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Special Events

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  Take Your Child To Work Day (NIH Staff Only)
  April 25, 9 am - 4 pm

  On campus and virtual

  Inspire the next generation of NIH daughters and sons in grades 1-12 to explore career paths in science and public service at our nation’s medical research agency!

  NIH staff, register your school-aged daughters and sons for an in person and virtual day of discovery. Show them the important work you do and let them explore other occupations that support the public health services NIH delivers every day. Help them make the important connection between what they're learning in school today and the impact it can have on their future tomorrow.

  Registration is required.

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  World Hand Hygiene Day
  May 6, 10 am - 2 pm

  North Lobby, NIH Clinical Center

  Patients, visitors and staff invited to the Clinical Center Hand Hygiene recognition exhibit.

  Test your knowledge on hand hygiene through interactive games and activities. This event is organized by the Clinical Center Hospital Epidemiology Service.

  Watch the video about why hand hygiene is important.

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  Bike To Work Day
  May 17

  Building 1 lawn

  Join us – rain or shine – in celebrating National Bike Month. The NIH will host one of the 107 pit stops in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, supported by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association .

  Registration for Bike to Work Day is free. Enter your employer as "MD Montgomery Co National Institutes of Health Bldg 1" and help NIH defend our proud title as the employer with the most Bike to Work Day participants. The NIH is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse, any prizes associated with the event.

  Register now!

Music in the Atrium

All patients, their families and NIH staff are invited to attend the performances in the Clinical Center atrium. The north atrium is a comfortable, welcoming gathering place at the center of the Clinical Center. These concerts are intended to support the Clinical Center's environment of care and healing. Strict social distancing measures will be maintained. Health and safety are our main concern.

Lecture Series

• Empowerment of Under-represented Researchers Lecture Series
  Monthly Lecture
  Webcast Only

  Invited Lectures Series highlighting and honoring women leaders in academic research, especially related disciplines of Interventional Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Imaging Sciences, Data Science, and Image-Guided Oncology.

• Grand Rounds Lectures
  Wednesdays, Noon – 1 pm
  Webcast Only - Videocast

  Clinical Center Grand Rounds are weekly presentations on state-of-the-art discoveries geared toward physicians, allied health professionals and non-clinical scientists. Lectures occur from August through June from 12 noon to 1 pm All lectures provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

• Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
  Wednesdays, 2 pm – 3 pm
  Webcast Only - Videocast

  The NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, commonly referred to as WALS, features leading researchers from around the globe. Lectures occur on most Wednesdays from September through June from 2 to 3 pm.

All Lectures

National Heritage Months

The NIH Clinical Center treats a diverse group of patients from all over the world. It also draws researchers from different cultures and backgrounds. Learn about some of these researchers who conduct their work at the Clinical Center.

Office of Communications & Media Relations
Phone: 301-496-0080
Email: ccpressgroup@cc.nih.gov

For additional NIH events, visit our events page.

• Black History Month
  Feb. 1 – 28
  For more information on Black History Month, visit the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Minority Health Black History Month page.
• Women's History Month
  March 1 – 31
  For more information about women in science, visit the NIH Women In Biomedical Careers page.
• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  May 1 – 31
  For more information about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, visit the Department of Health & Human Services' Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage page.
• National Hispanic Heritage Month
  Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
  For more information on Hispanic Heritage Month, visit the Library of Congress Hispanic Heritage Month page.
• World AIDS Day
  Dec. 1
  For more information on World AIDS Day, visit the Department of Health & Human Services World AIDS Day page.