Day: September 21, 2009
A haven for young minds
September 21, 2009
For 30 years, CTY has been the go-to place for gifted pre-college kids
HOP-SIP launches Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
September 21, 2009
The Hopkins Social Innovations Partnerships, a university wide program created in 2008 to champion social entrepreneurship, will this week launch the JHU Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
JHU-led experts issue guide on lung cancer in ‘never-smokers’
September 21, 2009
A committee of scientists led by Johns Hopkins investigators has published a new guide to the biology, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in never-smokers.
Stem cell experts to convene
September 21, 2009
Leading voices from the global stem cell community—including researchers, policy-makers, legal experts, patient advocates and others—will convene in Baltimore this week for a three-day conference to share information in the emerging field and to chart the future of regenerative medicine.
SPH to lead extremity trauma research consortium
September 21, 2009
Group’s goal is to improve treatment, outcomes of battlefield injuries
Alumni Bloomberg and Sawyers receive Lasker Awards
September 21, 2009
Two Johns Hopkins alumni last week received prestigious awards from the Lasker Foundation.
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo joins SAIS
September 21, 2009
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has joined the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies as a distinguished visiting scholar. Toledo, who led the country from 2001 to 2006, is a fellow at the school’s International Development Program.
Shriver Hall Concert Series announces 2009–2010 season
September 21, 2009
Shriver Hall Concert Series, recognized five times for “Best Classical Music” by Baltimore magazine, opens its 44th subscription season on Sunday, Oct. 18, in Shriver Hall Auditorium on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. The 2009–2010 season presents eight subscription concerts, all at 5:30 p.m. on Sundays, by solo recitalists and chamber ensembles and four free Discovery Series concerts, on Saturdays at 3 p.m., at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Dividing cells ‘feel’ their way out of warp, back to symmetry
September 21, 2009
Every moment, millions of a body’s cells flawlessly divvy up their genes and pinch perfectly in half to form two identical progeny for the replenishment of tissues and organs—even as they collide, get stuck, and squeeze through infinitesimally small spaces that distort their shapes.
Security efforts increased in response to off-campus killing
September 21, 2009
The Homewood campus awoke on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to news that an intruder had been killed in the early hours of the morning at a Johns Hopkins student’s off-campus residence.