The 10th annual symposium featured Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, president of Verily's clinical research platforms and formerly of the FDA. A recording of the symposium will be shared on the ICBI website.

This week, we learned that Edmund Gehan, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Biomathematics, died on September 28 at the age of 92. Louis Weiner, MD, and Ming Tan, PhD, share this remembrance.

Flu season has started early this year. One of the best steps you can take to protect yourself and others is to get your flu vaccine as soon as possible.

There are still open slots at several upcoming free flu vaccination clinics across our campuses:

Please call GUPD at 687-4343 or use the LiveSafe app to report a crime or a crime in progress.

All benefits-eligible faculty and staff will have access to up to seven days per year of backup child, adult and elder care through Bright Horizons at no cost. You can register and reserve backup care by visiting the Bright Horizons Back-Up Care website and, when prompted, enter employer username: Georgetown and password: Benefits4You. Visit the Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits website or contact benefits@georgetown.edu if you have any questions.

Between now and November 5, managers may conduct optional Mid-Year Check-Ins in GMS for administrative staff and AAP employees not currently in their probationary review period. The period for Mid-Year Check-In review covers March 1 through August 31.

The Mid-Year Check-In is a simplified template that enables managers and employees to create, review and update their individual goals, as well as make an overall assessment of employee performance during the period. Instructions on how to initiate and complete FY22 Mid-Year Check-Ins can be found on the Department of Human Resources performance management website. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with any questions about the FY22 Mid-Year Check-In process.

Managing at Georgetown is a foundational program that offers information on Human Resources and University policies and procedures, discusses strategies for managing employees, and highlights key leadership and communication skills. Managing at Georgetown will be offered this fall in a virtual learning capacity. Interested GUMC participants can sign up for Cohort 11 or Cohort 12. See if you qualify and sign up on the HR website or contact Sonya Sims, GUMC's Interim Human Resources Director.

Improve transportation to and from campus and win prizes (Visa gift cards, Apple Watch 7, and more) by completing the GU Transportation Survey. Complete the survey by Wednesday to be entered in an additional Early Bird raffle.