock Diabetes Classic - WTVJ-TV, Miami
April - Protecting option for diabetics - Newsday
February - Gibb brothers reunite at 32nd Annual Love and Hope Ball - The Miami Herald
February - Knicks and KeySpan Energy Form Community Relations Partnership - NBA.com
January - FDA Approves Inhalable Insulin - Washington Post
January - Diabetes Option Available Soon - Sun-Sentinel
January - Inhaled Insulin Means Less Ouch - The Miami Herald 
January - Inhaled Insulin Wins U.S. Approval - Los Angeles Times
January - Diabetes Management Gets a Shot in the Arm -- Times Herald-Record
January - Supporting the DRI is a Family Affair -- WPLG-TV, Miami


2005

December - UM Researchers Coming Closer to the Cure -- South Florida Business Journal
November - Fall into Fashion -- WCBS-TV, New York
November - Ray Romano: Laugh for the Cure -- KTLA-TV, Los Angeles
November - A Sports Cheat Sheet - The New York Times
November - Will Diabetes Touch You? - Parade 
November - Insulin to Islets - Pioneer Press
November - Do good while you shop: Contribute to diabetes research - Lucky Magazine
October - We are One - The Daily Oklahoman
October - New Hope for Diabetes Patients - WNBC News New York
June - Cutting down on needles - FDA is determining whether to approve inhaled insulin for diabetics after a study proves effectiveness -- Newsday
May - Ricordi's mission:  Cure diabetes -- MiamI Herald
March - Mom Searching For Diabetes Cure -- Miami Herald
March -  Battling Diabetes -- NBC Today Show 

2004

October - NIH Recognizes DRI's Pioneering Research -- National Institutes of Health
July - The limits of stem cells -- NBC Nightly News
June - Stem cell research: Promise vs. peril/Untangling stem cells from a mess of red tape -- Miami Herald
April - The Interview: Camillo Ricordi -- The Lancet
February - Cell transplant gives patients a future -- Miami Herald
January - University of Miami leading the way in fight against diabetes -- NBC6 Miami 

2003

November - Dealing with Diabetes -- CBS Early Show
November - A Body Making War on Itself -- TIME Magazine
November - Closing In On Diabetes Cure? -- CBS News: The Early Show
Fall - Islet Resources: Exploring New Therapies for Diabetes -- NCCR News
June -  Preliminary Results of ITN Multicenter Islet Transplant Trial Confirm Potential Patient Benefits, Underscore Steep Learning Curve - Immune Tolerance Network
June - Cells of Life -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April - Cell Wars -- City Link
March - Transplanted Islet Cells Render Diabetes Type 1 Patients Insulin-Free -- Health Care Hub 
February - Zeroing in on a Cure for Diabetes December -- Saturday Evening Post

2002

December - Missouri boy is a winner in Christmas card contest -- Kansas City Star
November - Daughter's diabetes spurs dad to develop lifesaving device -- Miami Herald
September - Strides Toward a Cure -- New York Times
May - Working toward a cure for diabetes; Transplants of insulin-producing cells paving the way -- NBC Nightly News
April - New Surgery Lets Diabetics Drop Insulin - Wall Street Journal
April - Technique may improve diabetes treatment - UPI

2001

August - Scientists Applaud Decision; Bush's limits on federal aid 'acceptable to any reasonable researcher' -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel
August - Bush: Fund Stem Cell Research; Scientists worry about restrictions -- Miami Herald
July  - Debate Over Stem Cell Worries Doctors -- Miami Herald
May - Stem Cells May Move Diabetics Closer to Cure -- Miami Herald

2000

December - UF, UM to work on finding cure for diabetes -- Miami Herald
November - Brandon Labiner helps out at What's Up Doc? -- Miami Herald
October - Zachary Ullman Cans the Candy for DRI -- Boca Raton News
October - Alexis Weisman carries a broomstick and a can for Treat Me To A Cure -- Miami Herald
March - DRI's Norma Kenyon and her daughter, Laura, grace cover of Diabetes Forecast. -- Diabetes Forecast
 

1999

November - Miami Magazine Highlights Diabetes Research Institute - Miami Magazine
July - Diabetes: Is a Cure on the Horizon? -- Business Week

 

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