Day: May 16, 2011
JHU geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 16, 2011
Harry C. “Hal” Dietz III, the Victor A. McKusick Professor of Genetics and Medicine at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is one of 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, an honorary society that advises the government on scientific matters. […]
Michael Strine, VP for finance, named exec VP, COO of UVA
May 16, 2011
Daniel Ennis, senior vice president for finance and administration, announced last week that Michael Strine, vice president for finance, chief financial officer and treasurer of the university, will be leaving Johns Hopkins on June 30 to become executive vice president and chief operating officer of the University of Virginia. In his new post, Strine will […]
Jerry Schnydman, exec assistant to president, announces retirement
May 16, 2011
Jerome “Jerry” Schnydman, secretary of the board of trustees and executive assistant to the president, has announced his retirement from the university, effective June 30, 2012. With his departure, Johns Hopkins loses an admired figure who forged a legend on the lacrosse field nearly 40 years ago and then gave his alma mater more than […]
Butterflies are free
May 16, 2011
Reminding guests that Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles ‘and are welcomed wherever they go,’ university and Berman Institute of Bioethics leaders released four dozen of the ‘Danaus plexippus’ with the hope that the work done at the institute ‘will find similar reception around the globe.’ The butterflies took flight serenaded by members of Johns […]
Risk adjustment software to support health care reform
May 16, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is launching an updated version of the Johns Hopkins ACG System to support federal health care reform. Developed in 1991, the Adjusted Clinical Groups System is an industry standard risk adjustment and predictive modeling software originally developed by a team of researchers from the Bloomberg School. The […]
Adult enrichment classes at Peabody Prep begin June 20
May 16, 2011
Johns Hopkins faculty and staff are invited to take advantage of opportunities to study music and dance during the Peabody Preparatory’s six-week summer session. Individual instruction is offered through the Adult and Continuing Education program in voice and most instruments. There are also group classes in voice, violin, guitar and dance (ballet and contemporary). Tuition […]
Cheers — May 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Peter C. Agre, professor in the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. The members represent all subspecialties of microbiology, including basic and applied research, teaching, public health, […]
Milestones — May 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS 25 years of service Downing, Shawn, Center for Talented Youth 15 years of service Bond, Courtney, Johns Hopkins University Press 10 years of service Thomas, Dawn, Johns Hopkins University Press 5 years of service Hodgin-Aovare, Emilie, Jhpiego Macdowell, Juliet, Jhpiego Suhowatsky, Stephanie, Jhpiego BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Retiree Burns, Barbara, […]
Classifieds — May 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Bayview, efficiency apt mins walking to JHU Bayview campus. $400/mo + utils. 443-386-9146 or fanauh2o@yahoo.com. Belvedere, 3BR, 2BA TH w/fin’d bsmt, avail July 1, email for pics. $1,650/mo (furn’d) or $1,500/mo (unfurn’d). 410-929-6008 or belvedererental@gmail.com. Bolton Hill (Lanvale and Park), 2BR, 2BA apt avail end of June. $1,090/mo. jamila.r.siddiqui@gmail.com (for pics). Bolton […]
Calendar — May 16, 2011
May 16, 2011
COLLOQUIA Wed., May 18, 3:30 p.m. “Missing Baryons in Galaxies and Clusters,” an STSci colloquium with Joel Bregman, University of Michigan. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW Fri., May 20, 2 p.m. “Repairs in Space at 220 Miles High,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Capt. Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, U.S. Navy, former NASA astronaut. Parsons Auditorium. APL […]