Day: May 2, 2011
Aging-population study aims to improve quality of life for elderly
May 2, 2011
The National Health and Aging Trends Study, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has begun enrolling study participants to examine how current and future aging populations can lead fuller, healthier lives. The study, which began data collection on May 1, is supported by the National Institute on Aging and […]
Shaping the future
May 2, 2011
Sonja Brookins Santelises, chief academic officer for Baltimore City Schools, speaking at the Johns Hopkins School of Education’s ‘Shaping the Future’ series last Monday. Santelises discussed how new teaching standards and assessments recently adopted by the Maryland State Board of Education would affect classroom teachers in Baltimore City. The event was the third in the […]
Jhpiego Tanzania team innovates to save a life
May 2, 2011
Members of Jhpiego’s Tanzania team put the organization’s motto—innovating to save lives—into practice in a most unexpected way recently. Four employees were returning to Dar es Saalam from a work trip when the driver spotted a crowd of people on the side of the road. He slowed, and the group tried to flag down the […]
Johns Hopkins Nursing offers new online EBP course
May 2, 2011
A new online course offered by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing will use evidence-based practice to solve problems faced by bedside nurses, nurse educators and nurse managers and leaders. It will be available in May for individuals or for health care organizations and schools of nursing that wish to make it available for their staff […]
Diversity Leadership Council seeks membership nominations
May 2, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council, which advises the president and senior leadership on diversity issues, is in the process of identifying new faculty, staff and students to serve as members. Among the council’s responsibilities are recommending and promoting policies, programs and other initiatives that will attract and retain a diverse mix of faculty, […]
Classifieds — May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011
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Calendar — May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011
COLLOQUIA Wed., May 4, 5 p.m. “Henry Cowell: Challenges to a Biographer,” a Peabody DMA Musicology colloquium with Joel Sachs, Juilliard School. 308 Conservatory Bldg. Peabody Thurs., May 5, 3 p.m. “Quackery and Sex Therapy: Law, Medicine and Culture in Modern India,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Joseph Alter, University of […]