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Chef's Station by Todd Quackenbush

As the days grow shorter, we all feel the pull of starchy, heavy foods. Whether this is born of opportunity or a left over biological instinct is up for debate, but studies have shown our caloric intakes increase during colder months.  When you feel the cold-weather munchies coming, consider trying out one of these healthy, warming recipes!

This Comforting & Cozy Fall Power Bowl is vegan and gluten free. Cook the kale and mushrooms in the same pan to cut back on clean up.

Butternut squash is a fall staple. You can make Oven Roasted Butternut Squash by itself, or use the roasted squash as the base for a delicious Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.

For those of us with a love of heat, fall is better known as hatch chile season! Try dressing up this Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili with roasted hatch chiles. If you can’t find hatch chiles, you can always roast your own fresh chiles using one of these techniques. It’s not as hard as it sounds, and is a simple way to dress up any recipe that calls for canned chiles!

March_healthlivingHealth Living @ Himmelfarb's March Study Break Calendar is now available online!  Reset your brain by exploring DC and checking out one or more of these events including the Sound Health: Community yoga at the Kennedy Center, free admission to the National Museum of Women in Arts, free concerts, the National Geographic's Film Festival, the Blossom Kite Festival, and of course, SHAMROCKFEST!

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The days may be shorter and the temperatures cooler, but you can still enjoy and explore DC with events and activities from Health Living @ Himmelfarb's December calendar!

  • Enjoy the lights with Zoolights or Georgetown Glow
  • Sample DC's cultural events with Winternational, the Kennedy's Center's free Messiah Sing-A-Long, or laugh through New Year's Eve with the Comedy Shuffle
  • Keep exercising (and enjoying) winter days at the Washington Harbour Ice Rink - just a short walk from Himmelfarb Library on the Georgetown waterfront

Image: Bentley, W.A. (1885).  Snowflake Study.  Retrieved from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/5243239593/

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Get out and see DC via Healthy Living @ Himmelfarb’s October events calendar!

You can use the Healthy Living calendar to find free fall events including the Pumpkins Pop-Up, Taste of DC, Dia de los Muertos celebration, and an 80s Halloween Dance Party!

Get out and see DC!

eclipseDid you wait too long to buy your eclipse glasses?

Don't worry, you can still safely view the eclipse by using a pinhole camera!

Stop by the first floor of Himmelfarb Library between 9-3 on Monday, August 21 to make your own. All supplies and instructions will be provided but they are offered first come, first served so don't wait too long to get yours!

The eclipse will occur from 1:17 p.m. to 4:01 p.m., with maximum eclipse of 82% occultation at 2:42 p.m

Socialmedia-pmDoes learning about social media issues help students identify professionalism issues and recognize positive social media use?

A new article by GW faculty that answers these questions was recently published in Teaching and Learning in Medicine.

In The Development and Impact of a Social Media and Professionalism Course for Medical Students, Gisela Butera, Alexandra Gomes, Kathy Chretien, and Terry Kind studied student responses to a workshop on social media for medical students.

In this qualitative study, students considered who they represented when they posted online - themself, their university or employer, or the medical profession.   Students were also asked if and how their social media presence had changed since entering medical school, or would change as a result of the session.  Read the complete paper to see student responses and reactions.

Image: Ibrahim.ID (2016). Social media icons collection.  Available from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Socialmedia-pm.png