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This June, OFD is holding weekly  Writing Wednesday sessions to create support and connection and spur productivity as you begin your summer writing routine. These two-hour virtual writing sessions offer dedicated time and facilitated support for faculty to focus on scholarly writing in the company of colleagues. You will benefit from writing alongside other faculty from all disciplines and career stages and the accountability of checking in on progress.   At each session we will set writin...

/PRNewswire/ -- A palliative care physician, educator, and leader whose work has helped to expand access to pediatric palliative care for seriously ill...

By Earlier this semester, Harvard — and many pockets of the academic world — erupted in controversy after Professor Cornel R. West ’74 threatened to leave Harvard for the second time, after the University allegedly denied his request to be considered for tenure. Ultimately, West — a Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at the Harvard Divinity School and of African and African American Studies in the FAS — did elect to leave Harvard, departing for Union Theolo...

/PRNewswire/ -- Hurdle, an innovative digital mental health company, today announced the publication of a white paper on Black mental health before and after...

In 2014, when Adam Decker started teaching the anatomy lab and lecture course BIOS 3753 in the School of Biological Sciences, he and his students relied...

2020-21 FDR Submission Deadlines* Fall Round 1 Mini grants (for fall 2020 projects) & Course Release (for spring 2021 or fall 2021 release) -- September 14, 2020 Fall Round 1 Mini grants ONLY EXTENDED until September 28! Fall Round 2 Mini grants (for spring 2021 projects) & Major grants -- October 19, 2020 Spring Round 1 Mini grants (for summer 2021 projects) --February 15, 2021 Spring Round 2 Mini grants (for fall 2021 projects)...

Seton Hall University Tuesday, May 11, 2021 On June 14-16th, the Center for Catholic Studies will host the twenty-third annual Faculty Summer Seminar, "From Facts to Truth to Wisdom with Thomas Aquinas," co-sponsored by the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership. The seminar will be led by Jeremy Wilkins, Ph.D., of Boston College.  The seminar will run three days from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in an online format via Microsoft Teams with limited in-person availability. Please register by i...

Fri, 05/07/2021 LAWRENCE — David Slusky is an instinctive sleuth willing to share the tricks of his trade to help students explore the economic questions swirling around them. Slusky, the De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas, will deliver the annual Shutz Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. Individuals can register to attend the Zoom webinar here. His presentation is titled “Adventures with a Natural Experi...

Dr. Caitlin Martin Reflects on Her Time at the Howe By Chris Murphy These days, if you join Dr. Caitlin Martin in a Zoom meeting you’re likely to find her multitasking. She’ll pay close attention to whatever workshop or presentation or discussion is going on, but at the same time she’ll be methodically crafting away with two long knitting needles. When Martin met me, virtually, to reflect on her upcoming graduation from Miami and her new job as an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeron...

By MedHub, LLC As we look to spring Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) meetings, it’s time to evaluate your own evaluation process. Milestones spring reporting is taking place now through June 25, 2021, and these competency-based markers can be a powerful assessment tool for both individual residents and fellows, as well as your program curriculum as a whole … if used appropriately. As a relatively new assessment tool, ACGME Milestones have created a paradigm shift in how we evaluate, and ...