In recognition of the National Week of Makers, celebrated annually in June, the NIH Record is kicking off a new series featuring the “makers” of NIH—intramural researchers who devise exciting new drugs, devices, applications, methods and other products.
NIH leaders thank NIH's Department of Fire and Rescue Services for their heroic efforts, and exensive overtime during the pandemic, at a recent gratitude event at the fire station.
Kevin Williams envisions an NIH that’s welcoming to all, a workplace free of racism, discrimination and biases that exclude underrepresented groups from leadership opportunities. “We want to create an environment that fosters psychological safety, so that everyone can share ideas and solutions,” said Williams, director of NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) during the 2nd Virtual Town Hall on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA).
On a picture-perfect morning in May, NIH employees pedaled their way onto the Bethesda campus, joining the Washington area’s Bike to Work Day. Many stopped by the Bldg. 1 pitstop to get their bikes registered or inspected by a mechanic and to socialize with colleagues.
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A pseudo-colored image of a high-resolution gradient-echo MRI scan of a fixed cerebral hemisphere from a person with multiple sclerosis
Photo: Govind Bhagavatheeshwaran & Daniel Reich/NINDS
