Day: September 14, 2009
Corresponding with President Ira Remsen
September 14, 2009
Ira Remsen, Johns Hopkins president, and professor of chemistry, could be direct and to the point in his correspondence. Take the exchange of letters between him and a PhD alumnus, Lyman C. Newell, professor of chemistry at Boston University.
Meet the new jhu.edu: Revamped Web site debuts
September 14, 2009
Johns Hopkins sports a new virtual front door.
The university this weekend went live with its new home page, the first stage of a complete Web site overhaul.
Faculty author of Bill Clinton book to talk at Barnes & Noble
September 14, 2009
Psychologist John Gartner, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will discuss his latest book, In Search of Bill Clinton, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins.
Score! Johns Hopkins Athletics is now on Twitter
September 14, 2009
Fans of Johns Hopkins Athletics can now keep up with the Blue Jays on Twitter by going to http//twitter.com/HopkinsSports. Followers will be able to get in-game score updates, links to articles and other news about Blue Jay teams.
Donors needed at this week’s Homewood campus blood drive
September 14, 2009
Approximately 95 percent of the U.S. population will need blood during their lifetimes or know someone who will, yet only about 5 percent give blood, a reason why donors are always needed. Fall drives are particularly important because they help replenish area blood supplies depleted over the summer.
JHU tennis player blogs from post at England’s Eton College
September 14, 2009
Tripp Weber, a 2009 Johns Hopkins graduate and four-year member of the men’s tennis team, will serve as an American ambassador at England’s Eton College during the 2009–2010 academic year. Weber will be blogging about his experiences throughout the year. To follow his posts, go to www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/090109aad.html.
Kidney stones can be prevented in seizure patients on high-fat diet
September 14, 2009
Children on the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures can prevent the excruciatingly painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of potassium citrate the day they start the diet, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Day of Service
September 14, 2009
Fun Run
September 14, 2009
JHU Community Block Party
September 14, 2009