Day: April 5, 2010
Jhpiego gets $22.9 mill to increase contraceptive use in Kenyan cities
April 5, 2010
Jhpiego has been selected for a $22.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead its Kenya Urban Reproductive Health Initiative and continue the organization’s work with the urban poor in reproductive health. In this role, Jhpiego will lead a team of partner organizations to improve the quality and availability of family-planning […]
Biz affiliation could increase risk of transmission of avian flu
April 5, 2010
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the potential influence that the business connections between broiler-chicken growers may have on the transmission of avian influenza, H5N1. According to the study, the risk of between-farm transmission is significantly greater among farms within the same company group than it is […]
Study: Some groups with brain tumors less likely to get referrals
April 5, 2010
African-American, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, the same gender and with similar co-morbidities, according to new research by Johns Hopkins doctors. The finding, published in the March Archives of Surgery, suggests a […]
Milestone anniversary recognition events to begin on June 3
April 5, 2010
The Office of Work, Life and Engagement has announced this year’s Staff Recognition Program. Johns Hopkins University staff celebrating milestone anniversaries or who are retiring will be recognized at the annual series of recognition events in June. Honorees may select from a variety of custom-designed service awards, and orders must be placed—by phone, mail or […]
National Book Award winner Mark Doty to give poetry reading
April 5, 2010
The Joshua Ringel Memorial Reading celebrates its 13th season on Sunday, April 11, when poet Mark Doty reads from his work at 5 p.m. in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Meyerhoff Auditorium. The event is sponsored by Johns Hopkins’ Center for Talented Youth. “Ferocious, luminous and important” is how renowned poet Mary Oliver has described […]
A celebration of Art Workshops faculty
April 5, 2010
The Homewood Art Workshops, the university’s undergraduate visual arts program, will host its triennial Faculty Exhibition from Today, April 5, to Sunday, May 2, in the F. Ross Jones Building of the Mattin Center. The Johns Hopkins community is invited to an opening reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 9. The exhibition […]
R U there? Internal IM now available for faculty and staff
April 5, 2010
Faculty and staff who have been looking for a way to reduce the number of conversational-type e-mail messages flooding their inboxes, improve collaboration and real-time interaction with their work group and peers or stay connected to people in their work area when they’re off site, have a new electronic tool at their disposal: Johns Hopkins […]
Notices — April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
CPR/AED Training — Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator training is being offered to JHU faculty and nonclinical staff from 1 to 4 p.m., on Wednesday, April 14, on the Homewood campus. A nonrefundable, pre-payment fee of $20 includes take-away materials designed for use as reference tools both in the course and outside the classroom. […]
Classifieds — April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Bayview, 1st flr, 2-3BR apt, $700/mo + sec dep; 2nd flr 1BR, $600/mo + sec dep. 443-243-1651. Bayview area, 2BR house, fin’d bsmt, W/D, backyd w/prkng pad, no pets, sec dep + credit check. Elaine, 410-633-4750. Canton, remodeled 2BR, 2.5BA RH. $1,800/mo + utils. tarynzlatin@hotmail .com (for pics/info). Cedarcroft, 2BR, 1.5BA Victorian […]
Calendar — April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., April 6, 3 p.m. “Pharmaceutical Innovation, Patient Experience and the Politics of AIDS,” a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Jason Szabo, McGill University. Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. EB Tues., April 6, 4 p.m. “Inhabiting the Temporary: The Experience of Squatters in Buenos Aires,” an Anthropology colloquium with graduate […]