The NIH Record

August 27, 1996
Vol. XLVIII, No. 18

DRG Celebrates
50th Anniversary

NIDDK Hosts
Summer Training Program

Intern Programs Enrich Management Ranks at NIH

Campus Utility Tunnels
Undergo Expansion

NINR Symposium
Marks 10th Anniversary

Pizzo Leaves NCI
for Boston Post


Letters to the Editor

Science in the News

News Briefs

Science Education Connection

New Appointments

Awardees

Retirees

Obituaries

Study Subjects Sought

Final Photo


U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

NIH Record Archives

It's About Time
NIGMS, NCHGR Pilot Streamlined Timekeeping System

By Susan Athey

(This story is part six of a summer-long series on the subject of Reinventing Government at NIH.)

In the spirit of streamlining administrative processes, two ICDs recently began keeping time and attendance differently than most others at NIH. There are no paper timecards to complete or diskettes to pass around, and, most importantly, there is very little frustration on the part of employees, timekeepers, and supervisors.
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NIH's Own Olympics
Poster Day Displays Young Talent

By Rich McManus

Harvard's Marian Lee explains her work.

It is NIH's version of the Summer Olympics, only it's held every year and the participants are more fully clad. Poster Day 1996, held Aug. 2, and featuring a record 390 students from 41 states, the District of Columbia and Guam, was like Atlanta's Centennial Park, only without the inflated beer cans and with a higher average IQ.
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