HELA100 Initiative to Quinto's Challenge

  • April 28, 2026
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Tuesday, April 28: David Saunders of the Henrietta Lacks Initiative shares progress in crafting public policy on cancer care and costs. With May the 4th just around the corner, RA checks in with first-time sci-fi author Peter McChesney. In his debut novel, Quinto's Challenge, he explores the ethical, societal, and existential consequences should science ever crack the code and make human resurrection possible. Plus, Workers Over Billionaires May Day Rally organizers.

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Rallies & Resources Spotlight (full list here):

  • Apr 30: The Brine Fly Storytelling Workshop | 6–8:30 PM @ Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 E 400 S, SLC. Olivia Juarez, co-host of Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories, invites you to develop and practice delivering your own true story of Great Salt Lake. More workshops to come, culminating in a story slam in June.

  • May 1: Workers Over Billionaires, a national day of action for May Day. Organizers fill us in.

Cancer, care, and cost

David Saunders of the HELA100: Henrietta Lacks Initiative shares progress in crafting public policy on cancer care and costs. 

Sci-Fi, Society and Quinto’s Challenge

With May the 4th just around the corner, RA checks in with first-time sci-fi author Peter McChesney. In his debut novel, Quinto’s Challenge, he explores the ethical, societal, and existential consequences should science ever crack the code and make human resurrection possible. 

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