Day: January 18, 2011
NASA telescopes help identify most distant galaxy cluster
January 18, 2011
A team of astronomers has uncovered a burgeoning galactic metropolis, the most distant known in the early universe. This ancient collection of galaxies presumably grew into a modern galaxy cluster similar to the massive ones seen today. The developing cluster, named COSMOS-AzTEC3, was discovered and characterized by multiwavelength telescopes, including NASA’s Spitzer, Chandra and Hubble space […]
Men’s lacrosse tix for faculty and staff available on Feb. 1
January 18, 2011
Tickets for the Blue Jays 2011 men’s lacrosse season will be available beginning Feb. 1. To receive two complimentary season tickets, faculty and staff members should bring a valid university ID to the main office in Homewood’s Athletic Center between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each faculty/staff member is responsible for picking […]
‘Sun’ critic ranks Peabody music events among year’s best
January 18, 2011
Four of the Top 10 classical music events of 2010 in Baltimore and Washington, according to Baltimore Sun critic Tim Smith, were performed and/or organized by Peabody musicians: the Jan. 17 recital by Hans Kristian Goldstein (BM ’10, Cello), part of the Music in the Great Hall series; the May 12 performance at Metro Gallery […]
Cardiologist David Kass to give clarinet recital in Turner
January 18, 2011
David Kass, a professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for 27 years, is about to showcase another talent. On Thursday, Jan. 20, he and his clarinet will take the stage in Turner Auditorium along with pianist Sook Hee Choi, the wife of Dong Lee, a postdoctoral fellow in Kass’ lab. The […]
Urban Health Institute plans to hold community forum
January 18, 2011
The Urban Health Institute has announced that it will be hosting a community forum focused on Johns Hopkins’ Access Partnership. Launched in 2009, The Access Partnership is an innovative program that provides free specialty-care access to uninsured patients who live in the neighborhoods around The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Bayview Medical Center. It is the […]
Website follows JHU archaeologists in Egypt
January 18, 2011
Johns Hopkins Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team of students, artists, conservators and photographers have returned to their investigation of Mut Temple, focusing their attention on the area south of the temple’s Sacred Lake. Bryan and her crew are resuming their excavation in Luxor, Egypt, and are sharing their work via “Hopkins in Egypt Today,” […]
Violist Karen Tuttle, 90, former Peabody faculty member
January 18, 2011
Violist Karen Tuttle, who taught at the Peabody Conservatory in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Dec. 16 at home in Philadelphia. She was 90. Tuttle was a soloist, a chamber musician and a member of the Schneider, Galimir and Gotham quartets. Her students at Peabody included renowned violist and New England Conservatory faculty member […]
Cheers — January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Kurt Lindstrom has been named business area executive for Civilian Space. The appointment puts him in charge of APL’s current civilian space science and technology programs as well as business development activities for future space missions. Lindstrom had served as acting business area executive since May 2010, after becoming the deputy business […]
Milestones — January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS 10 years of service Wallace, Patricia, Center for Talented Youth Zarukaeva, Svetlana, Center for Talented Youth 5 years of service Bonina, Vincent, Center for Talented Youth Russo, Deirdre, Jhpiego Sanders, David, Center for Talented Youth Thurlow, Katharine, Center for Talented Youth BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 30 years of service Van […]
Classifieds — January 18, 2011
January 18, 2011
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