An NIH Director’s Award is the most prestigious honor at NIH to recognize the achievements of institutes, centers and offices.

The Benefits Open Season runs now through Monday, Dec. 12.

Dr. Joni L. Rutter, director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), was honored recently with a 2022 Leading for Impact—Women in Leadership Award at the fifth annual Leading for Impact—Women in Leadership Conference.

Fall Open Enrollment for the NIH Leave Bank has started and runs until Dec. 12. Membership will begin on Jan. 1, 2023.

Dr. Laura Stroud of Alpert Medical School at Brown University and the Miriam Hospital will deliver a talk, “From the Mouths of Babes: What Can Research on Babies, Moms, Stress, and Substance Use Tell Us About Resilience?” on Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET.

The NIH Office of Disease Prevention will host the Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. This virtual workshop is free and open to the public.

The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) is seeking input on scientific priorities and cross-cutting themes for its Strategic Plan 2023-2028.

The 2022 Feds Feed Families Virtual Campaign has ended. This summer, NIH donated almost 118,000 pounds of food to local communities to assist children, older adults, veterans and families in need.

In November, the NIH Tribal Health Research Office (THRO) celebrates National Native American Heritage Month, a special opportunity to highlight American Indian and Alaska Native culture, ingenuity and contributions to biomedical research.

Dr. Lawrence Tabak, who is performing the duties of NIH director, will receive the John Edward Porter Legacy Award.