Congressional Staffers Visit for Briefings on Childhood Cancer Research
Staff to several U.S. legislators visited the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on May 29 for a tour focused on childhood cancer research.
NIH Kicks Off Pride Month with Flag Raisings
Members of the NIH community gathered June 4 on Bldg. 1’s front lawn to raise the Pride flag in honor of Pride Month. A ceremony featured speakers from NIH’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ Fellows & Friends and Salutaris, an employee resource group that promotes health and inclusivity for the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Pride flag also hangs at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories visitor center in Hamilton, Mont.
NIH Hosts Annual Police Day Event
NIH hosted its annual Police Day event on May 16 in front of Bldg. 1. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies participated.
NIH’s ‘Hometown Newspaper’ Turns 75
The year was 1949—75 years ago—and the National Institutes of Health had a media debut: The first NIH Record, a newsletter for staff, rolled off the presses.
NIMHD Hosts Walk/Run/Roll 5K for Minority Health Month
On Apr. 11, NIH'ers gathered on the front lawn of Bldg. 1 on the Bethesda campus to participate in the NIH Minority Health Walk/Run/Roll 5K event.
NIH’s Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak Bloom
The cherry blossoms on NIH’s Bethesda campus reached peak bloom toward the end of March.
Music in the Atrium Features Hammered Dulcimer
The Dulcetones, an intergenerational musical quintet formed in 2022 in Arlington, Va., recently gave a lunchtime concert in the Clinical Center (CC).
Howard University Brings Music to CC Atrium
In celebration of Black History Month, the Clinical Center hosted a lunchtime concert, “A Journey Through Song of the Underground Railroad,” featuring several groups from the Howard University music department.