Day: April 19, 2010
‘U.S. News & World Report’ releases grad school rankings
April 19, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has retained a top-tier ranking among the nation’s best medical schools, as reported in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The overall School of Medicine ranking this year was No. 3, while the school’s biomedical engineering specialty retained its long-standing No. […]
Social vs. dependent drinking: Is the difference in the brain?
April 19, 2010
Why some people can enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a few beers at a ballgame with no ill effects and others escalate their drinking and become dependent remains one of medicine’s baffling mysteries and a major public health concern. Using a $1 million stimulus-funded grant from the National Institutes of Health, a […]
STI, HIV counseling inadequate in male teens, study finds
April 19, 2010
Despite national guidelines aimed at improving sexual health services for teenagers, most sexually active boys—even those who report high-risk sexual behaviors—still get too little counseling about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during their visits to the doctor, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The study, published online […]
Diabetes raises risk of death in cancer-surgery patients
April 19, 2010
People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations than those who have cancer but not diabetes, an analysis by Hopkins researchers suggests. The study, published in the April issue of the journal Diabetes Care, finds that newly diagnosed cancer patients—particularly those with colorectal or esophageal […]
Millions with ‘silent’ hypertension may have kidney disease
April 19, 2010
As many as 8 million adults in the United States who have undiagnosed or early-stage hypertension may also have kidney disease, putting them at higher risk for what may be preventable kidney failure, new research led by Johns Hopkins suggests. The researchers found that 27.5 percent of those with diagnosed hypertension also had kidney disease, […]
Cheers — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Jim Schatz, of the Applied Information Sciences Department, has received the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, which recognizes career members of the government’s Senior Executive Service for long-term accomplishments. Schatz recently joined APL after holding several executive-level technical and leadership positions in the government, culminating in his role as director of research […]
Milestones — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS Retirees Bishop, William, 23 years of service, Johns Hopkins University Press 15 years of service McCarthy, Juliana, Johns Hopkins University Press 10 years of service Crowley, Mary, Center for Talented Youth Fowler, Rebecca, Jhpiego 5 years of service Badlani, Manjushree, Jhpiego Hendler, Natalie, Jhpiego Oeste, Kirsten, Center for Talented Youth BLOOMBERG […]
Notices — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
Development Workshop — A free workshop titled “Your Research Career” is being offered this summer by the Professional Development Office. Aimed at JHMI students, graduate students and fellows, the workshop consists of five sessions, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from Monday, July 19, through Thursday, July 22, and from 9 […]
Calendar — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., April 20, 4 p.m. “Is Music an Object?” an Anthropology colloquium with postdoc fellow Michael Birenbaum Quintero. 400 Macaulay. HW Tues., April 20, 4:15 p.m. “Dynamical Outcomes of Quenching: Reflections on a Conical Intersection,” a Chemistry colloquium with Marsha Lester, University of Pennsylvania. 233 Remsen. HW Thurs., April 22, 3 p.m. “The Physiology, […]