Day: January 19, 2010
Dean Michael Klag of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
January 19, 2010
Michael J. Klag, a physician and internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of heart and kidney disease, took the helm of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2005.
Education Dean Fessler to retire; Hardiman named to interim post
January 19, 2010
After postponing, at the request of President Daniels, the planned retirement that he had announced in September 2008, Dean Ralph Fessler of the School of Education will leave his post this month.
Wilmer Eye Institute to collaborate with Saudi Arabian hospital
January 19, 2010
The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine announced last week that it will collaborate in research, education and patient care with the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Homewood Museum awarded Save America’s Treasures grant
January 19, 2010
Homewood Museum at The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a Save America’s Treasures grant to support the conservation and preservation of its south portico.
Setting a course for adventure
January 19, 2010
Last May, P. Kyle McCarter led a 16-day tour across Turkey. The 15-person group started in Istanbul and then traveled the country’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. They hiked, bused and spent about half the trip cruising on gulet yachts.
Engineering for Professionals offers new degree in info assurance
January 19, 2010
A new master of science degree in information assurance is now available through Johns Hopkins’ Engineering for Professionals, the part-time graduate program of the Whiting School of Engineering.
Workers’ comp research gives insight into curbing health costs
January 19, 2010
Analyzing physicians’ practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation’s rising health care costs, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
A step closer to treating memory loss in age-related diseases
January 19, 2010
Michela Gallagher has spent more than two decades trying to solve the mysteries of the aging brain. What happens to our gray matter as we get older? How—and why—do those changes occur? And, perhaps most importantly, what strategies and approaches might help treat—or, eventually, even prevent—memory loss in age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias?
Discovery could curb Chesapeake fish kills
January 19, 2010
A microbe commonly found in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways emits a poison not just to protect itself but to stun and immobilize the prey it plans to eat, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins and three other universities has discovered. The findings about algae linked to massive fish kills could lead to new ways to slow the growth of these tiny but toxic marine creatures.
Spine immobilization may do harm to both gunshot, stabbing victims
January 19, 2010
Patients are twice as likely to die if not taken to the hospital immediately