Day: April 5, 2010
Reds Wolman memorial service to be held on Sunday
April 5, 2010
Colleagues, friends and former students will pay tribute to M. Gordon “Reds” Wolman at a memorial service on Sunday, April 11, on the Homewood campus. The event, beginning at 1 p.m., will take place under a tent outside the Homewood Museum. Speakers, including university President Ronald J. Daniels, will help celebrate the life of Wolman, […]
SAIS and Energy Information Administration host conference
April 5, 2010
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6 and 7, SAIS and the U.S. Energy Information Administration will host the “2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses and Long-Term Change.” The conference will feature two keynote addresses, both on Tuesday: by Steven Chu, U.S. secretary of energy, at 9 a.m., and by Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic […]
Nancy Rosenblum of Harvard to give Patrick Henry Lecture
April 5, 2010
Nancy Rosenblum, the Sen. Joseph S. Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government and chair of the Department of Government at Harvard University, will give the fifth annual Patrick Henry Lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, at Homewood Museum. The title of Rosenblum’s lecture is “Partisanship and Independence.” Rosenblum studies the history […]
Three students recognized for contributions to the arts
April 5, 2010
Joanna K. Pearson, a poet and fourth-year student at the School of Medicine, has been awarded Johns Hopkins’ Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts for 2010. Pearson’s $1,500 prize will be presented at a special luncheon in May. Krieger School of Arts and Sciences seniors Eric Levitz, a playwright, and Brandon Lee Stuart, a performance artist […]
‘The Back Book’ author to speak at upcoming luncheon
April 5, 2010
At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, at the Johns Hopkins Club, JHU Press author and Johns Hopkins surgeon Ziya L. Gokaslan will discuss his new book, The Back Book, which offers expert advice on the causes and complexities of back pain and the various paths to diagnosis and treatment. Stressing the importance of individualized […]
JHH is named one of world’s most ethical organizations
April 5, 2010
The Ethisphere Institute, a New York–based think tank established to advance best practices in business ethics and corporate social responsibility, has named The Johns Hopkins Hospital to its 2010 list of the world’s most ethical companies and institutions. JHH was one of 100 organizations selected from among hundreds of nominees representing 33 industries. Criteria for […]