Coming Monday: Celebrating Commencement |
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Check your inbox Monday evening for “Celebrating Commencement,” a special edition of GUMC Update, featuring the School of Health, School of Nursing and School of Medicine. The special edition will include coverage of commencement exercises, awards ceremonies, graduate profiles and more. Relive the excitement of commencement and celebrate the Class of 2023! |
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Georgetown University Medical Center researchers led by Max Riesenhuber, PhD, leveraged their understanding of auditory speech processing in the brain to enable volunteers to perceive speech through the sense of touch. This may aid in the design of novel sensory substitution devices — swapping sound for touch, for example — for hearing-impaired people. |
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Achievements and Promotions
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Three members of the School of Nursing midwifery family were inducted as Fellows in American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) at the ACNM Annual Meeting. ACNM also honored additional faculty achievements at the meeting.
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Faculty, staff and administrators working on issues of equity at their college or university are welcome to join the Fourth Summer Institute: Equity in the Academic Experience at Georgetown June 5-7. Mornings are for campus teamwork on equity projects (bring your own or join one already underway); afternoons are for national programming - provocations, panels and workshops that are broadcast over Zoom. RSVP by May 25. Email questions to equityinstitute@georgetown.edu.
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Building D Roof Work Starts May 22 |
Work begins May 22 on Building D’s roof to improve the insulation’s effectiveness and prevent rainwater leaks. Project work hours are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A crane will be onsite beginning May 23. The work is expected to conclude by October 30. The work schedule and end dates are subject to change; we will inform you of any significant variations. If you have any specific questions during the construction, please contact Rachelle Hendrickson.
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The application deadline for postdoctoral fellows to join the 2023-24 NIH TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Training Program has been extended. The program is funded by the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS). Postdoctoral fellows who have a primary appointment at either Georgetown, Howard, a MedStar institution or the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center are encouraged to apply by June 30. |
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Monday, May 22 - Thursday, May 25
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Healey Family Student Center and via Zoom
Faculty, staff and graduate student instructors are invited to attend this annual teaching and learning conference featuring in-person and virtual sessions, keynote talks and plenaries, social events and a team-based design opportunity called Productive Open Design Spaces (PODS). Sponsored by CNDLS.
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Monday, May 22
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presenters will discuss criteria for appointment and promotion on the respective tracks, outline the process to apply, and discuss faculty development options. Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs (OFAA), Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP), and the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure (APT) Committee. RSVP to attend. Contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with questions.
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Tuesday, May 23
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presenters will discuss criteria for appointment and promotion, outline the process to apply, and discuss faculty development options. Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs (OFAA), Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP), and the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure (APT) Committee. RSVP to attend. Contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with questions.
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“Membrane to Channel Inhibition, a Novel NMDA Receptor Channel Blocking Mechanism” |
Thursday, May 25
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE401 (Schering Foundation Library)
Presented by Jon W. Johnson, PhD, professor of neuroscience and psychiatry, training faculty member in the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.
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Thursday, June 1
12:00 - 1:00 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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Thursday, June 1
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, June 2
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The ninth of 12 sessions of the CENTILE-sponsored Teaching Certificate Program is presented by Yvonne Hernandez, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and associate dean for preclinical education at the School of Medicine, and Gaby Weissman, MD, associate professor of medicine and radiology and the program director for the Medstar/Georgetown Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship.
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Friday, June 2
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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