Day: February 7, 2011
Nine SoM postdoctoral fellows win prestigious awards
February 7, 2011
Nine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine postdoctoral fellows recently were awarded fellowships. Rita Strack received one of 12 total Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation fellowships, and Bagrat Abazyan, Robert H. Cudmore, Mi-Hyeon Jang, Shinichi Kano, Sun-Hong Kim, Minae Niwa, Frederick Charles Nucifora Jr. and Emily G. Severance were among the 214 recipients of the […]
CEO of IBM kicks off yearlong lecture series at his alma mater
February 7, 2011
Sam Palmisano, the chairman and chief executive officer of IBM, and a 1973 graduate and former trustee of Johns Hopkins, returned to his alma mater last week to launch a yearlong lecture series celebrating his company’s 100th anniversary. In a speech in Homewood’s Gilman Hall, Palmisano, who grew up in Baltimore and attended Calvert Hall […]
Driver sentenced in hit-and-run death of student Miriam Frankl
February 7, 2011
Defendant Thomas Meighan pleaded guilty last week to multiple felony charges in the fatal hit-and-run case involving Johns Hopkins student Miriam Frankl. Frankl, a 20-year-old junior in the School of Arts and Sciences, was struck by a truck driven by Meighan in the service drive of the 3300 block of St. Paul Street on Oct. […]
Researchers test inhalable measles vaccine
February 7, 2011
Sustained high vaccination coverage is key to preventing deaths from measles. Despite the availability of a vaccine, measles remains an important killer of children worldwide, particularly in less-developed regions, where vaccination coverage is limited. A team of researchers led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of […]
Hold the gas? Most preemies don’t benefit from nitric oxide
February 7, 2011
A new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study challenges the widespread practice of treating premature babies with nitric oxide gas to prevent lung problems, neurological damage and death. The research, based on analysis of 22 major studies of the effect of nitric oxide in babies born before 34 weeks of age, found no evidence of benefit in […]
Innovative new solar charger provides energy on the go
February 7, 2011
In the mid-1990s, APL researchers Joe Suter, Binh Le and Ark Lew had a clever idea for a small, thin, flexible device that can convert light to electricity. They also had foresight and—fortunately—a bit of patience. More than a decade later, their patented invention is close to reaching consumers. In late 2009, APL licensed the […]
‘Sesame Street’ improves development for Indonesian children
February 7, 2011
Children exposed to Jalan Sesama, an Indonesian version of the American children’s television show Sesame Street, had improved educational skills and healthy development, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over a 14-week period, the children who had the greatest exposure to Jalan Sesama improved significantly in […]
Johns Hopkins named top breastfeeding-friendly workplace
February 7, 2011
The Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition and its sister group, the D.C. Breastfeeding Coalition, have recognized Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore medical campus as the region’s top workplace for supporting breastfeeding mothers. One of 10 winners of the inaugural D.C./Maryland Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Awards, Johns Hopkins scored the highest of all honorees. The award recognizes workplaces for doing what […]
Notices: February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011
CER Fellowship Grants — Applications are invited for the 2011–2012 Technology Fellowship Program, a mini-grant initiative administered by the Center for Educational Resources of the Sheridan Libraries. The program is intended to encourage faculty to develop creative uses of digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning by partnering with student fellows. Teams must include at […]
Calendar: February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011
COLLOQUIA Tues., Feb. 8, 4:15 p.m. “Vibrational Analysis of Peptides and Catalytic Reaction Intermediates: New Developments in Cryogenic Ion Spectroscopy,” a Chemistry colloquium with Mark Johnson, Yale University. 233 Remsen. HW Thurs., Feb. 10, 3 p.m. “Asepsis: A Realignment of Surgery and Laboratory Science,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Thomas Schlich, […]