Essay Contest Opens for High School Students
The “Speaking Up About Mental Health” national essay challenge is open until Jan. 16.
Santa Visits Children’s Inn
Santa Claus and his motor officer “elves” returned to the Children’s Inn at NIH during the Montgomery County Police Department’s annual Santa Ride on Dec. 13.
Religion SIG Hosts Webinar, Dec. 19
The NIH Religion, Spirituality and Health Scientific Interest Group will present its final webinar of the year on Tuesday, Dec. 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET with Dr. Francis G. Lu.
THRO’s Walters Celebrates Native American Heritage Month with Talk About Families
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Karina Walters, director of NIH’s Tribal Health Research Office (THRO), presented “Watering the Seeds of AI/AN Ancestral Love and Wisdom to Create Healthful Families and Generations” on Nov. 3.
Sant Returns for Annual Thanksgiving Concert
Caesar Sant, 15, returned to the Clinical Center on Nov. 20 to play violin at his third Thanksgiving concert.
Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Hosts Webinar, Jan. 23
The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) will host its first webinar of 2024, exploring two research data sharing platforms from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Donate Use-or-Lose Hours to the Leave Bank by Jan. 13
The Leave Bank offers the opportunity to donate your use-or-lose annual leave to the bank by Jan. 13, via ITAS. When you donate to the Leave Bank, you help a co-worker in need.
Enrollment Open for NIH Leave Bank
Fall Open Enrollment for the NIH Leave Bank has started and runs until Dec. 11. The membership period will begin on Jan. 14.
ODP Issues Youth Art Challenge
A new NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) Youth Art Challenge asks young people ages 13–22 to create original artwork that shows how prevention can create better health for everyone.