Day: December 6, 2010
Archaeological Museum opens with daylong symposium
December 6, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum opened to the public in its new location in Homewood’s Gilman Hall on Sunday with a daylong symposium featuring faculty and student speakers, and guided tours of the museum and Gilman, and ending with a cocktail reception. The installation highlights nearly 700 archaeological objects from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the […]
Museum shops offer JHU discounts for holiday shopping
December 6, 2010
The annual discount holiday shopping days at the Johns Hopkins University Museums for faculty, staff and students began on Saturday and will run through Sunday, Dec. 12. Both the Homewood and Evergreen shops are carrying new and unique holiday gifts related to the museums and their collections. Everyone with a valid JHU ID receives a […]
Leon Fleisher discusses new book, called ‘My Nine Lives’
December 6, 2010
On Tues., Dec. 7, Leon Fleisher, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Chair in Piano at the Peabody Conservatory since 1959, and his co-author, Anne Midgette, classical music critic of The Washington Post, will talk about and sign copies of My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music. The event will begin at 5:30 […]
Personal enrichment courses include music, dance, yoga
December 6, 2010
Aguitar workshop for beginners, Cuban salsa lessons and wine appreciation, practical Chinese and yoga classes are just a sampling of the personal enrichment courses that will be available during the upcoming Intersession. Offered by the Office of Student Life, the informal noncredit classes are open to all Johns Hopkins students, staff, faculty and their families. […]
Homewood Museum to offer docent training in January
December 6, 2010
Interested in history, architecture or decorative arts? Become a tour guide at the university’s Homewood Museum, which is a National Historic Landmark. Homewood was built in 1801 as the summer home of Charles Carroll Jr. and remains one of the finest examples of Federal-era architecture. Docent training classes will be held at the museum on […]
Deadline is today, Dec. 6, for last ‘Gazette’ issue of semester
December 6, 2010
Because of the midyear vacation, The Gazette will not be published the weeks of Dec. 20 and Dec. 27. Next week’s calendar will include events scheduled from Monday, Dec. 13, through Monday, Jan. 3. The deadline for calendar and classifieds submissions for that issue is noon today, Dec. 6. The deadline for the Jan. 3 […]
Notices — December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010
Season of Giving — During the holiday season, the Office of Work, Life and Engagement is inviting the Johns Hopkins community to help the less fortunate by participating in its Season of Giving programs. Faculty, staff, students and retirees can participate in the Adopt-a-Family/Adopt-a-Senior program, conducted in partnership with local nonprofit social services agencies. Gifts, […]
Classifieds — December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010
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Calendar — December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Dec. 7, 4:15 p.m. “Role of Surfaces and Interfaces in Photovoltaics,” a Chemistry colloquium with Robert Opila, University of Delaware. 233 Remsen. HW Wed., Dec. 8, 3:30 p.m. “Bringing Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole and Its Environs Into Focus With Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics,” an STSci colloquium with Andrea Ghez, UCLA. Bahcall […]