Day: November 2, 2009
Unraveling historic textiles
November 2, 2009
On three Wednesdays in November, Homewood Museum will present Textiles Unraveled: Fabrics in Historic Interiors, a speaker series offering an insider’s look at the history and importance of fabrics in early American interiors.
Music at Evergreen opens for season
November 2, 2009
Evergreen Museum & Library’s popular and adventurous Music at Evergreen series of classical and world-music concerts returns for 2009–2010, presenting live music in the museum’s Bakst Theatre on three Saturdays in November, March and April. Concerts begin at 3 p.m. and are followed by meet-the-artist receptions.
Memorial service for student Miriam Frankl set for Tuesday
November 2, 2009
Friends and family will gather this week on the Homewood campus to celebrate the life of Miriam Frankl, a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences who died on Oct. 17 from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident the previous afternoon.
JHU School of Nursing partners with Teach for America
November 2, 2009
New options for those who want to work with urban populations in underserved regions are now available through a Johns Hopkins School of Nursing partnership with Teach for America.
‘36-Hour Day’ author to talk on Alzheimer developments
November 2, 2009
November is Alzheimer Awareness Month, and JHU Press’ next talk in its lunch and lecture series will feature Peter Rabins, a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Medicine and co-author of the Press’ best-selling book The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias and Memory Loss in Later Life, as he discusses the latest developments in Alzheimer research and in the care of people with the disease.
Democracy in Latin America forum includes six former heads
November 2, 2009
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, SAIS will co-host a forum on democracy in Latin America with the former presidents of six countries. The event will take place at the National Press Club in Washington.
Notices — Nov. 2, 2009
November 2, 2009
Tutoring at Harriet Lane Clinic — Volunteers are needed for the tutoring program serving patients of the Harriet Lane Clinic, which is the general pediatrics outpatient center on the East Baltimore medical campus, during the spring semester. Tutoring is conducted in math and reading with the intent to boost each child’s skills up to grade level. Materials are provided, and tutors are supported by knowledgeable staff and faculty. Times are 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and the clinic can be reached from Bayview and Homewood by the JHU shuttle. One two-to-three-hour training session is required. Tutors must have at least a GED or high-school diploma, take a TB test (or have a negative X-ray taken after Nov. 1) and get a copy of their measles, mumps and rubella test record (if born after Jan. 1, 1957). To volunteer or for more information, contact Robyn Nuttall at rnuttal1@jhmi.edu.
Calendar — Nov. 2, 2009
November 2, 2009
COLLOQUIA Tues., Nov. 3, 4 p.m. “Someday This Will All Be Over: Dying, Death and Grief Amongst HIV+ Children in Eastern Zimbabwe,” a graduate student colloquium with Ross Parsons, KSAS. Sponsored by Anthropology. 400 Macaulay. HW Tues., Nov. 3, 4:15 p.m. The Ephraim and Wilma Shaw Roseman Colloquium Series—“Scanning Magnetic Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging […]