U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) visited NIH on Feb. 16, meeting first in the Clinical Research Center’s medical board room with NIH leadership before proceeding to briefings by scientists—and a patient encounter—at NCI, NINDS and NEI.
NIH’ers woke up Friday, Mar. 2 to an alert likely never before heard affecting Washington, D.C.-area federal employees: high winds associated with a coastal nor’easter known as Winter Storm Riley had closed the government for the day.
When you see a semi-trailer pull up in front of the Clinical Research Center, followed by a tour bus, there’s a good chance the National Symphony Orchestra is back on campus.
Children staying at the Children’s Inn at NIH received a special surprise recently: a summertime shopping spree with Santa Claus and a dozen motorcycle officer elves from the Montgomery County Police Department and NIH.
During recent demolition of the E-wing of Bldg. 10, workers came across two old movie projectors on the mezzanine level of the old 14th-floor auditorium.
NIH hosted a 6,550-square-foot anchor exhibit Apr. 6-8 at the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival (USASEF), the nation’s largest biennial celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
On a cloudy, brisk day in April, NIH staff, contractors and friends gathered on the lawn in front of Bldg. 1 to participate in the 2nd Minority Health 5K Walk/Run.