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Summer 2017

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Feds Feed Families 2017 Campaign August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 A few Feds Feed Families volunteers helping to sort and distribute the weekly donations. Every summer NIH participates in the Feds Feed Families (FFF) summer food drive. This year, the food drive kicked off on June 14 and after only nine short weeks, NIH has already received approximately 16,000 pounds of non-perishable and virtual donations READ MORE Office of Quality Management Services Available to All of NIH August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Do you know what impact your changes have had on your organization, customers, or on NIH staff that may have been affected by the changes? What is working and what is not working – and why? READ MORE Announcing the 7th Annual “In Focus! Safe Workplaces for All” Photo Contest August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Whether photography is your passion, hobby or just something you occasionally dabble in, the Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) invites you to be a part of building and sustaining a positive safety culture READ MORE Still Time to Purchase Lab Equipment during FY17 August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Need to purchase new lab equipment and/or instruments before the end of Fiscal Year 2017? The Division of Scientific Equipment and Instrumentation Services (DSEIS) has extended the acquisition deadline! READ MORE ORS Services Included in CC Take Me There App August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 In case you haven’t heard, the NIH Clinical Center (CC) has a wayfinding app called “NIHCC Take Me There,” which allows users to find their way around the hospital and also includes valuable information under the Staff Services option. READ MORE Custom Information Solutions at the NIH Library August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 CIS Team holding a meeting Did you know that the NIH Library can help you translate your research challenges into intelligent information solutions? The Library’s Custom Information Solutions (CIS) service brings together information science and technology expertise with services a READ MORE ORS Discontinues Mechanical Instrumentation Design and Fabrication Services Beginning October 1 August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 The Mechanical Instrumentation Design and Fabrication Branch, part of the Division of Scientific Equipment and Instrumentation Services (DSEIS) has supported the NIH community for over 35 years, providing custom instrumentation, equipment design, fabricat READ MORE How to Forward or Return Unwanted Mail August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 A stack of mail on a desk Labs and offices occasionally receive mail that isn’t tied directly to NIH activities or was intended for an employee who previously held a position and has since left NIH. An example of this “non-positional” mail is a personal cell phone bill. READ MORE How to Prevent Cooking Fires August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Woman holding a pan on fire in the kitchen Every year in the United States, hundreds of individuals are killed and thousands are injured due to accidental kitchen fires. Additionally, the NIH Fire Department frequently responds to calls in the workplace related to the careless use of microwave READ MORE Car Free Day 2017 August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Car Free Day 2017 On Friday, September 22, the NIH will celebrate Car Free Day with the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (WMCOG). Car Free Day is an international event that encourages people to get around without using their car, highlighting bicycling, mass READ MORE Free Shuttle from Grosvenor Metro August 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Are you considering alternative transportation to and from the Rockledge/Rock Spring area? Do you need to visit the area for a meeting or other event from another off campus location? READ MORE

IN THIS ISSUE

• Feds Feed Families 2017 Campaign
• Office of Quality Management Services Available to All of NIH
• Announcing the 7th Annual “In Focus! Safe Workplaces for All” Photo Contest
• Still Time to Purchase Lab Equipment during FY17
• ORS Services Included in CC Take Me There App
• Custom Information Solutions at the NIH Library
• ORS Discontinues Mechanical Instrumentation Design and Fabrication Services Beginning October 1
• How to Forward or Return Unwanted Mail
• How to Prevent Cooking Fires
• Car Free Day 2017
• Free Shuttle from Grosvenor Metro

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