NIH Record - National Institutes of Health
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July 19, 2024

  • NIH Hosts Ceremonial Portrait Debut for Collins

    By Dana Talesnik

    Colleagues, family and friends of former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins recently gathered to celebrate his official portrait debut. Previous directors were depicted in paintings. This portrait is a photograph, and the photographer has a special connection to NIH.
  • Laura Vanderkam

    Build the Life You Want With the Hours You Have, Says Time Management Expert

    By Eric Bock

    We all have the same amount of time—24 hours a day and 168 hours a week, said time management expert Laura Vanderkam. Some people accomplish a lot with their time, both professionally and personally. “They are allocating their hours in interesting ways that the rest of us can learn from,” she said
  • Three Camp Fantastic supporters pose with a poster advertising the BBQ.

    Annual Camp Fantastic BBQ Cooks up Good Vibes

    By Mahelate Solomon

    The annual BBQ fundraiser for Camp Fantastic, an adventure experience for children undergoing treatment for cancer or in recovery, cooked up good vibes on the CC's south lawn this year.

  • Bertagnolli Leads NIH Visit to the University of Kentucky

    By Lindsay Travis and Alicia Gregory

    NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, accompanied by several other leaders at NIH, recently traveled to Lexington on a visit to the University of Kentucky’s Healthy Kentucky Research Building.
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On the Cover

This illustration, used on a recent NIH symposium banner, explores the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics era. An abstract framework evolves from two dimensions into three, and even beyond: a complex and unknowable future where our future understanding resides.

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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.

Editor: Dana Talesnik
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Associate Editor: Patrick Smith
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Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
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Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
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