Day: September 20, 2010
Study: Weight-loss surgery frees obese type 2 diabetics of insulin
September 20, 2010
Results of a large national study show that nearly three-quarters of obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery are able to stop insulin and other anti-diabetes drugs within six months. In the Johns Hopkins study of insured obese diabetic patients, researchers also found that in the third year following surgery, average annual […]
Researchers discover why some stem cells don’t change
September 20, 2010
Johns Hopkins researchers have determined why certain stem cells are able to stay stem cells. The report in the June 4 issue of Cell Stem Cell reveals that an enzyme that changes the way DNA is packaged in cells allows specific genes to be turned on and off, thereby preventing a stem cell from becoming […]
JHU’s 2009 annual security report is now available
September 20, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University 2009 annual security report of crime statistics and security policies, to be published by Oct. 1 by federal regulation, is now available on the university website at www.jhu.edu/~security. In keeping with the mandates of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the report contains statistical […]
Cogito.com students learn about Gulf oil spill from JHU expert
September 20, 2010
Can the Gulf of Mexico recover from this spring’s massive oil spill? That’s the topic Edward Bouwer, chair of the Whiting School’s Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, explored in an hourlong webinar with some of the nation’s top middle and high school students on Wednesday night. The event was sponsored by the Johns Hopkins […]
JHU educators group hosting back-to-school picnic at APL
September 20, 2010
The Johns Hopkins chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International is hosting the annual PDK Area Back to School Picnic from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, on the APL campus. This year’s theme is “Reclaim, Recruit and Retain!” Phi Delta Kappa International is a 100-year-old professional association for educators that focuses its work […]
Physicist: ‘Invisibility cloak’ may not be as far-fetched as it seems
September 20, 2010
A British theoretical physicist doing groundbreaking work in developing “invisibility materials” —a la Harry Potter’s famous invisibility cloak—will this week deliver the inaugural Robert Resnick Lecture, which honors a Johns Hopkins alumnus who was a renowned physics educator. Sir John Pendry of Imperial College London will present “Invisible Cloaks and a Perfect Lens” at 3 p.m. […]
Center for a Livable Future announces 17 predoc fellowships
September 20, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has awarded predoctoral fellowships to 17 Johns Hopkins University students for the 2010–2011 academic year. The awards provide support for outstanding students who are committed to the discovery and/or application of knowledge related to CLF’s two main program areas, Farming for the Future and Eating for the […]
Cheers — September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Brent Bumford, an experimental machinist in Technical Services, received the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus award from Harford Technical High School in Bel Air, Md. Bumford, a 1998 graduate of the school, was recognized for his “success and longevity in the field of machining and manufacturing.” Bruce Newhall, program area chief scientist in the […]
Classifieds — September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
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Calendar — September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
COLLOQUIA Tues., Sept. 21, 4 p.m. “Laws, Markets and Regulatory Culture: A Historian in Vain Pursuit of Social Theory,” an Anthropology colloquium with Harry Marks, SoM. 404 Macaulay. HW Tues., Sept. 21, 4:15 p.m. “The Many Faces of the Coordination Chemistry of Nitric Oxide and Its Significance for the Biosynthesis, Sensing and Detoxification of Nitric […]