Find NIH director’s statements, blogs, related articles, and other references about NIH’s continuing commitment to promoting meaningful and sustainable culture change.

PBS News Hour: How NIH plans
to fight the sexual harassment that
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NIH Director's Statements
- Congress strengthens NIH’s ability to address harassment in NIH-funded activities
(May 8, 2022)
- Combating sexual harassment
(June 11, 2020)
- Creating meaningful reforms to end sexual harassment in science
(December 12, 2019)
- Letter on Sexual Harassment from NIH Leadership to Signing Officials at NIH Applicant and Awardee Organizations: Important Notice-(PDF - 140 KB)
- Update on NIH's efforts to address sexual harassment in science
(February 28, 2019)
- Changing the Culture of Science to End Sexual Harassment
(September 17, 2018)
- Addtional Information on Sexual Harassment Policy at NIH
(September 19, 2018)
NIH Open Mike Blogs:
- Case Study in Research Integrity: You Can Disagree, Without Being Disagreeable
(September 14, 2022)
- Congress Strengthens NIH’s Ability To Address Harassment in NIH-funded Activities (May 10, 2022)
- An Update on Implementing ACD Recommendations on Changing the Culture to End Sexual Harassment
(June 29, 2021)
- How We Handle Allegations of Sexual Harassment
(June 24, 2020)
- New Steps to Help Ensure Safe Work Environments for NIH-Supported Research
(June 2020)
- How to Notify NIH about a Concern that Sexual Harassment is Affecting an NIH-Funded Activity at a Grantee Institution
(June 2019)
- Update on NIH's Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment in Science
(February 2019)
- New Application Requirements for Institutional Training Grants: Letter of Institutional Commitment to Harassment and Discrimination Protections
(November 9, 2018)
- NIH Policies to Address Sexual and Gender Harassment in NIH-supported Extramural Research
(September 2018)
Advisory Council to the NIH Director Reports and Updates
- Advisory Committee to the Director Report: Changing the Culture to End Sexual Harassment (December 2019)
- Executive Summary
(PDF - 268 KB)
- Presentation
(PDF - 1.2 MB)
- Final Report
(PDF - 1.2 MB)
- Executive Summary
- Advisory Committee to the Director presentation video: NIH Anti-Harassment Actions
Lawrence Tabak, NIH Deputy Director (June 2018 - see 4 hours and 34 minutes in the recording)