July 12, 2019

118th ACD Tackles Range of Major Issues
By Rich McManus
The 118th meeting of the advisory committee to the NIH director offered good news on promoting workforce diversity, the BRAIN Initiative and artificial intelligence in medicine. Thornier issues included changing the workplace culture around sexual harassment and concerns about foreign influence in biomedical research.

Scholars Use Digital Tools to Explore Medical History
By Dana Talesnik
Three medical historians explore how new digital platforms are bringing a fresh perspective to their historical data. They and their editors spoke at a recent NLM forum.
Meeting Offers Updates on IRP, Security Policies
By Eric Bock
Members of NIH’s leadership outlined a new policy that will place term limits on intramural laboratory and branch chiefs and discussed campus security policies at the Assembly of Scientists annual town hall meeting in Masur Auditorium on May 21.
NIH Training Center Is Heading to White Flint
By Dana Talesnik
In July, the NIH Training Center moves to its new location, a state-of-the-art facility right near the White Flint metro.