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NewsLink, Oct. 29, 2021 |
Coronavirus & Flu Information Flu shots Baylor faculty, staff, students and trainees are required by College policy to get an annual flu vaccine and submit attestation of vaccination by Nov. 30, or to submit an exemption by Oct. 31. Exemptions can be requested through the BCM Flu Vaccine app. Flu shots are available on campus throughout October and November and can be scheduled through the Flu Vaccine app and are available at locations in the community. Those who do not complete attestation or receive an exemption will be subject to progressive discipline, the same as with the COVID vaccine. COVID booster shots Baylor Medicine is offering COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna booster shots at its vaccine clinic, 7200 Cambridge, 6th floor, suite 6B. In addition to vaccinating our employees, learners and patients, the clinic is available to your family and friends, regardless of where they received their primary vaccine series. Since federal agencies have now approved a mix-and-match approach to booster shots, even people who initially received the J&J vaccine can get a booster through Baylor Medicine. Appointments are recommended and can be scheduled online through MyChart or by calling 713-798-8600. In addition, COVID initial series and booster shots will be available to BCM employees working at Harris Health at the upcoming flu shot clinic, Nov. 4, 9:30 – 11 a.m. at Ben Taub Hospital. Schedule here to get your booster at this event. See more information on booster shots on the BCM website. College News Astros Spirit Day 
The BCM community showed its Astros' spirit to support the team on its bid to win the World Series. Go Astros! See more photos. #ForTheH Opportunities at Temple regional campus Baylor's School of Medicine is expanding to Temple, Texas, the College's first regional campus! Combining the convenience of a big city with small town hospitality, Temple is regarded as one of the top places to live and work in Texas. Two associate dean positions offer an opportunity for current Baylor faculty members to introduce our culture in Temple, which is scheduled to welcome its first class in summer 2023. See the positions on the Faculty Opportunities page. Hackathon offers big-time solutions The Human Genome Sequencing Center hosted its third annual Hackathon this month, which brought together nearly 90 programmers from here in Houston and around the world to tackle bioinformatic and computational problems on topics like the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants worked in groups and spent three days writing code and creating new tools that can be used by the scientific community. IT News: MFA through text Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is available via text message (SMS) as an alternative to using Google Authenticator. If you upgrade your mobile phone or purchase a new phone you will need to re-enroll in MFA. Using SMS is great way to do this. You can use the SMS functionality to receive a token to connect via VPN, then you can re-enroll your new device in MFA. To use SMS for MFA, you need to ensure your mobile number is in SuccessFactors, and that you have verified your number in Password Manager. Here's the two-step process: 1) Add your mobile number in SuccessFactors; 2) Link your mobile number to MFA in Password Manager system. Events Professionalism post-COVID The Center for Professionalism continues its speaker series on Thursday, Nov. 4, 12:15 p.m., with a talk by Dr. Betsy White Williams of the University of Kansas School of Medicine on "Calming the Waters: Professionalism Post-COVID," where she will discuss the association of poor health and well-being with the risk of professionalism lapses and obtaining positive psychological growth after challenging situations. The event is part of the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Attend via Zoom; Meeting ID: 965 4804 9828, Password: 506389. Upcoming events focus on women in science and medicine The Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Women in Science and Medicine, chaired by Baylor Associate Provost Dr. Toi Harris, will host a business meeting and awards ceremony on Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. Baylor GWIMS members can register online. Harris also will be part of a panel discussion on "The Gendered Impact of the Pandemic on Careers and Institutional Equity Efforts in Academic Medicine," Nov. 8, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., as part of the AAMC's Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience. See more and register for Learn Serve Lead. Walk for a good cause Get active at several upcoming walks on Nov. 6.
TMC Orchestra concert The Texas Medical Center Orchestra will give a performance called "The Healing Power of Music," Nov. 7, 6 p.m. at the Hobby Center. Come enjoy good music and support members of the BCM community who are part of the orchestra! See the Hobby Center website for COVID protocols and get tickets here. Training for evaluations of asylum seekers The BCM Student Chapter of Physicians for Human Rights is offering a virtual training to conduct medical and psychological forensic examinations for individuals seeking asylum, Saturday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sign up here to receive the Zoom link for the BCM Human Rights and Asylum Clinic. Awards and Recognitions HGSC earns grant to improve study processes
Papageorgiou earns TIRR Foundation grant
Faculty in the News Loss of smell associated with Parkinson's Disease leads researchers to explore how scent-producing neurons may play a role in the development of the disease. Dr. Ben Arenkiel comments in Neuroscience News. Check out this and Baylor's other news media mentions in this week's 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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