Day: November 16, 2009
Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects
November 16, 2009
To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.
New ‘schizophrenia gene’ prompts test of potential drug target
November 16, 2009
Johns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully “rescue” animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged, by manipulating a newly discovered gene that links susceptibility genes for schizophrenia and autism.
Consumer electronics can help improve patient health
November 16, 2009
Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest gets under way
November 16, 2009
The 2009–2010 Betty and Edgar Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest has begun.
The contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries, is open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Johns Hopkins. Prizes will be awarded for the top three collections in the undergraduate and graduate divisions. First place receives $1,000; second place, $500; and honorable mention, $250.
‘The Jewish Jesus’ is topic of this week’s Lavy Colloquium
November 16, 2009
The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Program in Jewish Studies in the Krieger School is hosting several international scholars this week during its fifth annual Lavy Colloquium, which examines ideas related to Jewish civilization. This year’s topic is The Jewish Jesus, and the conference will take place Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18 and 19, in the Smokler Center for Jewish Life, Homewood campus.
CTY deadline nears for testing second- to eighth-grade students
November 16, 2009
Friday, Nov. 30, is the fall deadline for families to enroll a bright second- to eighth-grade student in the annual Talent Search sponsored by Johns Hopkins’ Center for Talented Youth. Testing done through CTY lets families see a child’s math and verbal talents and also can qualify a child for CTY’s summer or online courses for academically talented young people.
Honoring Dr. Gilman
November 16, 2009
The last thing Johns Hopkins trustees wanted to do toward the end of 1910 was to offend the two daughters of their late, beloved first president, Daniel Coit Gilman. But they came close to doing just that.
Cheers — Nov. 16, 2009
November 16, 2009
ACADEMIC CENTERS AND AFFILIATES Jhpiego was named an Innovator of the Year by The Daily Record in recognition of its efforts to save the lives of women and their families by creating low-cost health solutions that can be utilized in remote locations with few resources, such as running water or electricity, around the world. This […]
Notices — Nov. 16, 2009
November 16, 2009
Toys for Tots — The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is once again setting up a drop-off location for the Marine campaign for Toys for Tots. New toys, in their original store wrappings, may be dropped off in 105 Barton Hall on the Homewood campus through Friday, Dec. 11. No holiday wrapping or used […]
Calendar — Nov. 16, 2009
November 16, 2009
BLOOD DRIVE Wed., Nov. 18, and Thurs., Nov. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Red Cross Homewood campus blood drive. Sponsored by Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs. Register online at http://hrnt.jhu.edu/fsrp/outreach/blooddrive/schedule .cfm. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW COLLOQUIA Tues., Nov. 17, 4:15 p.m. The Ephraim and Wilma Shaw Roseman Colloquium—“Molecular Determinants Governing Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Fatty […]