Day: January 3, 2011
End-of-year thank you video debuts on university homepage
January 3, 2011
By the end of Tuesday, its first day on the university’s home page, the Johns Hopkins end-of-year thank you video had captured more than 10,000 visitors, who viewed the video, behind-the-scenes photos and outtakes (yes, that is Nobel laureate Peter Agre warming up by singing the periodic table) and checked out the Gilbert and Sullivan–like […]
Project MUSE confirms 27 publishers for first e-books
January 3, 2011
Project MUSE has signed contracts with 27 scholarly publishers to offer their upcoming monographs in the humanities and social sciences as part of electronic book collections on the MUSE platform. MUSE is partnering for the program with many of the same publishers that currently contribute content to its successful electronic scholarly journal collections. Among those […]
Study of hallucinogen salvia shows intense, novel effects
January 3, 2011
In what is believed to be the first controlled human study of the effects of salvinorin A, the active ingredient in Salvia divinorum, a controversial new hallucinogen featured widely on YouTube and other Internet sites, Johns Hopkins researchers report that the effects are surprisingly strong, brief and intensely disorienting but without apparent short-term adverse effects […]
Missing molecules hold promise of therapy for pancreatic cancer
January 3, 2011
By determining what goes missing in human cells when the gene that is most commonly mutated in pancreatic cancer gets turned on, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a potential strategy for therapy. The production of a particular cluster of genetic snippets known as microRNAs is dramatically reduced in human pancreatic tumor cells compared to healthy […]
Notices — January 2, 2011
January 3, 2011
New Welch Library Hours — The Welch Medical Library building has changed its hours of operation because of increased use of expanded collections and services. The new hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library is closed on Sunday. Additional phone and e-mail reference […]
Official food allergy treatment guidelines for physicians released
January 3, 2011
A collaborative, government-led effort to guide and standardize diagnosis, treatment and management of food allergies has resulted in the release of an official set of recommendations for physicians. The guidelines were published online by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at www.jacionline.org and also are available at www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/ clinical/Pages/default.aspx. They were developed by the National […]
Auction gives boost to Homewood United Way Campaign
January 3, 2011
The residents of Mason Hal l— home of Undergraduate Admissions — teamed up with their colleagues in Parking and in Grounds to raise awareness of the Homewood campaign for the United Way. Event organizers Lillian Donovan, Sarah Godwin and Paul Jacobus cajoled co-workers to donate items for an in-house silent auction, among them upgraded parking, […]
Calendar — January 3, 2011
January 3, 2011
COLLOQUIA Fri., Jan. 7, 2 p.m. “Vehicle Mounted Identification Friend or Foe (VMIFF): Leveraging Existing Targeting Systems for Fratricide Mitigation,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Lt. Commander Robert Kerchner and Nancy Haegel, Naval Postgraduate School. Parsons Auditorium. APL LECTURES Mon., Jan. 10, 4 p.m. The Dean’s Lecture II—“Advancing the Science of Health Care Delivery” […]
Classifieds — January 3, 2011
January 3, 2011
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Bolton Hill, 2 big BRs, 2.5BAs in immaculate TH, hdwd flrs, recent appliances, AC, new roof/windows, porch, bsmt, 2 prkng spaces, 4-min walk to metro, avail July. $1,850/mo. 410-383-7055 or viLca11@gmail.com. Canton TH, perfect location, conv to JHH, total rehab, beautiful finishes, option to buy. Courtney, 410-340-6762 or cedwar15@gmail.com. Canton/Brewers Hill, cozy […]