NAM Elects Six from NIH
Six NIH scientists are among 85 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Personality Plays a Role in Developing Alcohol Use Disorder
Research shows that personality is an important factor in alcohol use disorder (AUD), which affects an estimated 15 million people in the United States.
Outreach, Education Meeting Strengthens NIAMS Coalition
More than 55 NIAMS Coalition members and 25 NIAMS and other NIH staff met recently for the biennial NIAMS Coalition Outreach and Education Meeting: Creating Connections for Science.
Surgeon General Adams Visits NIH
On Jan. 18, U.S. surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams visited NIH, meeting with NIH leadership and institute directors and with members of the Public Health Service.
‘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.