Day: October 4, 2010
Johns Hopkins first in R&D for 31st year
October 4, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.85 billion in medical, science and engineering research in fiscal 2009, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development spending for the 31st year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking. The university also once again ranked first on the NSF’s separate […]
Learning from ‘The Wire’
October 4, 2010
Though it’s located in Baltimore City, the verdant and well-manicured Homewood campus seems a world away from the gritty drug corners and public housing projects that form the backdrop for the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed five-season HBO drama The Wire. But inside a classroom in Hodson Hall, a group of undergraduates is immersing itself in that […]
Six-city tour: Here’s how JHU is Rising to the Challenge
October 4, 2010
In his 2009 inaugural address, university President Ronald J. Daniels outlined how Johns Hopkins must “galvanize its intellectual and moral strengths” for the betterment of the community and the world. In addition to educating future generations, the nation’s elite universities, he said, have a responsibility to devote their energies to the greatest problems of the […]
PACER receives $6 mill Homeland Security grant
October 4, 2010
The National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response, also known as PACER, at The Johns Hopkins University has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund more than a dozen national security–related research, education, training and policy support projects over the next two years. The […]
Doctoral programs assessed by National Research Council
October 4, 2010
The National Research Council last week released a study of research doctoral programs at 212 higher education institutions, including The Johns Hopkins University. The NRC said that its study, the largest quantitative analysis of its kind ever conducted in the United States, is intended to offer a comprehensive comparison of doctoral programs across a wide […]
Johns Hollywood: We play Harvard in the Facebook movie
October 4, 2010
An undergrad with a mop of hair and a heavy backpack is running across an idyllic quad at nightfall. As the scene unfolds on the big screen, the campus’s glowing lampposts, red brick pavers and white columns look really familiar, even though a subtitle says “Harvard University Fall 2003.” That’s because what we’re really looking […]
JHM inks MOU to explore collaboration in Malaysia
October 4, 2010
Johns Hopkins Medicine and Academic Medical Center/Chase Perdana Sdn. Bhd., a Kuala Lumpur–based private development corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaborative opportunities in the areas of medical education, clinical care and research in Malaysia. In a letter to colleagues, Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns […]
Flu vaccines safe for most allergic children, pediatricians say
October 4, 2010
With the flu season looming and health officials calling for across-the-board immunization, some parents may wonder just how safe the egg-based flu vaccine is for children with allergies. Pretty safe, say pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Even though the flu vaccine contains egg protein, most children with egg and other food allergies can […]
Rai Winslow of BME named inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor
October 4, 2010
Rai Winslow, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, will be named the inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in a ceremony scheduled at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 4, in Mason Hall on the Homewood campus. As director of the institute, Winslow oversees an […]
Mathemagician/professor to present free show at Homewood
October 4, 2010
Arthur T. Benjamin, a California college professor who has entertained audiences on national television and at numerous events by performing “magic” tricks with numbers, will present a show this week on the Homewood campus. Benjamin, who performs as the Mathemagician, will appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in 110 Hodson Hall. As part […]