NIH director Dr. Francis Collins was among other national, state and local dignitaries on Oct. 19 for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

NIH recently awarded $50,000 each to 10 institutions as part of a prize competition recognizing their biomedical and behavioral science departments for enhancing gender diversity and equity among their faculties. The Office of Research on Women’s Health recognized these institutions and the honorable mentions for their evidence-based interventions in a forum titled “Effective Approaches to Fostering Faculty Gender Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Celebrating Progress.”

The NIH Blood Bank is currently experiencing low blood product inventory, in the context of nationwide shortages.

Join the Office of Disease Prevention for a Methods: Mind the Gap webinar with Dr. Jessica Kasza on the use of correlation structures for stepped wedge and related designs. The webinar will take place on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. ET.

The NIH Blood Bank is currently experiencing low blood product inventory, in the context of nationwide shortages.

The NIH Record wants your best poetry or haiku about how you’re handling life at the moment.

The Federal Benefits Open Season runs from Nov. 8 through Dec. 13, 2021. Review health, dental, vision and Flexible Spending Account options to decide on plans for the upcoming year.

Participate in NIH’s Virtual Seminar on Grants Administration and Program Funding, which is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 1 to Thursday, Nov. 4.

The NIH Human Resources’ corporate recruitment unit created a video Honoring Our Heroes: Hiring Veterans and Military Spouses that showcases the importance of hiring veterans and military spouses.

On Thursday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. ET, the NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series will feature Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.