‘Wear Red Day’ Launches Heart Month
Led by NHLBI director Dr. Gary Gibbons and staff, NIH got in the mood to move on National Wear Red Day, Feb. 2.
NIH Grantees Win Nobel Prizes
Three NIH grantees won 2018 Nobel Prizes, one in physiology or medicine and two in chemistry.
New Hampshire Senator Visits NIH
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.
Winds from ‘Riley’ Spank NIH Campus, Animal Center
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.
National Symphony Orchestra Delights CRC Crowd
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.
Inn Celebrates ‘Christmas in July,’ and Siblings Day
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.
Old Movie Projectors Find New Home in Florida
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 Pavilion Draws Crowd at Festival
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).
PHS Celebrates 220th Birthday
On July 16, outside Bldg. 1, the Public Health Service flag was raised, just below the American flag.