Year: 2010
Gregg Semenza named Canada Gairdner Award winner
April 12, 2010
Gregg Semenza, director of the Vascular Biology program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering and a member of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, is one of seven recipients of the 2010 Canada Gairdner Awards. Canada’s only international science prizes, they are among the world’s most prestigious medical research awards. The awards, each […]
Neha Deshpande wins prestigious Truman Scholarship
April 12, 2010
Neha Deshpande, a Johns Hopkins University student from Monmouth Junction, N.J., is one of 60 students from 54 U.S. colleges and universities to be named a 2010 Truman Scholar. The prestigious award is given each year by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation to extraordinary undergraduates in their third year of college who are committed […]
KSAS launches drive to fund Miriam D. Frankl scholarship
April 12, 2010
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences has launched an initiative to raise funds for an endowed scholarship in memory of Miriam D. Frankl, Class of 2011. The selected KSAS undergraduate recipients of the scholarship will be chosen solely on financial need, and will be able to renew the scholarship for a total of four […]
Three days of films at Homewood
April 12, 2010
Classic movies, indie films, animation, documentaries and obscure short films are all on the marquee for Johns Hopkins Film Fest 2010, which takes place April 16 to 18 on the Homewood campus. Sponsored by the student-run Johns Hopkins Film Society, the festival is a nonprofit event that seeks to promote works by budding independent and […]
Museums and Society Program hosts community symposium
April 12, 2010
Befitting its name, the Program in Museums and Society in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is hosting a community symposium this week with a group of Baltimore-based curators, artists and collectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities museums face in making their collections more accessible, engaging and relevant to local audiences. “Collections and […]
The Johns Hopkins Hospital launches Meatless Monday
April 12, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is launching a campaign today to encourage healthier eating among patients, visitors and staff: Meatless Monday. Every Monday the hospital’s renovated Cobblestone Café will offer only vegetarian meal options at its Wellness Corner to promote the benefits of eating more grains, fruits and vegetables. Meals containing meat will still be available […]
Evergreen Museum & Library presents flamenco in concert
April 12, 2010
Johns Hopkins’ Evergreen Museum & Library concludes its 2009–2010 Music at Evergreen concert series at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, with the multidisciplinary ensemble Segue presenting Ritmo, Color y Pasión, a celebration of the Spanish art of flamenco. A mix of Spanish, Argentinean and Cuban-influenced music and dance, the program showcases works by Joaquín […]
Microbes-testing method is invention of the year
April 12, 2010
Amethod to quickly determine whether potentially harmful microbes are resistant to certain drugs has been named the year’s top invention at the Applied Physics Laboratory. The winner was chosen from the 118 inventions reported by 218 APL staff members and collaborators in 2009. An independent panel of 30 representatives from industry, the high-tech sector and […]
University of Konstanz and SPH establish CAAT-Europe
April 12, 2010
The University of Konstanz in Germany and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have jointly established the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing–Europe in an effort to promote better coordination in toxicity testing. The new center, modeled after the Bloomberg School’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, will conduct scientific research to find […]
More benefits are found from mild exercise in critically ill
April 12, 2010
A new report from critical care experts at Johns Hopkins shows that physicians can cut back by half their use of prescription sedatives so that critically ill patients can be alert and awake to exercise more. Curtailing use of the drowsiness-inducing medications not only allows patients in the intensive care unit to participate in mild […]