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NewsLink, May 27, 2022 |
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College News Celebrating our graduates! 
Baylor held its 2022 commencement ceremony at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, May 24, its first in-person ceremony with family and friends since 2019. The School of Medicine graduated 170 students, while 86 graduates received diplomas from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and nine graduated from the Genetic Counseling Program in the School of Health Professions. Twenty-five students graduated from dual degree programs, and 14 graduates received diplomas from the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor. Read a recap and see videos here, and see a gallery of photos. Earlier in the day, three graduates, Capt. Summer Walton and Capt. Elizabeth LaFrance, both U.S. Army, and Lt. Kylie Wilson, U.S. Navy, pictured here, were commissioned into the military to continue their medical training and careers as doctors while serving their country. Resources to cope with trauma The Baylor community is struggling to understand and cope with the most recent mass shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. The College has compiled resources to help. This includes a guide to talking to children about the shooting from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, which can be accessed here in both English and Spanish. In addition, Baylor is part of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, which provides services and resources to healthcare providers, schools and the community. Learn more here. Faculty, staff, students and trainees also can access the following mental health services if they need someone to talk to following this tragic event: Faculty Affairs updates
Image of the Month display Be sure to check out the newest display in the A hallway in the Cullen Building featuring Image of the Month selections from Baylor’s science blog, From the Labs. All images were created and taken by Baylor researchers as they work to make new discoveries. We invite our research community to submit their research images and videos to From the Labs. The submissions will be considered for posting in From the Labs as the Image/Video of the Month, in future hallway displays at main Baylor, Baylor webpages and other projects. Middle school teaching opportunities Are you or someone you know looking for a unique science teaching opportunity? The Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk is looking for two teachers for the 2022-2023 school year for their 6th Grade Neuroscience and 8th Grade Principles of Biosciences courses! BCM Biotech Academy at Rusk is a BCM-affiliated Houston ISD magnet middle school for students in grades 6 - 8 who are interested in the biomedical sciences. Ideal teacher candidates should possess a passion for teaching and a desire to mentor the next generation of medical scientists. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out to katherine.harris@bcm.edu. HR news Introducing My Bright Horizons: Explore your back-up care, tutoring and other benefits in a brand-new way with My Bright Horizons. Create an account, gain instant access to your benefits and receive recommendations on which services fit your family’s unique needs. Plus, you can also view on demand webinars to learn more about your benefits and how to use them. Get started here. Email ask-worklife@bcm.edu with questions. Volunteer Time Off: When using your volunteer time off, make sure to also submit documentation to Vitality to earn 50 BCM BeWell points. Eligible participants can earn 50 points every six months for participating in community service activities. Visit the points planner > workplace programs > community service. Email wellness@bcm.edu with questions. Main Baylor cafeteria updates For those who work in the main Baylor building, look for updates on offerings at the cafeteria by following Morrison Café on Instagram, and check out new items like this week’s poke bowls. Events Tour of vaccine center 
Texas Children's Hospital hosted leaders from Biological E. Limited on May 10 for a tour of the Texas Children's Center for Vaccine Development, which is co-directed by Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, dean and associate dean, respectively, of Baylor's National School of Tropical Medicine. Bottazzi and Hotez and their research team have developed the Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine, which is now being administered to millions of people in India. Dr. Bottazzi is pictured here giving a lab tour. Awards and Recognitions Faculty Award winners Faculty Awards Day was held Thursday, May 19, in person for the first time since 2019. The event honored nearly 200 faculty members for excellence across the College's mission areas. The Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson Award for Excellence in Education was presented to Dr. William Huang, Family and Community Medicine, and Dr. Gordon Schutze, Pediatrics and vice dean, School of Medicine, and Dr. John H. Coverdale, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was presented with the Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism. See the full list of award winners and a photo gallery of recipients. Davis honored for nurse education
Faculty in the News
Baylor experts are leading discussions on how to talk to children after the mass murders in Uvalde, Texas, including Dr. Laurel Williams speaking with NPR. See this and Baylor's other news media mentions in Faculty in the News, and follow BCMHouston_News on Twitter to keep up with our experts in the media. Interested in science news? Read the latest in From the Labs. Follow BCM
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