Khari Brown, a leader who’s helped hundreds of low-income students graduate and excel in the workforce, is this year’s recipient of Georgetown’s John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award. |
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When designing her innovative new course, ‘How to End a Pandemic,’ Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, sought to push back against a common misconception regarding pandemic response. |
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This semester, Rev. Michael Rozier, S.J., has joined the Georgetown community as a visiting Jesuit Chair in the Department of Health Systems Administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies. He is teaching a course called Delivering Care Across the Continuum, and he will deliver the annual NHS Values Based Lecture on February 24.
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As part of a regular feature in GUMC Update, we highlight members of our staff/AAP — all critical to our mission. Today, meet Angie Wilkins, program manager in the Clinical Research Unit. |
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An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has demonstrated the power of artificial intelligence to predict which viruses could infect humans — like SARS-CoV2, the virus that led to the COVID-19 pandemic — which animals host them, and where they could emerge (Lancet Microbe). |
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Following the hostage situation over the weekend at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Georgetown’s Rabbi Rachel Gartner, Director for Jewish Life, shared a message of support.
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For more than 50 years, the American Journal of Nursing has celebrated “the best in nursing publishing” through an annual Book of the Year Awards list. Two Georgetown nursing professors — Cindy L. Farley, PhD, CNM, FACNM, and Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN — are among the individuals honored on the 2021 list, which was released in the journal’s January 2022 edition.
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The Staff/AAP Advisory Council will meet via Zoom on Wednesday, January 19 at 9:30 a.m. to review the work of the Council task forces and executive committee, and consider a resolution on advancing institutional DEAI for staff and AAP employees. The meeting agenda is available here. Visit this website to submit questions in advance.
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To support the well-being of the Georgetown community, Yates Field House and Kehoe Field will reopen Friday, January 21, for active degree-seeking students, faculty, staff and MedStar Health members.
January Operating Hours
- Yates Field House: 1 - 8 p.m. daily
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Yates Pool: 1 - 2:30 p.m., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Monday - Friday; 1 - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday (check website for closures due to Swim Meets)
- Kehoe Field: 1 - 8 p.m. daily
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The newly launched RADIANCE (Respect, Advocacy, Diversity, Inclusion, ANti-racism, Collaboration, Equity) grants program in the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs aims to contribute to a culture of respect, inclusion and belonging through strategies that promote advocacy, diversity, anti-racism, collaboration and/or equity.
Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m., January 31. Information sessions will be held January 20 (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.) and January 25 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m.) via Zoom. Learn more by checking out the call for proposals and application portal.
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The GUMC Faculty Mentoring Program for New and Early Career Faculty is open for applications for a new cohort of 20 mentees and 5 pod leaders. Information sessions will be held on January 26 at 12:00 p.m. and February 1 at 4:00 p.m. Please RSVP. Applications are due for both mentees and pod leaders on Tuesday, February 8. Learn more and apply on the GUMC Faculty Mentoring Program webpage.
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All Georgetown graduate, undergraduate, law and medical students are eligible to apply for the Global Health Initiative Student Fellows Program, an opportunity to work with faculty on research projects, participate in global health-related events, and network with one another and scholars in the field. Applications are due on January 20 by 12:00 p.m.. Email globalhealth@georgetown.edu with questions.
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Tuesday, January 18
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Investigating RNA Dynamics with Fluorescence Lifetime-Based Sensors in Live Mammalian Cells” with Esther Braselmann, PhD, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at Georgetown. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology.
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Wednesday January 19
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks: export/import citations, organize and share collected citations, create bibliographies, and enter/track citations while writing.
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Thursday, January 20
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
"The basic science and clinical applications of mineralocorticoid receptors and antagonists" with Peter Kolkhof, PhD, head of heart and vascular diseases VI, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, and Amer Joseph, MBBS, Bayer. Note: CME/CE credit may be offered for this seminar.
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Friday, January 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Power Analysis and Sample Size Estimation” with Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute.
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Friday, January 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Targeting Colorectal Cancer with Wnt Inhibitors” with David Robbins, PhD, professor of oncology and Georgetown Lombardi METRO Program co-leader.
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Friday, January 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The second session in the Consultation for Health Education and Evaluation Research (CHEER) program. Two presenters receive feedback from Teaching Academy members to improve their educational projects at any stage (design, data collection, data analysis, dissemination). Email CENTILE@georgetown.edu to sign up to present .
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Monday, January 24
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
In this virtual workshop hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs, current and prospective faculty members will learn about the criteria for faculty appointment and promotion, the application process and faculty development resources. Contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with questions.
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Monday, January 24
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“MicroRNAs as Markers and Mediators of Diabetic Kidney Disease” with Maurice Fluitt, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Howard University College of Medicine and a GHUCCTS KL2 scholar.
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Tuesday, January 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“The Force Awakens: Mechanoregulated Ion Transport in the Distal Nephron” with Lisa M. Satlin, MD, professor and system chair of pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, pediatrician-in-chief, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, NYC. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology.
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Wednesday, January 26
4:00 - 5:00 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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Wednesday, January 26
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
In this virtual workshop hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs, current and prospective faculty members will learn about the criteria for faculty appointment and promotion, the application process and faculty development resources. Contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with questions .
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Thursday, January 27
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Cellular Senescence: Quo Vadis?” with Judith Campisi, PhD, professor, The Buck Institute, senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Note: CME/CE credit may be offered for this seminar.
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Friday, January 28
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Metabolic Reprogramming in Human Cancer” with Ralph J. DeBerardinis, MD, PhD, professor, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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Instructional Resources Available for the Return to Campus
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Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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CNDLS Instructional Continuity Virtual Office Hours |
CNDLS is available for consultations and operating on a notification basis. Please use this link to 'ring our doorbell' and a CNDLS staff member will connect with you.
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Thursday, January 20 or 27
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Georgetown University faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Thursday, January 27
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of using this reference manager software to create your own personal library of references, manage your research sources, write your citations and bibliography, and share with collaborators.
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Thursday, January 27
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to use Tableau Public to create engaging and interactive charts and maps. No coding or programming experience is required.
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