Day: October 4, 2010
Homewood Museum to host experts on the American porch
October 4, 2010
Homewood Museum at The Johns Hopkins University, in association with AIA Baltimore Architecture Month, will this month present the 10th edition of its annual Baltimore’s Great Architecture lectures. This year’s series, titled The Porch in America, will be held on the Homewood campus over three consecutive Mondays. “We have pulled out the stops to deliver […]
Johns Hopkins, Morgan State to host acclaimed African poets
October 4, 2010
An evening of poetry readings featuring acclaimed African poets Niyi Osundare and Syl Cheney-Coker is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in the auditorium of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Presented by the Department of English and the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in partnership with the Department of English […]
Stephen Pitcairn memorial to be held at SoM on Wednesday
October 4, 2010
A celebration of the life of medical research technologist Stephen B. Pitcairn will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the School of Medicine’s Turner Auditorium, East Baltimore campus. A slide-show tribute is planned for 3:45 p.m., and the service will begin at 4 p.m. A reception will follow. The program will include remarks from Johns […]
Registration open for Seventh Annual Diversity Conference
October 4, 2010
Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Diversity Conference, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, on the Homewood campus. The event will begin with check-in at Shriver Hall, followed by various workshops, and will conclude with a luncheon featuring pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson. The conference is […]
Deadline extended for Arts Innovation Grant applications
October 4, 2010
The Arts Innovation Grant initiative is designed to help faculty develop for-credit interdisciplinary courses in the arts—across departments, divisions or institutions—for Homewood undergraduates, and to help undergraduates create new co-curricular activities in the arts or significantly increase the impact of existing ones within both the university and greater Baltimore communities. The grants now available are […]
Notices — October 4, 2010
October 4, 2010
JHU Financial Education Seminar Series — JHU has partnered with TIAA-CREF to host a complimentary Financial Education Seminar series designed for employees across the JHU campuses. The sessions will focus on how to use the university’s retirement plans to reach savings goals and manage long-term investments through a volatile market. The seminars will be offered […]
Classifieds — October 4, 2010
October 4, 2010
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Calendar — October 4, 2010
October 4, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Oct. 5, 4 p.m. “Funding Anthropology at the National Science Foundation,” an Anthropology colloquium with Deborah Winslow, National Science Foundation. 404 Macaulay. HW Tues., Oct. 5, 4:15 p.m. “Using Supramolecular Chemistry to Access Stimuli-Responsive Materials,” a Chemistry colloquium with Stuart Rowan, Case Western Reserve University. 233 Remsen. HW Wed., Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m. […]
Billy Baldwin symposium set for Saturday at Evergreen
October 4, 2010
One of America’s legendary decorators—Billy Baldwin of Baltimore—will be the focus of a daylong symposium to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, at Evergreen Museum & Library. The symposium is presented in conjunction with the student-curated exhibition “Baltimore’s Billy Baldwin,” which is on view through Oct. 24. Thoroughly Modern […]
Falls the leading cause of injury among older adults in China
October 4, 2010
Falls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people 65 and older, according to a new study by researchers from China and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Policy. This is the first […]