Recovering from surgery, Daniels says ‘the news is very good’
Ten days after his Oct. 12 surgery, President Ronald J. Daniels sent a broadcast message to faculty, staff and students to update them on his physical condition, medical prognosis and activities on the university’s behalf.
Homewood, JHMI campuses report first cases of H1N1 flu
The first likely cases of H1N1 flu at Johns Hopkins were reported last week on the Homewood and JHMI campuses, but so far, the numbers are small: One student at Homewood and two from the School of Medicine have tested positive for influenza A.
Events honoring the installation of Ronald J. Daniels as 14th president of The Johns Hopkins University
Friday, September 11 through Tuesday, September 29.
Carey School’s Dean’s Lecture Series presents fall speaker
Carolyn Woo, dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, is the speaker for the fall 2009 installment of the Carey Business School’s Dean’s Lecture Series. Her talk, “Business Leadership for the Global Commons,” is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Homewood’s Mason Hall.
Appointed dean in 1997, [...]
EP develops three new online grad courses for BRAC workers
Three online courses in systems engineering, designed to prepare workers for jobs coming to Maryland through the federal Base Realignment and Closure process, are being launched by Engineering for Professionals, the part-time graduate program of the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.
The new master’s level courses, all developed by EP faculty, are Software Systems Engineering, [...]
Authors Sung J. Woo, LaDawn Black to visit Barnes & Noble
Authors Sung J. Woo and LaDawn Black will be visiting Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins this week.
Woo is the author of the critically acclaimed Everything Asian, a coming-of-age novel chronicling the world of 12-year-old David Kim, who moves from Korea with his mother and sister to join his father in New Jersey.
His short stories and [...]
SAIS to examine critical role of religion in international affairs
Each summer, a subject of special interest is selected at SAIS to serve as a substantive theme in the coming academic year. During 2009 - 2010, the school will examine the critical role of religion in international affairs.
With events in Iran; the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; the search for lasting peace in Israel-Palestine; [...]
Registration open now for President’s Day of Service
Projects included in “Be the Change: The President’s Day of Service” are stream cleanups, sorting donated clothing, painting a high school library and cafeteria, cleaning vacant lots, helping in community gardens and harvesting produce for the hungry.
Homewood-JHMI shuttle schedule updated, effective today
The Homewood-JHMI Shuttle schedule has been updated, effective today, Aug. 31. The new schedule contains slight modifications, notes upcoming holidays and is available on the buses and online at www.parking.jhu.edu. Any questions, concerns or feedback can be sent to shuttles@jhu.edu.
Diversity Leadership Council announces conference plans
The sixth annual Diversity Leadership Council’s Diversity Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5. The theme is “Leadership: Transforming Diversity Into Inclusion,” and the opening speaker will be Deborah Elam, chief diversity officer for General Electric Global. Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels will give the luncheon speech.
Proposals for presentation topics are now being [...]
Injury Center receives five-year renewal from CDC
The Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is one of four injury control research centers nationwide selected for funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. It was awarded $4.87 million over five years.
Injury control research centers study [...]
‘U.S. News & World Report’ releases Best Colleges rankings
Johns Hopkins takes a step up this year, moving from the 15th to 14th spot in U.S. News & World Report’s latest tally of the country’s Best National Universities, part of its annual Best Colleges issue. Harvard and Princeton tied this year for the top ranking, followed by Yale at No. 3.
In rankings for best [...]
Tales of Poe
The elegant exterior of Evergreen’s Gilded Age mansion will take on the gloomy characteristics common in Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic fiction at an outdoor screening on Friday, Sept. 4, of two tales from the original master of horror: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), an Oscar-nominated animated short, and The Raven (1963), with Peter Lorre, Vincent Price [...]
National Society of Collegiate Scholars chapter receives gold
The Johns Hopkins chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, an honors group for high-achieving freshmen and sophomores, was awarded gold status at the organization’s Honor Gala, held recently in Washington, D.C. An NSCS spokesperson said the JHU members “have gone above and beyond by creating innovative programs and an exceptional experience for their [...]
School of Nursing Cardiovascular Health Center to address vulnerable populations
A new Johns Hopkins nursing research center will work to significantly reduce cardiovascular health disparities through community engagement, scientific investigation, education and policy initiatives. Funded through a four-year $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Research Center for Cardiovascular Health in Vulnerable Populations is located at the School of Nursing and is directed by Miyong Kim, a professor in Nursing Systems and Outcomes.
