November 3, 2019
News
Dr. Sanchez will oversee BUSM’s student activity groups and assist in new program development, in addition to supporting students in career selection and guiding them through the residency application process. 
Faculty Action
General Faculty Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 7
1-2 p.m.
Instructional Building, L112

Agenda:
  • Update on BUMC Safety
  • Proposal Development Report and Grant Writing Programs
  • Distinguished Faculty of the Month Pin Ceremony
  • Foreign Influence in Research
  • General Announcements
Announcements
On Thursday, Nov. 7, between 1-3 a.m., all electrical power will be shut down in the Housman Building.

Additional walk-in flu clinics have been added:
Monday, Nov. 18 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 25 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free for faculty and staff | Provided by BU Occupational Health
 
Events
Wednesday, Nov. 6
2-3:30 p.m.
Hiebert Lounge

Terriers Connect provides members of the BU community with basic skills for helping students in distress. Learn how to identify signs of distress, effectively communicate with and provide support, and have accurate information about referrals to resources on campus.

Please visit the  calendar  for a full listing of grand rounds, lectures and events for this week.
Upcoming Events
BUMC Volleyball Tournament
Thursday, Nov. 14
4-6 p.m.
Fuller Gym

Reach out to your school rep to join a team:
Tuesday, Nov. 19
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Instructional Building, L110

Featuring Alden Landry, MD, MPH, Assistant Director, Office of Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School.

BUMC Blood Drive
Thursday, Nov. 21
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge

To donate blood, go to www.redcrossblood.org and search BUMC. Questions? Contact you school/student rep:
Dean Karen Antman, MD, invites you to attend a BUSM event at BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life at the Museum of Science for faculty, staff, alumni, parents and students. 

Thursday, Nov. 21
6 p.m. | Cash Bar & Dessert Reception
6:30-8 p.m. | Private Exhibit Viewing
Nichols Gallery, Museum of Science
1 Science Park, Boston
Free Parking!

RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 12, to secure your spot.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
3-5 p.m.
Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge
 
With 35 years of experience as a journalist, Dean DiChristina is among the nation’s most accomplished science journalists, editors and managers. Learn about the work that is being done at the College of Communication, including The Conversation , and opportunities at Scientific American.