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ARPA-H Deputy Director & Program Manager for Health Science Futures Tyler Best, PhD, & Ilena Hancu, PhD
Date: Monday, Oct. 28
Time: 10-10:30 a.m.
Location: Dean’s Conference Room, R103
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a special Medical Campus opportunity to meet Tyler Best, PhD, deputy director of the Health Science Futures Office at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and Ilena Hancu, PhD, program manager for Health Science Futures.
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W Building Construction Project Update
Week of October 28
Next week crews will continue commissioning of all systems and replacing broken equipment on the lower floors. If you have questions, comments or concerns, please contact Dylan McIntosh.
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Special Seminar: Tyler Best, PhD, ARPA-H Deputy Director For Health Science Futures
Date: Monday, Oct. 28
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: Howard Eichenbaum Colloquium Room (101), Kilachand Center, 610 Commonwealth Ave.
Register here
Tyler Best, PhD, is the deputy director of the Health Science Futures Office at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), which he joined in October 2022.
This session promises to provide valuable insights into funding opportunities in the field of biomedical innovation. Learn more about ARPA-H here.
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Provost Workshop: Global Health Initiatives
Date: Monday, Oct. 28
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Hiebert Lounge
Register here
This workshop is designed to identify current BUMC global health initiatives to facilitate collaboration and collaborative grants among faculty working in the same locations around the world.
Faculty will be assigned to tables by continent and country to discuss initiatives and then the table will present briefly to the larger group.
We then will have a project list by country with interest group contact information for ongoing discussions.
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Gender Affirming Care Across BU/BMC
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 29
Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Register here
Join us for a panel to learn more about gender affirming care initiatives for BU students, staff, faculty and our family. From direct services and providers to our medical school curriculum, panelists will speak about current initiatives and services that Boston University and Boston Medical Center currently provide in support of gender affirming care. Although the panel will be focused on BU and BMC, panelists will also speak about the national landscape and recent restrictive legislation and attacks on gender affirming care across more than half the states in the U.S. as well as federally.
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LGBTQIA+ Scholar Series | LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Health Impacts and a Call to Action
Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Time: Noon-1:15 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Register here
Featuring Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Dr. Chatterjee, an internal medicine and pediatrics trained physician, sees patients in shelter-based clinics in the Boston area through Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. In this talk, he will discuss the disproportionate burden of homelessness on LGBTQ+ youth, as well as the physical and mental health risks incurred by LGBTQ+ youth due to homelessness. Finally, there will be a discussion of individual-level and policy strategies to supporting homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
Learn about the full lineup of the LGBTQIA+ Scholars Series for the 2024-2025 Academic Year here. The series features BU faculty and their current LGBTQIA+ scholarship and research.
Sponsored by the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff and the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Save the Date | Faculty & Staff Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 6
Time: 1-2 p.m
Hybrid Meeting: Zoom / L-405
Register here
AGENDA
Distinguished Faculty & Staff of the Month
Hee-Young Park, PhD, associate dean, faculty affairs
Vote: LCME: Mission, Vision, Values & Strategic Plans
Please review the draft before meeting. Link here
Equal Opportunity Office
Trish Navarrete, administrative coordinator, Equal Opportunity Office
Financial & Administrative Operations Report
Tony Rizzo, associate dean, finance & operations
Research Administration Report
Fredric Majnoun, associate dean, research administration
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Save the Date | Provost Workshop
Late Career Transition: Inventing Your Next Chapter
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 13
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Location: Hiebert Lounge
Register here
Please join us for a workshop on how to navigate the transitions or changes in later stages of a career. This is the first of a series of seminars and workshops on this topic: to inform and assist faculty with planning and executing late career transitions, whether these include a change in academic activities, an increased focus on mentoring, or planning for retirement.
We will hear from former and current faculty on how they have navigated their career pathways through a panel discussion, followed by Q & A.
Participants then will have breakout group discussions and report back on key topics to include for future workshops and seminars on Late Career Transitions.
*Sandwiches will be available.
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BUMC Band Blues Festival
Date: Friday, Nov. 15
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: Bakst Auditorium
The BUMC Band is a diverse ensemble comprising medical students, faculty and staff, whose mission is to foster interpersonal relations on the medical campus through the enjoyment of music from every tradition. This festival will feature performances from:
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- Anand Devaiah
- Amelia Hern
- Jim Holsapple
- Anna Kupcha
- Margaret Lee
- Miranda Melici
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- Simon Nichols
- Rafael Ortega
- Elise Ouellette
- David Wang
- Special Guests from the Berklee College of Music
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Save the Date | Provost Workshop: Federal Relations
Date: Monday, Dec. 9
Time: 3-5 p.m.
Location: Hiebert Lounge
Are you interested in sharing your research with policymakers? Advocating for a policy change? Increasing federal funding for your scientific discipline?
Please join us for this important workshop with BU VP of Federal Relations Jennifer Grodsky to learn how to effectively connect with federal lawmakers. We will discuss proven strategies for sharing your scholarship with politicians, advocating for evidence-based policies, and developing relationships with government officials.
Participants will gain insights into the culture of Congress, effective communication practices, and the logistics of meeting with legislators.
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