Day: November 29, 2010
Older adults need better primary care, geriatrician says
November 29, 2010
In an article published in the Nov. 3 edition of the <Journal of the American Medical Association>, Chad Boult, professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, calls for key improvements to primary care in order to improve the health of the nation’s most costly patients: older adults […]
Surgically removed prostate tissue kept alive and ‘working’
November 29, 2010
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed a technique to keep healthy and cancerous prostate tissue removed during surgery alive and functioning normally in the laboratory for up to a week. The new technique could not only enhance research of prostate biology and cancer but could […]
Smart phone app helps docs control diabetes
November 29, 2010
Physicians, nurses and other health care providers can have some of the most up-to-date information on the growing diabetes epidemic at their fingertips, thanks to the release of a new Johns Hopkins guide to the disease now available on all smart phone devices. The POC-IT Diabetes Guide is a portable, easily searchable and quickly navigated […]
Casting call: Actors, extras needed for JHU commercial
November 29, 2010
Actors and extras are wanted to participate in the filming of a nationally televised commercial being produced by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. All ages are needed. Filming will take place during a one-day shoot in early January. To submit headshots and biographical information, or for more information, contact Renee Fischer at casting@jhu.edu.
Alumna tapped as first lady’s communications director
November 29, 2010
The White House announced last week that Kristina Schake, a 1992 Johns Hopkins graduate with a degree from the Writing Seminars, will be joining the Office of the First Lady in December as special assistant to the president and communications director to the first lady. “Kristina brings a wealth of expertise that I know will […]
Lighting of the Quads set for Wednesday night
November 29, 2010
The Homewood campus’s sixth annual Lighting of the Quads will be held from 9 to 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The event, to be held on the Keyser Quadrangle, will feature a cappella groups; free hot chocolate and cider, cookies, doughnuts; and the countdown to the lighting. Last year more than 500 students came […]
Fabulous dollhouses that could be yours
November 29, 2010
For those seeking to find a special holiday gift, five dollhouses up for silent auction at the university’s Evergreen Museum & Library offer a unique twist on the traditional toy. Johns Hopkins’ Gilded Age house museum asked local artisans, designers and talented crafters to take home and decorate an unfinished three-story wooden dollhouse. Proceeds from […]
Notices — November 29, 2010
November 29, 2010
Intersession Personal Enrichment Courses — Registration for the Intersession Personal Enrichment courses continues through Dec. 17. Register online or in the Student Life Office, 102 Levering Hall. For specific registration information and course descriptions, go to www.jhu.edu/intersession or call 410-516-8209. Season of Giving — The Office of Work, Life and Engagement is inviting the Johns […]
Classifieds — November 29, 2010
November 29, 2010
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Calendar — November 29, 2010
November 29, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Nov. 30, 4:15 p.m. “Bioorganic Chemistry of Titanium in Medicine and Environment,” a Chemistry colloquium with Ann Valentine, Yale University. 233 Remsen. HW Wed., Dec. 1, 3:30 p.m. “What Can We Learn About the Origin of Life From Efforts to Design an Artificial Cell?” an STSci colloquium with Jack Szostak, Harvard University. Bahcall […]