Year: 2010
Transmission dynamics of H1N1 similar to previous flu strains
February 1, 2010
The April 2009 H1N1 outbreak at a Queens, New York, high school was widespread but did not cause severe disease, according to an analysis conducted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their findings suggest that the transmission and spread […]
Kidney donor study: How do African-Americans access health info online?
February 1, 2010
Laura Taylor, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing’s Department of Health Systems and Outcomes, is studying how living-kidney donors and caregivers gain support in the organ donation process. The $450,000 two-year grant she received from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Nursing Research will expand Taylor’s Living Donor Information Network for […]
Date announced for 2010 JHMI Biomedical Career Fair
February 1, 2010
The JHMI Professional Development Office announced last week that it will host the fourth annual Biomedical Career Fair on Monday, March 1, on the School of Medicine’s Turner Concourse, East Baltimore campus. The event, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is open to all JHMI graduate students, postdocs, alumni, faculty and staff. Among those […]
Watch those cans and bottles: RecycleMania competition is on
February 1, 2010
Johns Hopkins is once again competing in RecycleMania, a 10-week challenge for colleges and universities across the country to see who can recycle the most and reduce total waste. Last year JHU took first place in three categories against participating Maryland schools, and this year the event organizers want to beat what are known as […]
Calendar — Feb. 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
COLLOQUIA Thurs., Feb. 4, 3 p.m. “Cosmopolitanism and International Eugenics in the Mid-Twentieth Century,” a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Alison Bashford, University of Sydney. Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. EB Fri., Feb. 5, 2 p.m. “Cyber Threats and Trends,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Richard Howard, Verisign, has been […]
Devastating Haitian earthquake puts Johns Hopkins in emergency mode
January 25, 2010
As soon as news broke last week of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Johns Hopkins faculty and staff switched into emergency mode, tracking the whereabouts there of any university affiliates and offering expertise where needed
JH researchers awarded $8 mill to develop method to rid body of HIV
January 25, 2010
A multidisciplinary research team at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has been awarded $8 million in funding by the National Institute of Mental Health to develop methods to rid the body of HIV.
Baltimore Interfaith Coalition sponsors Vigil Against Violence
January 25, 2010
Johns Hopkins University chaplain the Rev. Albert Mosley and youth violence prevention expert Philip J. Leaf of the Bloomberg School of Public Health will be joined by faith leaders and members of Baltimore area churches, synagogues and mosques at a Vigil Against Violence set for 7 to 8:15 p.m. today, Jan. 25, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St.
Obama taps libraries dean Winston Tabb for national board
January 25, 2010
Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums at Johns Hopkins, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board. The nomination, announced last week by the White House, requires confirmation by the Senate.
Peabody Spotlight concerts announced for E. Baltimore
January 25, 2010
The JHMI Office of Cultural Affairs last week launched Peabody Spotlight, a series of noontime concerts to be performed on eight Wednesdays in Turner Auditorium on the East Baltimore campus and also broadcast within the hospital on channel 54.