A Big Difference in the Fight Against Lung Disease

Now through Dec. 15, federal employees can make a tax-deductible gift to the ATS Foundation Research Program through the Combined Federal Campaign—Medical Research Charities, the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign for federal employees. Your gift helps find cures for respiratory diseases and builds a future where we can all breathe better. To give through the 2016 Combined Federal Campaign, visit the Medical Research Charities website and select American Thoracic Society (ATS) under “charity”.

Donations can also be made directly to the ATS Foundation from the ATS Facebook page. Visit our Facebook page and press the Donate button at top right. Please note that you must be logged in to your account to complete the process.

PEDS Journal Club

Join the next Assembly on Pediatrics’ live Journal Club at 1 p.m. ET, Oct. 7, to discuss the paper “Tachypnea of Infancy. Usual and Aberrant.” Presenters include lead author Daniel Rauch, MD; senior author Matthias Griese, MD; and panelists Robin Deterding, MD; and Sharon Dell, MD.

Reserve your seat today.

Enhancements to the AJRCMB

Starting this month, a new editorial team will take over the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology for the next five years. Join the ATS in welcoming new Editor-in-Chief Paul T. Schumacker, PhD, who will help steer the enhanced operations of the AJRCMB including:

• Shorter first decisions on manuscripts, and critiques usually within 12 days.
• An appeals process for authors, typically handled within a few days.
• More podcasts and highlights appearing on social media.

Call for Nominations: Elizabeth A. Rich Award

The call for nominations is open for the Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award. Nominate an outstanding woman to receive this award at the ATS International Conference May 19‒24, 2017, in Washington, DC Candidates should have made significant contributions to pulmonary, critical care, and/or sleep medicine, as well as have leadership and mentorship experience. Nominees must also be members of the ATS. Go online to complete the nomination form.

Deadline: Friday, Oct. 14