MedDent Building Flood Update |
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On December 28, Dr. Edward Healton shared information about a flood that occurred over the holiday break in the northeast wing of the MedDent Building causing serious damage. There will be several phases of clean up, mitigation and repairs over the next several weeks at the medical center and in several buildings across campus. We will provide updates in this newsletter or via email (if more timely messages are warranted).
Updates as of Jan. 2:
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Please avoid the 1st and 2nd floors in the NE corridor of the MedDent Building until further notice.
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Please use the south entrance (podium) to access the MedDent Building
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NE 201a and 201c meeting rooms are not available until further notice.
- Good progress is being made in drying/dehumidifying the affected areas.
- Representatives from the insurance company began surveying the damage last week.
We will communicate directly with affected faculty and staff about a structured process to inventory damage and begin replacing damaged items as needed.
If you have been directly affected by the flood and have questions, please contact Elliott Crooke for infrastructure matters or Mary Glasscock for administrative matters including reporting damaged equipment, requesting temporary office space, etc.
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In addition to the launch of the School of Health and the School of Nursing, the Georgetown community celebrated longtime traditions, historic accomplishments and new programs and opportunities in 2022. |
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Georgetown’s commitment to health has taken many forms over the course of the university’s history. The newest issue of Georgetown Health magazine explores how the founding of the School of Nursing and School of Health last year furthers Georgetown’s work at the intersection of health equity and racial justice through university initiatives such as the Health Justice Alliance, Racial Justice Institute and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. |
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Angel Dotomain (B’99) left her family in their small village in Alaska with dreams of Wall Street. But hearing the Cup’ik language from a young boy taught her that she could make a difference in the tribal populations of Alaska by staying right where she was. Today, she serves as director of the Indian Health Services - Alaska Area. Learn more in this issue of Georgetown Business (p. 22).
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As the world continues to steadily emerge (and gather the pieces, as it were) from the numerous stages of the global pandemic, we would be remiss to go without acknowledging June 22, 2020: the 100-year anniversary of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino’s birth, wrote Michael A. Simms, Jr. (G’19, G’24). |
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Continuing a long-standing professional commitment to advocate for legislation to improve women’s health, 64 Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) students from 27 states participated in 45 visits with legislators on Capitol Hill. |
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Free, on-demand COVID-19 saliva-based PCR testing is available via vending machines located at the medical center as well as the main campus. Saliva-based PCR testing provides the same accuracy as nasal swabs, and this new system will provide our community with greater flexibility regarding testing and enable our existing campus testing sites to become available for other events and activities. |
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Scott Krugman, MD, MS, professor of pediatrics, has been named one of the 95 new members of the American Pediatric Society (APS). Members of the APS are recognized child health leaders of extraordinary achievement who work together to shape the future of academic pediatrics. New members will be recognized during the APS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2023 Meeting on April 29. |
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Georgetown University students, staff and faculty now have complimentary access to the New York Times online (NYTimes.com) through a new service provided by Georgetown’s Lauinger Memorial Library. To access, users must set up a personal account though a special link found here.
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For the week ending Dec. 30
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation “Million Mile Research Grant” - Jeffrey Toretsky
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Thursday, January 5
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, January 6
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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Wednesday, January 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about data management best practices and data requirements for NIH and NSF grants, including data management plans, data documentation and metadata, data life cycle, data archiving and preservation, and data sharing and reuse.
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Thursday, January 12
3:00 - 4:00 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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Friday, January 13
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
via Zoom
Presented by Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and associate dean of research at the Yale School of Public Health, associate director (population sciences) in the Yale Cancer Center, and deputy director (public health) in the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, as part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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Friday, January 13
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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