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In this photo, you see people riding bicycles during PaceDay 2026

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Record crowd brings hope, rallying together to fuel local cancer research

October 20, 2026

Partnering with the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University and Wellstar MCG Health, the local community turned out in force for PaceDay 2026.

A male scientist in a laboratory coat stands in a long, modern bridge connecting two scientific labs.

IMMCG researcher awarded prestigious NIH Director’s Award

Milledge Austin

Zainab Tiamiyu, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology at the Georgia Cancer Center at the Medical College of Georgia

PACELINE funding supports a switch in cancer treatment

Stories of Impact

man with a prosthetic ear

Cancer survivor on his prosthetic ear: ‘They don’t know unless I tell them’

Group of seven stands in front of Hyundai car with hands raised

Hyundai Hope On Wheels awards $400,000 grant for children’s cancer research

Four men and one woman stand in front of a backdrop that reads "Paceline" holding envelopes.

SPH secures PACELINE grant, investigator shares his own cancer journey

Several men and women push carts filled with students' personal belongings up a small hill, lining up to go into a residence hall.

Volunteers roll out the blue carpet during on-campus move-in

People wearing IGIVE t-shirts smiling

2026 IGIVE Augusta University employee giving campaign kicks off Aug. 25

Valerie Emerick

A woman poses with four younger children, they are all wearing backpacks and holding blankets

Healthy Grandparents Program makes back-to-school easier for grandparents

Nina Sligar

A student in scrubs operates a blood pressure machine while speaking with a participant. They are surrounded by other workers and volunteers.

Costa Layman Health Fair continues to thrive with its services

Nina Sligar

A man and woman set a table at a rural health fair. The woman is going to check the man's hemoglobin and they're smiling at each other.

AU-MNI Rural Health Fair opens to the community for the first time

Precision treatment advances cancer care with new noninvasive technology

Chris Curry

Two men walking down the hallway between research labs.

Researcher awarded grant from Rally Foundation Childhood Cancer Research

Chris Curry

A man in a white coat standing in a lab

David Munn, MD, appointed director of the Georgia Cancer Center

Jennifer Hilliard Scott

A group of 28 people stand in a photo booth that includes oversized letters spelling out "Boston" in front of them and a backdrop that includes a silhouette of a cityscape and the words "Immunology 2026" behind them.

IMMCG researchers, trainees share research during AAI annual meeting

Milledge Austin

Latest News

In this photo, you see people walking down a sidewalk. They are participants in the Georgia Cancer Center's Unite in the Fight Against Cancer 2026 community event.

GCC hosts 2026 Unite in the Fight Against Cancer event

Chris Curry

Government Relations team with Augustus

Augusta University enjoys a successful 2026 legislative session

Kedesan Amanuel

A female smiling and posing for a photo. Her hands are laying on a railing of some stairs.

Young adults with colorectal cancer face delays, unequal access to care

Chris Curry

A man sitting on a bench with his right arm sitting on a railing.

A rhythm and a reason to survive colorectal cancer

Chris Curry

Two men standing in a research lab inside the Georgia Cancer Center's M. Bert Storey Research Building.

Gupta selected for prestigious CIMB Travel Award

Chris Curry

Five women standing in front of a poster

OT professors present Camp Discovery research in Bangkok

Miguelangelo Hernandez

Physicians and others at check presentation

Family creates memorial fund to support research into rare cancer

Valerie Emerick

Researcher smiling

An unexpected path leads Georgia Cancer Center researcher to a rewarding career