/tags/livestrong Livestrong en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:01:00 GMT /health/2020-02-12/cancer-charity-founded-by-lance-armstrong-relaunches-itself The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and� Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:01:00 GMT /health/2020-02-12/cancer-charity-founded-by-lance-armstrong-relaunches-itself Jim Vertuno | The Associated Press /education/2014-08-19/livestrong-gives-50-million-to-uts-dell-medical-school A $50 million donation to the forthcoming Dell Medical Center at UT-Austin will establish the Livestrong Cancer Institutes.The gift, which will be doled� Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:50:36 GMT /education/2014-08-19/livestrong-gives-50-million-to-uts-dell-medical-school /sports/2013-08-12/book-news-does-lance-armstrong-have-the-right-to-lie-in-his-memoirs Also: the first English-language bookstore in Cuba; the role of public libraries during natural disasters; the best books coming out this week. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:08:00 GMT /sports/2013-08-12/book-news-does-lance-armstrong-have-the-right-to-lie-in-his-memoirs Annalisa Quinn /austin/2013-06-04/austin-marathon-to-change-sponsor-from-livestrong-to-freescale-in-2014 The Austin Marathon will be changing tracks next February, metaphorically speaking.Freescale Semiconductor, a technology company based in Austin,� Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:55:05 GMT /austin/2013-06-04/austin-marathon-to-change-sponsor-from-livestrong-to-freescale-in-2014 Natalie Krebs /austin/2013-05-28/nike-drops-livestrong-ties-update Update: Nike has produced merchandise with the Livestrong logo for nine years � raising more than $100 million for the foundation. But Nike will stop� Tue, 28 May 2013 18:02:18 GMT /austin/2013-05-28/nike-drops-livestrong-ties-update Laura Rice /austin/2013-02-28/livestrong-we-are-bigger-than-our-founder The Livestrong Foundation says it is bigger than its founder and it will survive past the scandal surrounding Lance Armstrong.“I have to tell you that� Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:44:59 GMT /austin/2013-02-28/livestrong-we-are-bigger-than-our-founder Ann Choi /austin/2013-02-18/livestrong-marathon-organizers-see-little-effect-from-armstrong-scandal-updated Update: Omar Martinez, 27, was the overall winner at this year's Austin Marathon. He finished the 26.2 miles in just over 2 hours and 35 minutes. Kyle� Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:27:25 GMT /austin/2013-02-18/livestrong-marathon-organizers-see-little-effect-from-armstrong-scandal-updated Austin Feldman /austin/2013-01-18/should-austin-rename-the-lance-armstrong-bikeway The Lance Armstrong Bikeway opened in 2009. It was an example of the city's enthusiasm for cycling � which was, in part, prompted by Armstrong's� Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:42:59 GMT /austin/2013-01-18/should-austin-rename-the-lance-armstrong-bikeway Filipa Rodrigues /austin/2013-01-18/livestrong-foundation-disappointed-but-moving-on-updated (Updated at 10:40 a.m. to include Livestrong Foundation's CEO comments on The Today Show.)The Livestrong Foundation—the Austin-based non-profit that Lance� Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:40:00 GMT /austin/2013-01-18/livestrong-foundation-disappointed-but-moving-on-updated Laura Rice /sports/2013-01-18/many-austinites-question-sincerity-of-armstrongs-confession-to-oprah Lance Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last night. For many Austinites, the much-anticipated� Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:37:56 GMT /sports/2013-01-18/many-austinites-question-sincerity-of-armstrongs-confession-to-oprah Marissa Barnett