The Deputy Director for Management (DDM) announces the third DDM seminar of the 2016 series “Management and Science: Partnering for Excellence” featuring Cy Wakeman, a New York Times bestselling author, international keynote speaker and consultant.

With energy conservation in mind, NIH has set a new policy on management of ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers, which provide storage for preserving research-related materials.

The IRP Protocol Navigation Training Program Seminar Series will host a lecture on Monday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to noon in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10.

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) visited recently to learn more about NIH, with a special interest in cancer research. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) last year and successfully completed his treatment. His cancer experience sparked his interest in NIH and NCI.

Diane Frasier, director of the Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management, presented the inn with a check for $400 from raffle proceeds at a recent OALM function.

Fall open enrollment for the NIH Leave Bank is available now through Dec. 12. The membership period will begin on Jan. 8, 2017.

PBS recently aired the two-part documentary Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History. The National Human Genome Research Institute helped support the show, which featured several NIH scientists.

Ben Weinstein of Bethesda models a mask featuring the image of NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has become the government’s principal scientific spokesperson on the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union (NIHFCU) has launched SendaMessageofHope.com, a website where anyone can post an inspiring message of gratitude to health care workers, showing support for them during this challenging time.

In the time since NIH went primarily telework-only in mid-March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, wildlife has stepped into the ecological hole left by humans.