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Sammy the Squirrel is greeted by fellow mascots from the Buffalo Bisons and 97 Rock.

Canisius College and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) announced the launch of “Check Yo Nutz,” the first comprehensive testicular cancer awareness campaign on a Western New York college campus during a press conference at RPCI on Wednesday, March 31. Canisius students, faculty and staff, and RPCI doctors and staff attended the announcement. The campaign was designed by Canisius students enrolled in classes taught by Melissa B. Wanzer, EdD, professor of communication studies, and Catherine Foster, PhD, assistant professor of communication studies.

To read more about “Check Yo’ Nutz,” click here.


Sammy the Squirrel meets (from left to right), Donald L. Trump, MD, president and CEO of Roswell Park Cancer Institute; David Jackson ’09; Sara LaBelle ’10; and John J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice president for college relations.

Submitted by: Public Relations