Year: 2010
Johns Hollywood: We play Harvard in the Facebook movie
October 4, 2010
An undergrad with a mop of hair and a heavy backpack is running across an idyllic quad at nightfall. As the scene unfolds on the big screen, the campus’s glowing lampposts, red brick pavers and white columns look really familiar, even though a subtitle says “Harvard University Fall 2003.” That’s because what we’re really looking […]
JHM inks MOU to explore collaboration in Malaysia
October 4, 2010
Johns Hopkins Medicine and Academic Medical Center/Chase Perdana Sdn. Bhd., a Kuala Lumpur–based private development corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaborative opportunities in the areas of medical education, clinical care and research in Malaysia. In a letter to colleagues, Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns […]
Flu vaccines safe for most allergic children, pediatricians say
October 4, 2010
With the flu season looming and health officials calling for across-the-board immunization, some parents may wonder just how safe the egg-based flu vaccine is for children with allergies. Pretty safe, say pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Even though the flu vaccine contains egg protein, most children with egg and other food allergies can […]
Rai Winslow of BME named inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor
October 4, 2010
Rai Winslow, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, will be named the inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in a ceremony scheduled at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 4, in Mason Hall on the Homewood campus. As director of the institute, Winslow oversees an […]
Mathemagician/professor to present free show at Homewood
October 4, 2010
Arthur T. Benjamin, a California college professor who has entertained audiences on national television and at numerous events by performing “magic” tricks with numbers, will present a show this week on the Homewood campus. Benjamin, who performs as the Mathemagician, will appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in 110 Hodson Hall. As part […]
Homewood Museum to host experts on the American porch
October 4, 2010
Homewood Museum at The Johns Hopkins University, in association with AIA Baltimore Architecture Month, will this month present the 10th edition of its annual Baltimore’s Great Architecture lectures. This year’s series, titled The Porch in America, will be held on the Homewood campus over three consecutive Mondays. “We have pulled out the stops to deliver […]
Johns Hopkins, Morgan State to host acclaimed African poets
October 4, 2010
An evening of poetry readings featuring acclaimed African poets Niyi Osundare and Syl Cheney-Coker is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in the auditorium of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Presented by the Department of English and the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in partnership with the Department of English […]
Stephen Pitcairn memorial to be held at SoM on Wednesday
October 4, 2010
A celebration of the life of medical research technologist Stephen B. Pitcairn will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the School of Medicine’s Turner Auditorium, East Baltimore campus. A slide-show tribute is planned for 3:45 p.m., and the service will begin at 4 p.m. A reception will follow. The program will include remarks from Johns […]
Registration open for Seventh Annual Diversity Conference
October 4, 2010
Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Diversity Conference, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, on the Homewood campus. The event will begin with check-in at Shriver Hall, followed by various workshops, and will conclude with a luncheon featuring pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson. The conference is […]
Deadline extended for Arts Innovation Grant applications
October 4, 2010
The Arts Innovation Grant initiative is designed to help faculty develop for-credit interdisciplinary courses in the arts—across departments, divisions or institutions—for Homewood undergraduates, and to help undergraduates create new co-curricular activities in the arts or significantly increase the impact of existing ones within both the university and greater Baltimore communities. The grants now available are […]