Day: May 17, 2010
Six granted honorary degrees, Society of Scholars inductees recognized
May 17, 2010
Between 1880 and 2009, 436 honorary degrees have been awarded by Johns Hopkins University. On Thursday, six new members were added to this illustrious group that features leaders in various fields of study, practice and service. During the universitywide commencement ceremony, honorary degrees were conferred on Michael M.E. Johns, chancellor of Emory University and former […]
Dean Yash Gupta of the Carey Business School
May 17, 2010
Yash P. Gupta laid out an audacious vision when he became the inaugural dean of the Carey Business School on Jan. 1, 2008. In short, he wanted Johns Hopkins to reinvent the model of business education. In doing so, he said, the new Carey Business School would become one of the most innovative and prominent […]
Planning for the demise of WebCT
May 17, 2010
Faculty, meet Blackboard 9.1. This summer, four of the university’s academic divisions will switch to the popular course management software, now in use at a majority of U.S. colleges. Three others will be upgrading to the latest version in the near future. Blackboard will replace WebCT, the virtual learning system at Johns Hopkins since 2000. No […]
Wireless EKG technology donated to Balto.
May 17, 2010
A consortium of five Baltimore hospitals, led by the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, has acquired and donated to Baltimore City new wireless technology able to transmit electrocardiograms from the field over the Internet to hospital-based medical specialists. The donation to the Baltimore City Fire Department includes 36 broadband units, enough to equip every […]
Johns Hopkins provost honored with international award
May 17, 2010
Lloyd Minor, an expert in balance and inner-ear disorders, and Johns Hopkins University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, has been awarded the Prosper Ménière Society’s 2010 gold medal. The award is for Minor’s contributions to understanding the scientific basis of Ménière’s disease, named for the French scientist who pegged its hallmark symptoms […]
Dean Martha Hill named to Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
May 17, 2010
Martha N. Hill, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and professor in the schools of Nursing, Medicine and Public Health, has been named an inaugural inductee of the Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Induction recognizes lifetime achievements and sustained contributions to nursing research. “Nursing research is important because nurses look comprehensively at […]
JHU co-sponsors this week’s Baltimore Bike to Work Day
May 17, 2010
On Friday, May 21, Johns Hopkins University joins the Baltimore Metropolitan Council as a co-host of the Greater Baltimore region’s annual Bike to Work Day. This free annual event celebrates bicycle commuting and all of its direct and indirect benefits. JHU will host a rally point from 7 to 9 a.m. on the Homewood campus […]
New multidisciplinary GI research center planned
May 17, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Center for Epithelial Disorders has received a five-year $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to establish the multidisciplinary Silvio O. Conte Digestive Disease Research Core Center at Johns Hopkins. The new center, one of 19 created this year, will provide resources for 50 gastrointestinal-related […]
‘Gazette’ summer schedule begins after May 24 issue
May 17, 2010
The Gazette will begin its biweekly summer schedule following publication of the May 24 issue. Coverage of May 27 Commencement events will be posted online May 28. The May 24 calendar will carry listings of events taking place from May 24 through June 7. Submissions should be sent to gazette@jhu.edu, or faxed to 443-287-9920, by […]
Evergreen Museum launches first exhibition on Baltimore-born decorator Billy Baldwin
May 17, 2010
Baltimore’s Billy Baldwin, a landmark exhibition organized by Johns Hopkins’ Evergreen Museum & Library, will explore Baltimore-born William “Billy” Baldwin (1903–1983), the internationally recognized interior decorator and tastemaker who was anointed “dean of American decorating” by the legendary Albert Hadley. The exhibition—the first to celebrate Baldwin’s influential five-decade career—opens with a reception from 6 to […]