Day: August 3, 2009
Johns Hopkins researchers make ‘eye-catching’ vision discovery
August 3, 2009
Nearly all species have some ability to detect light. At least three types of cells in the retina allow us to see images or distinguish between night and day. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered in fish yet another type of cell that can sense light and contribute to vision. […]
Save the date: Johns Hopkins Picnic ticket sales begin August 3
August 3, 2009
The annual Johns Hopkins Picnic closes out the summer with an evening of family fun for staff, faculty, students and retirees and their families and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, on the grounds of Johns Hopkins at Eastern. Games, entertainment and all-you-can-eat picnic fare are included in the $5 price. […]
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing receives four-year grant to train faculty for Md. schools
August 3, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has received a $1.6 million Nurse Support Program II grant to increase the number of master’s-prepared nurses qualified to fill faculty vacancies in Maryland schools of nursing. According to a report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools in the United States turned away nearly […]
Vaccine blocks transmission of malaria in lab experiments
August 3, 2009
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have for the first time produced a malarial protein in the proper conformation and quantity to generate a significant immune response in mice and nonhuman primates for use in a potential transmission-blocking vaccine. Antibodies induced by Pfs48/45 protein vaccine effectively blocked the sexual development of the malaria-causing […]
1 in 6 public health workers unlikely to respond in pandemic
August 3, 2009
Approximately one in six public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic flu emergency regardless of its severity, according to a survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings are a significant improvement over a 2005 study, conducted by the same research team, […]
Gun sales: Regulation, oversight cut trafficking to criminals
August 3, 2009
Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Preventing the diversion of guns to criminals is important because 85 percent of guns recovered by police were recovered from criminal suspects who were not […]
School of Education receives $11.4 million in federal funding
August 3, 2009
Federal grants of more than $11.4 million were recently awarded to two divisions within Johns Hopkins’ School of Education. The Division of Public Safety Leadership will use its funding to develop training programs for the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while the Department of Special Education will focus on teacher […]
Johns Hopkins receives grant to increase nurse graduates
August 3, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing will receive more than $984,000 over the next five years as a recipient of a Who Will Care? grant, given by the Maryland Hospital Association. Pamela Jeffries, associate dean for academic affairs, and Linda Rose, associate professor, will use the grant to develop and pilot test an alternative […]
Martin’s Giant raises more than $280,000 for Hopkins Children’s
August 3, 2009
Martin’s Giant Golf Tournament, Our Kids Golf Outing, played on golf courses throughout central Pennsylvania on July 20, raised more than $280,000 for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The tourney sponsored by the food market chain is the largest one-day golf tournament in the country to benefit Children’s Miracle Network, of which Hopkins Children’s is a […]
First lady Dolley Madison comes to Homewood
August 3, 2009
The country’s fourth first lady—and the first to hold the moniker as a real position—is the subject of a new documentary that recently filmed historical reenactments at Homewood Museum. The program, which depicts the life of Dolley Madison in her roles of cultured and elegant hostess, and sharp political adviser to her husband, President James […]