April 20: Inaugural Avedisian Professorship Installation Ceremony

All faculty, staff and students are invited the installation of the inaugural Edward Avedisian Professors Nancy Sullivan, SCD, Professor of Microbiology and Biology, Director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, and Venetia Zachariou, PhD, Professor and Chair of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, on Thursday, April 20, 4 p.m., Hiebert Lounge. A celebratory reception with refreshments will follow the installation. Register here.

Call for Abstracts and Workshop Submissions: McCahan Day 2023

BUMC faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff who are interested in educational innovations and scholarship are invited to submit an abstract or workshop proposal of ongoing or completed education projects for the 18th Annual McCahan Medical Education Day. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, April 18.

Theme: Education Research

Keynote Speaker: Linda E. Hyman, PhD, Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.

To find out more about McCahan Day, visit bumc.bu.edu/jmedday

To submit an education project: 

• Abstracts
• Workshops

This annual event is hosted by Department of Medical Sciences & Education.

Installation of Inaugural Edward Avedisian Professors

Date: April 20

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Register here

Please join us for the installation of the inaugural Edward Avedisian Professors Nancy Sullivan, ScD, and Venetia Zachariou, PhD. The professorship installation ceremony will feature a program of speakers, and will be followed by a celebratory reception.

29th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day

Date: April 25

Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Join us to learn about the wide variety of research our students are completing. This year's speaker is David Housman, PhD, a Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click here for more information.

Shred + Recycle Event

Date: April 25

Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Location: Talbot Green

In partnership with BU Sustainability, BU Information Security is hosting the Spring Shred + Recycle event. This is open to all faculty, staff and students, allowing for safe and secure disposal of documents – any and all paperwork, especially those papers with personal or sensitive information – and hard drives. You can also recycle batteries, lightbulbs, toner, cords and electronics. New this year are opportunities for recycling textiles, books and film plastics.

There is no limit to the amount you can shred and recycle. Clean out your office, dorm (you can even bring things from your home).

Note: If you have a large amount to recycle, please coordinate directly with facilities for transportation to the event. Neither BU Sustainability nor BU Information Security arrange transportation or pick up. 

Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine General Faculty & Staff Meeting

Date: May 3

Time: 1-2 p.m.

Location: Zoom / Hiebert Lounge

Register here

Agenda to follow.

Provost Workshop on Accessibility: Transforming BUMC's Culture around Disability for Faculty and Staff

Date: Thursday, May 4

Time: 3-5 p.m.

Location: Hiebert Lounge

Register here

The workshop will focus on promoting inclusive excellence and allyship for faculty and staff with disabilities. We highly encourage representatives from all units/sections/departments to attend.

The purpose of the workshop is to:

• Identify challenges/opportunities to advance accessibility for faculty/staff in all units at BU School of Public Health, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
• Define how and why inclusive excellence encompasses accessibility and how universal design benefits everyone.
• Individually commit to promoting equity and inclusion for faculty and staff with disabilities at BUMC.
• Institutionally develop potential next steps to advance accessibility for faculty and staff.