TODAY - June 29, 2015

Inside this issue: -- Loma Linda University celebrates 1,480 newest alumni-- University celebrates honorees during ceremonies-- Safe Kids and Children\u27s Hospital host media event for water safety awareness-- Zipcar, which brought car sharing to Loma Linda University Health, may expand-- Kids learn to trust care providers during teddy bear clinic-- Annual Celebration of Life provides heartfelt laughter, inspiration and hope-- Food and family are important to LLUMC - Murrieta chef-- Official negotiations begin for affiliation with San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital-- Study finds increasing respiratory risks for children living near major rail yards-- Milestone employee anniversaries celebrate with banquets-- Scenes from Loma Linda University 2015 Commencement Ceremonies (pictorial)-- Patients \u27Spring Into Reading\u27 with books , arts and crafts-- Medical Center\u27s bariatric surgery program earns \u27Blue Distinction\u27-- Local organizations gather for Luke\u27s Pride Spring Community Day-- Special delivery to Children\u27s Hospital from Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs-- Nursing homecoming weekend reunites alumni and raises scholarship funds-- Clinical pathology society awards phlebotomy alumna-- Public health alumna receives grant providing Nexus 7 tablets for perinatal research-- Patients enjoy \u27Hugs Help Healing\u27 Build-A-Bear workshop-- Fourth annual Tip-a-Firefighter event raises more than $5,000 for Loma Linda University Children\u27s Hospital-- Tim Venturi hosts Sixth Annual Bladder Cancer Awareness Golf Tournament-- A delicate conversation: nursing students discuss tobacco with patients-- Homecoming reunites diverse alumni from School of Allied Health Professions-- Canine officer felled be cancer obeys one final command-- Twelve graduates receive their military commissionshttps://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/today/1009/thumbnail.jp