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May 24, 2024

  • Kid holds pipette as Dr. Manu Platt guides his arm, and other kids look on.

    NIH’s Take Your Child to Work Event Celebrates 30th Year

    By Dana Talesnik

    Last month, more than 3,700 children participated in more than 350 different in-person, hands-on activities as well as virtual ones at the 30th annual Take Your Child to Work Day at NIH. They conducted experiments, watched demos, toured labs, played educational games, got goopy doing art and checked out Earth Day exhibits.
  • Headshot of Spruill in uniform

    New Police Chief Spruill Settles In

    By Amber Snyder

    NIH welcomed its new police chief, Cleveland Spruill Sr., in Nov. 2023. Learn more about him, his background and what he hopes to accomplish at NIH.
  • Three men and one woman stand in front of a bookcase.

    Aging Well—NIA at 50

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Since 1974, NIA has led research on aging and the well-being of older adults, including studies on the genetic, biological, clinical, behavioral, social and economic aspects of aging.

  • ‘Blind Poet’ Steele Visits NIH

    Dave Steele, also known as “The Blind Poet,” brought his metered message of hope and inspiration to the NIH campus, Apr. 9-10. He visited NIH at the request of NEI Scientific Director Dr. Kapil Bharti, who co-organized a retreat for NEI intramural research staff.
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Philipp Leucht/NYU School of Medicine with support from NIAMS

The NIH Record

The NIH Record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

Published 25 times each year, it comes out on payday Fridays.

Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
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Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
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