Day: January 24, 2011
Libraries in the information age
January 24, 2011
Winston Tabb likes a challenge, and he’s OK with change. Tabb became Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and director of the Sheridan Libraries in September 2002. Since his arrival at Johns Hopkins, he has accepted additional assignments, as dean of the university’s museums and as head of a number of arts initiatives. As Sheridan Dean, […]
Nursing extends its outreach
January 24, 2011
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, which already has strong local and international ties, wants to extend beyond its walls even further. In September 2010, the school launched the Center for Global Nursing to apply worldwide Johns Hopkins expertise in nursing education, practice, research and related policy. Closer to home, the school’s Community Outreach Program […]
Teaching future docs the basics of medication errors
January 24, 2011
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report that allowing medical students to play detective by watching, spotting and analyzing common medication errors as they occur can go a long way toward helping prevent potentially fatal mistakes in the students’ future practices. The observational course, now taught as part of the Johns Hopkins School of […]
JHU admissions applications hit record high for ninth year
January 24, 2011
For the ninth consecutive year, the Johns Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received a record number of applications for undergraduate admission. As of Jan. 18, 19,201 applications for the class of 2015 had been received, representing an increase of 742 applications, or 4 percent, over last year’s pool. There were increases in the […]
BSi grants $5 mill to JH groups to study cognitive disorders
January 24, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute has funded a total of $5 million to 12 different research groups at Johns Hopkins to launch the new Synapses, Circuits and Cognitive Disorders Program. The new BSi initiative aims to understand the fundamentals of brain function by focusing on the synapse—the point of contact between two nerve cells—to […]
JHU launches national search for CTY executive director
January 24, 2011
A search committee was recently formed to find an executive director for the Center for Talented Youth to succeed Lea Ybarra, who will leave Johns Hopkins this fall after 14 years in her current role. The 16-person committee is composed of university administrators and faculty from across the divisions, and members of CTY’s advisory board and […]
John Bartlett and Chris Beyrer named to new AIDS board
January 24, 2011
John Bartlett, a professor in the School of Medicine, and Chris Beyrer, a professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, have been appointed to the newly established Scientific Advisory Board for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR. The board will advise Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. global AIDS coordinator for the […]
PBS head Paula Kerger to speak at Leaders + Legends
January 24, 2011
Paula A. Kerger, president and chief executive officer of PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, is the featured speaker at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Leaders + Legends lecture series on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The event takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Legg Mason Tower in Harbor East. Her talk is titled […]
Online tool can help seniors determine risk for dementia
January 24, 2011
A quick online assessment tool developed by Johns Hopkins researchers can help worried seniors find out if they are at risk of developing dementia and determine whether they should seek a comprehensive, face-to-face diagnosis from a physician, according to a new study. The tool, which is being refined and validated, is not meant to replace a […]
Shipping transplant kidneys is safe, Hopkins research finds
January 24, 2011
Kidney transplants using organs from live donors work just as well if the kidneys are shipped—be it across town or across the country—as when the donors and recipients are operated on at the same hospital, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. The findings, published online in the American Journal of Transplantation, bolster the growing practice of […]