Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world’s seventh most vulnerable country to climate change. A study examining this relationship led by Shabab Wahid, DrPH, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Global Health at Georgetown’s School of Health, appeared in The Lancet Planetary Health. |
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Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki and Fr. Mark Bosco delivered the School of Nursing and School of Health’s Values Based Lecture titled “Re-energizing Our Values: Reflecting on the Spirit of Georgetown in Our New Moment.” |
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McKinney Named Interim Assistant Vice President |
Caleb McKinney, PhD, MPS, an associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, has been appointed interim assistant vice president of master’s program administration & development. In this newly created GUMC leadership position, McKinney will be responsible for developing a medical center-wide strategy for oversight, marketing, evaluation and quality improvement of existing GUMC biomedical masters and certificate programs, and coordinating stakeholders across the medical center and the broader Georgetown community to develop new programs. |
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The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) will conduct an inspection of Georgetown research laboratories at the end of February. The DOEE may inspect the satellite accumulation area (SAA) in your lab and discuss your waste management process with your lab staff. Read more about SAA requirements on the Office of Environmental Health & Safety website.
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The GUMC Faculty Group Coaching Pilot Program is designed to support faculty wellness and enhance career satisfaction and engagement. The spring 2023 program is accepting applications for three pilot groups of 8-10 participants each and it will consist of six 90-minute Zoom sessions every other week March 27 - June 5. All GUMC faculty are eligible. Apply by March 1 and contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with any questions.
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The Massive Data Institute at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes undergraduate and graduate students and early career professionals to join a virtual Green Space Data Challenge. Participants will have the month of February to demonstrate the value of green space data by creating analyses, visualizations, and new community indicators. Participants will access various data sources on our Redivis platform in individual or team notebooks to transform green space data into community indicators. Register here.
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Periodically, we will spotlight one of Georgetown’s Shared Resources, a pool of state-of-the-art equipment, technical expertise and knowledge available to researchers. The Flow Cytometry Shared Resource (FCSR) provides investigators with access to comprehensive flow cytometry, cell sorting and mass cytometry services. Learn more about the FCSR.
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The MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research and Education Symposium will be held May 8 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The symposium brings together investigators, educators, executive leaders, associates and collaborative partners from across our academic health system to share their research to advance health in our communities. The abstract portal for the symposium will close on February 17 at 11:59 p.m. Please visit the symposium website for complete submission guidelines. Contact research@medstar.net if you have questions.
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The Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium, “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will take place July 12. The symposium will include posters, oral presentations and panel discussions on special topics such as new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Learn more and submit your abstract here. Contact Bill Rebeck, PhD, or Pamela Saunders, PhD, if you have questions.
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Monday, February 13
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Peter Nemes, PhD, associate professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park. Part of the Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series.
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Monday, February 13
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about rare disorders and diseases from panelists with a wealth of knowledge and experience from perspectives including patients, family members, researchers, physicians and industry.
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Wednesday, February 15
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Riggs Library, Healy Hall
Have a professional studio headshot taken by the university photographer. Follow these directions to download your pictures, which should be online within a week of the shoot. |
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Wednesday, February 15
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Participants will learn how to view, comment on, create and share a VoiceThread, as well as how to use VoiceThread in Canvas.
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Wednesday, February 15
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Via Zoom
Learn about ORCID, short for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, why you need one, and how GUFaculty360 now connects and syncs with it.
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Thursday, February 16
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
National Rehabilitation Hospital Auditorium
Jeffrey Carter, MD, FACS, professor of surgery at LSU in New Orleans presents this Burn Center Grand Rounds.
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Thursday, February 16
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Ezra Burstein, MD, PhD, professor, internal medicine & molecular biology, division chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Yuan Zhu, PhD, professor, Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Gilbert Family Endowed Professor of Neurofibromatosis Research and scientific director in the Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute, Children’s National Hospital. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Part of the MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn best practices for creating and consuming data visualizations, discuss common issues with data visualizations, and explore a simple tool to get started creating your own.
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Friday, February 17
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Friday, February 17
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore StoryMaps, a powerful tool for narratives with embedded maps and media. Look at sample Story Maps, learn best practices and walk through the features of the platform.
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Wednesday, February 22
12:05 p.m.
St. Ignatius Chapel, Med-Dent SW105
Mass will be followed by distribution of ashes. Individual distribution of ashes will be available after Mass 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
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Thursday, February 23
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Goldberg Auditorium, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and via Zoom
Chris Jennings, founder and president of Jennings Policy Strategies Inc., presents this special Department of Medicine Grand Rounds focused on the politics of health care reform.
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Thursday, February 23
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Get an overview of basic text mining and how it can be used in research. Learn how to prepare a corpus of texts for text analysis and explore SameDiff and Voyant, two popular tools for basic text mining. No programming is required.
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Thursday, February 23
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
This hybrid presentation features Kim P. Gunter, vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer at Drexel University, as part of a monthly development series focused on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and anti-racism. Sponsored by Georgetown University School of Nursing.
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Friday, February 24
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Gain a basic understanding of how to use Photoshop to prepare images for use in your teaching and learning materials. Topics covered include: how to resize images, adjust image quality, work with layers, and add text and shapes. No previous experience with Photoshop is necessary; participants will not use the program during this session.
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Friday, February 24
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Charles Craik, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, UCSF, associate director for translational laboratory research and co-leader, Molecular Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, February 24
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
During each session of the CENTILE-sponsored Consultation for Health Education and Evaluation Research (CHEER) program, two presenters receive feedback from Teaching Academy members on their educational projects. Ella Castanier, undergraduate student in Georgetown’s Department of History, presents “‘Checking the Monster Scourge’: Black Healthcare Workers During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Philadelphia” and Andrea Gaspar, MD, director of health equity and community outreach, MedStar Baltimore Internal Medicine faculty, presents “Self-efficacy, Moral Distress, and Burnout in Medical Training: A Qualitative Study of Trainees’ Perspectives on Addressing Social Determinants of Health.”
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Friday, February 24
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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