NIH Outreach and Education

NIH Communications

There are communication offices at each of our 27 Institutes and Centers. The Office of Communications & Public Liaison (OCPL) in the Office of the Director speaks for NIH as a whole.

NIH communication offices provide information on NIH programs and activities to the public, scientific community, medical profession, and the media.

• NIH News — current press releases
• NIH Research Matters — weekly research news
• NIH News in Health — monthly consumer health newsletter
• NIH Calendar of Events — scientific meetings
• Get Involved at NIH — activities around the nation
• Selected NIH Education and Awareness Campaigns
• NIH Record — employee newsletter
• Freedom of Information Act Office (FOIA)
• Visitor tours

Scientific Research and Training Opportunities

The NIH sponsors programs for students in

• high school;
• college/university;
• graduate school and medical/dental school;

as well as researchers doing postbaccalaureate work. See also the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES), a non-profit organization sponsoring continuing medical education for physicians.

Science Education for All Ages

Our STEM Teaching Resources site offers free STEM education materials (grades pre-K through 12) created by the institutes and centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and recipients of the NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program.