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in the Loop JDRF’s 22nd annual Rainbow Gala JDRF’s 22nd annual Rainbow Gala will be held Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh. This year’s gala will honor Arthur J. Rooney, II, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Corporate chairs are Leo W. Gerard, international president of United Steelworkers and David J. Malone, president and CEO of Gateway Financial. JDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The goal of JDRF research is to improve the lives of all people affected by T1D by accelerating progress on the most promising What’s news in Mars Area opportunities for curing, better treating, and preventing T1D. Over the years, the Rainbow Gala has raised more