Robert C. Millikan

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• Robert C. Millikan Cancer Epidemiology Seminar
  First annual seminar was presented March 21, 2014
• Interview with Bob Millikan, DVM, MPH, PhD (6 min)
  Dr. Millikan talks about his involvement in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study (CBCS) and Project Leadership, Education Advocacy, and Development (LEAD), and his research on melanoma. He also talks about his Fulbright fellowship and being a crew coach.
• Carolina Breast Cancer Study informational/recruitment video
  Bob Millikan appears in this video. Katie O'Brien was the interviewer.
• Causes of African-American breast cancer incidence study receives $19.3 million
  UNC scientist Robert Millikan will partner with Christine Ambrosone, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and Julie R. Palmer, of Boston University, in the most ambitious study to date of breast cancer among younger African-American women.
• Millikan honored with posthumous Alumni Achievement Award from UC-Davis
  The late Robert Craft Millikan will be honored with a 2013 Alumni Achievement Award from the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine during the School's commencement ceremony on June 14, 2014.
• Robert C. Millikan: In Memoriam
  A.F. Olshan, C.B. Ambrosone, J.S. Barnholtz-Sloan, M. Berwick, J. Palmer and N.E. Thomas. Cancer Epidemiology & Biomarkers 2013(Jan);22(1):176-177
• Robert Millikan, cancer researcher, gentle colleague, dies Oct. 7, 2012
  “Dr. Millikan had a major impact on the field of cancer and molecular epidemiology,” said Andy Olshan, PhD, professor and chair of the epidemiology department and UNC Lineberger’s associate director of population sciences. “His innovations led the field and created opportunities for countless epidemiology and other public health students. The department has lost not only a great scientist and teacher but a wonderful friend and colleague.”
• Sharing Memories of Robert Millikan, PhD
  Here, we remember his legacy and invite you to do the same. Comments (118)
• The Millikan Symphony
  For, about, and of Robert Millikan. Composer: Ann Millikan. Performers: Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Jennifer Curtis. Chapel Hill, August 25, 2017. Four movements: I. Science, II. Animals, III. Rowing, IV. Violin
• The Science of Breast Cancer Disparities: A Symposium in Honor of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study and Robert Millikan, March 20, 2015
  This special symposium honors the scientific contributions of Dr. Robert Millikan to understanding the causes of breast cancer, especially among African-American women. The symposium provided an overview of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, the landmark study that Dr. Millikan led, as well as a current perspective on the epidemiology and biology of breast cancer. The role of science and breast cancer advocacy, an area of commitment to Dr. Millikan, was also discussed. Presentations were provided by Dr. Millikan’s UNC colleagues and other national leaders in breast cancer research.