Within a span of 2 weeks, a small worm can accomplish a feat no human has ever achieved. The worm, known as a planarian, can regrow any severed body part—including its head. For the past 20 years, Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado has tried to figure out how this happens.

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, professor and interim chair of epidemiology and biostatistics and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health-San Antonio, will present the next NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10.

​The NIH Asian & Pacific Islander American Organization (APAO) will continue its tradition of honoring employees in the NIH Asian Pacific American community for their achievements.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar II held a retreat for 65 senior leaders in the department on Aug. 23 in Wilson Hall, Bldg. 1.

NIH will celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month during October.

Here’s one way for NIH institutes and centers to support research growth at minority-serving institutions and promote scientific collaborations.

​During repairs to its roof, the Children’s Inn at NIH sustained structural damage on Aug. 21, forcing temporary evacuation of the facility while engineers checked out the problem.

Computer science pioneer Dr. Alan Curtis Kay will deliver this year’s Lindberg-King Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Lister Hill Auditorium, Bldg. 38A. His talk is titled “The Best Way to Predict the Future Is to Create It. But Is It Already Too Late?”

Dr. Gregory Bratman, an environmental scientist at the University of Washington, will speak on “Nature Contact and Human Health: A Multimethod Approach” on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. in the lecture hall of Bldg. 60.

NIH will hold a Pathways to Prevention Work-shop: Appropriate Use of Drug Therapies for Osteoporotic Fracture Prevention on Oct. 30-31 at Natcher Conference Center.