Day: October 11, 2010
President’s Day of Service
October 11, 2010
Nearly 900 volunteers from the Johns Hopkins community joined President Ron Daniels and his wife, Joanne Rosen, on Saturday, Oct. 2, to collectively give back to Baltimore. Organized by the Center for Social Concern, the second President’s Day of Service-whose theme was “One Hopkins, One Baltimore”-featured more than 40 projects across the city. Volunteers painted […]
RD2.5K Presidential Fun Run
October 11, 2010
The Homewood campus sees its fair share of running—to class before the professor arrives, for a meal before the dining hall closes, to a shuttle stop before the bus gets there. But on Sunday, Oct. 3, scores of faculty, staff and students ran just for fun—and to keep up with President Ron Daniels, who inaugurated […]
Dramatic rise in MRI and CT use in ERs raises questions
October 11, 2010
A dramatic increase in the use of medical imaging in emergency departments when seeing patients with injuries hasn’t paid off with an equal rise in diagnosing life-threatening conditions or follow-up hospital admissions, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers concludes in a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. […]
Parkinson’s researchers ID possible new target for drugs
October 11, 2010
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that the overactivation of a single protein may shut down the brain-protecting effects of a molecule and facilitate the most common form of Parkinson’s disease. The finding of this mechanism could lead to important new targets for drugs already known to inhibit it, thus controlling symptoms of the disorder, which […]
Surprise: Two wheels safer than four off road, JH study shows
October 11, 2010
In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports such as Motocross. The research, presented Oct. 6 at the American College of Surgeons’ 2010 […]
Maryland rolls out exhibit promoting energy reduction
October 11, 2010
An energy-saving interactive mobile information station designed by students at the Maryland Institute College of Art and promoted by the Maryland Energy Administration will pay a visit to the East Baltimore campus from Monday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 29, as part of a statewide eight-college tour. It will be located at the Broadway Research […]
School of Nursing celebrates Nurse Midwifery Week
October 11, 2010
Of the approximately 4 million babies born in the United States each year, more than 325,000 are attended by a midwife. The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing last week joined in the nationwide Nurse Midwifery Week by honoring students and faculty who have dedicated themselves to promoting safe and healthy childbirths. This year’s Midwifery […]
Notices — October 11, 2010
October 11, 2010
SOURCE Fall Food Drive — The annual Fall Food Drive is collecting nonperishable food items through Oct. 15 at locations around Homewood campus. Drop box locations are the Student Lounge (1st floor) and E1002 Student Affairs at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Armstrong Lobby at the School of Medicine, SoN lobby in the Anne […]
Classifieds — October 11, 2010
October 11, 2010
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Calendar — October 11, 2010
October 11, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Oct. 12, 4 p.m. “The Value of Patience: Dwelling Among Urban Squatters,” an Anthropology colloquium with Valeria Procupez, KSAS. 400 Macaulay. HW Tues., Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m. “Beyond Strain Energy: Experiments and Models of Force-Dependent Reaction Kinetics,” a Chemistry colloquium with Roman Boulatov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 233 Remsen. HW Wed., Oct. 13, […]