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June 2020

How Sex and Gender Affect Health (And Why Knowing Matters)
Medical schools are falling short. Despite the fact that women make up 50% of the population, schools’ curricula too often do not address how diseases and treatments affect women differently than men.

In fact, 44% of medical schools in a recent study reported having women’s health curricula, and even fewer (7%) offer interdisciplinary courses that include a solid grounding in women’s health... Read More

ORWH Welcomes Xenia Tigno, New Associate Director for Careers
Dr. Tigno’s broad research career has included investigations in physics at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), microcirculation, community-based epidemiology, obesity, diabetes, and aging... Read More

NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program Awards Funds to Outstanding Scientists
The High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination—The Common Fund offers four funding opportunities for exceptionally creative scientists at all career stages... Read More

ORWH and Additional NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices Support Further Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic
NIH has dedicated numerous resources to support research on the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)... Read More

Biospecimens and Data on Women’s Aging Available Through NIH Biobank
The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) helps scientists, health care providers, and patients understand the relationship between midlife experiences, such as menopause, and their health and quality of life in later years... Read More

NIH Prize Will Recognize Academic Institutions for Addressing Faculty Gender Diversity and Equity Issues
NIH has announced a prize competition to recognize academic institutions for developing and implementing interventions that successfully address faculty diversity and equity issues in biomedical and behavioral science departments... Read More

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Understudied, Underrepresented, and Underreported Women's Health Webinar
July 22, 2020
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT

NIH Inclusion Across the Lifespan Workshop II
September 2–3, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT

51st Meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
October 20, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting (20th Anniversary of Program)
December 14, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

ORWH 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium
December 15, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) Annual Meeting Keynote Address
December 16, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EST

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