On Aug. 31, 2016, State Senator Pat Steadman was honored by the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU) when it named its board room the ‘State Senator Pat Steadman Board Room’ to honor the Joint Budget Committee member who sponsored legislation to direct the first-ever Colorado appropriation for cancer research to CU.

The designation honored Sen. Steadman, who shepherded the first-ever state of Colorado appropriation for cancer research through the legislative process. “Losing my partner Dave to cancer was one of my motivations for supporting a dedicated funding source for the Cancer Center,” Sen. Steadman said. “But I’ve lost many to cancer: my father, my nephew, my uncle, my friends. My support for the Cancer Center is for them.”

The National Behavioral Health Innovation Center held its board meeting and an open house last Tuesday. The center will be an important support network collaborating with prevention, early-intervention, treatment and recovery-support programs here and nationwide. One example is Aurora’s Second Chance program, which has reduced recidivism rates locally and can use the center’s expertise to develop plans to replicate that success on a larger scale