February 3, 2019

News

Marcelle Willock Appointed Professor Emerita Dr. Willock, former professor and chair of the Anesthesiology department, is the first African-American woman to achieve this status at BUSM.

After Nearly Three Decades, Pediatrician Nicole Prudent to Retire The assistant professor of Pediatrics will continue to support the community she’s spent a lifetime serving.

Students Shine at Annual Research Symposium This year's Medical Student Research Symposium, held on Jan. 25, featured posters by nearly 40 medical students .

Students, Faculty, Alumni Wind Down and Warm Up at Annual Mixer This student-driven initiative was designed as a way for medical students to interact with faculty and alumni to learn about different career pathways.

In the Media

Daily Mail Boston University CTE Expert Cautions that the NFL's 24% Drop in Concussions Did NOT Necessarily Reduce the Risk of the Degenerative Brain Disease, Calling the Findings 'Irrelevant' to the Long-term Effects of Repetitive Head Injuries Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD

HealthDay Nearly Half of American Adults Have Unhealthy Hearts: Report Emelia Benjamin, MD

The New York Times E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says George T. O'Connor, MD

Reuters M edical Students Teach High Schoolers to do CPR Anita Knopov, '19

Faculty Action

Order 2019 Regalia Online BUSM faculty are encouraged to order 2018 commencement regalia by Friday, Feb. 15 .  More Information

General Faculty Meeting Thursday, Feb. 7 2-3 p.m. Instructional Building, L112 More Information

Events

Strategic Planning Listening Sessions The University Provost and the Strategic Planning Task Force need input for Boston University's next Strategic Plan (2020-2030). Share ideas, perspective and critical feedback.    Staff: Monday, Feb. 4 Faculty : Tuesday, Feb. 5 Both sessions: 9:30-11 a.m. | Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge

Data Carpentry: Learning to Work with Large Data Sets Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 4-5 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Instructional Building. L109AB This two-day workshop will focus on: genomics data data management and analysis for genomics research best practices for the organization of bioinformatics projects and data use of command line utilities use of command line tools to analyze sequence quality and perform variant calling connecting to and using cloud computing Register

Please visit the  calendar  for a full listing of grand rounds, lectures and events for this week.

Save the Date

Implicit Bias & Microaggressions HOW OUR BRAINS TAKE SHORTCUTS Wednesday, Feb. 13 Noon-1:30 p.m. Instructional Building, L112 Aza Allsop, PhD, Harvard Medical School, '19, and Bruce Birren, PhD, director of the Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard In this interactive discussion, participants will learn about the neurocognitive processes that underlie implicit bias and microaggressions, as well as and some constructive steps to counteract these both personally and systematically.

Alzheimer’s Association Grant Submission Information Session  Friday, Feb. 15 Noon-1:30 p.m. Robinson Building, B7800 Investigators are invited to hear an overview and insights into funding opportunities of the Alzheimer's Association (AA), most of which open in February with a LOI deadline of early March. Hear from AA representatives in the Research Engagement and Medical & Scientific Relations departments. Learn More

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