On Thursday, Mar. 5, Dr. Randy Jones will present the first 2020 NINR Director’s Lecture, from 11 a.m. to noon in Lipsett Amphitheater, Bldg. 10. In his presentation “Complex Decision-Making in Prostate Cancer,” Jones will describe his program of research, which focuses on health disparities, prostate cancer, chronic illness, end-of-life care and decision-making.

The year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The NIMHD 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Innovations to Promote Health Equity will showcase the latest discoveries in minority health and health disparities research.

The next talk in the NLM Informatics and Data Science Lecture Series will be “Using Google Street View Images to Examine Links Between the Built Environment and Health.”

About 7,000 rare diseases affect people and only a few hundred of those have any treatment. Although each rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 in the United States, in total, these illnesses affect an estimated 30 million individuals in this country.

NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow was presented with an honorary doctorate of science from Concordia University in Montreal.

Five NIH’ers were recently recognized for creative images that speak safety to viewers.

The NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair will be held on Thursday, July 14 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Natcher Conference Center.

During the meeting at NIH, participants signed a memorandum of understanding between NIAID and KAIMRC of the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to promote research and training in emerging infectious diseases.

The 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) is now open through the week of June 13. NIH values your feedback and uses the survey results to make positive changes throughout the organization.

Bike to Work Day will be held, rain or shine, on Friday, May 20. Registration is free and you can sign up for one of the NIH-affiliated pit stops.