BUSM  This Week     
May 14, 2017
News news
BUSM Receives NIH Award to Use Immune Cell Memory to Study Lung Viruses

The initial two-year $565K award is designed to develop and refine tools and to test proof-of-principle.
Faculty Launch Health Care Career Program for High School Students

The Department of Medical Sciences & Education has launched a program designed to meet high schoolers' growing interest in health care careers
CALM Strives to Lower Maternal, Infant Stress

See how cuddling infants suffering from opioid withdrawal can positively impact their health.
In the Media inthemedia
The Daily Mail

Naomi M. Hamburg, MD
Proto 

Avrum Spira, MD
Announcementsannouncements
Cataldo Leone Elected Faculty Council Vice Chair

Cataldo Leone, DMD, DMSc, GSDM Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Periodontology and Molecular & Cell Biology, has been appointed as the Vice Chair of the Boston University Faculty Council, effective at the start of the 2017-2018 academic year.
New Resource: Diversity Video Library

The videos highlight our climate of inclusion and our proactive efforts to include individuals of all different backgrounds.
Faculty Action facultyaction
New Features Supplement BU Profiles

Provide feedback and see what the new release of Profiles has to offer.
EventsEvents
May 18: Provost Workshop

Thursday, May 18
10 a.m.
Keefer Auditorium

Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will give a special presentation to students, post-docs, faculty and staff. Q&A will follow. 

Please visit the  calendar  for a full listing of grand rounds, lectures and events for this week.
Save the DateSavetheDate
May 23: Diversity BBQ

Tuesday, May 23
5-7:30 p.m.
Talbot Green

Students, residents, and faculty with diversity-related interests are invited to a networking mixer in a relaxed atmosphere with food, beverages and live music by the BUMC Band.

May 31: John McCahan Medical Education Day

Registration is now open and is required to attend workshops and lunch. This year's theme is "Fostering a Culture of Teaching and Learning."

Register
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