Day: May 9, 2011
Low vitamin D in children may play a role in anemia, study finds
May 9, 2011
Pediatricians from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere have discovered a link between low levels of vitamin D and anemia in children. The findings, presented May 1 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver, show that vitamin D deficiency may play an important role in anemia. Anemia, which occurs when the […]
Higher HIV risk in black gay men is linked to partner choice
May 9, 2011
Young black men who have sex with men get infected with HIV nearly five times more often than MSM from other races, even though they don’t have more unprotected sex. The discrepancy has long mystified public health experts, but a new study by investigators at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere now offers a possible explanation for […]
Research institute honors spaceflight pioneer Joseph Brady
May 9, 2011
Behavioral neuroscientist Joseph V. Brady was responsible for training some of the first U.S. spacefarers: monkeys Able and Miss Baker and Ham the Chimp. For this work, which helped set the stage for early U.S. human spaceflights, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute has honored the founder of the Institutes for Behavior Resources with its […]
Workplace Violence Seminar open to all JHU entities
May 9, 2011
Because workplace violence is such an important safety and health issue, Homewood Campus Safety and Security is sponsoring a Workplace Violence Seminar open to all Johns Hopkins entities. The seminar, to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, in 26 Mudd Hall on the Homewood campus, will address recognizing and preventing […]
A show of Homewood student art
May 9, 2011
More than 200 student works from drawing, painting, photography, cartooning and printmaking classes will be on display at Homewood Art Workshops’ Studio Show, which opens with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 13, in the Mattin Center’s F. Ross Jones Building. This year’s Eugene Leake Awards for outstanding achievement in the […]
New Shakespeare troupe will perform in Evergreen’s Meadow
May 9, 2011
The Maryland Shakespeare Festival will bring its 2011 Good Will Summer Tour to Baltimore in June, performing over nine days, June 29–July 2 and July 6–10, in the Meadow at Johns Hopkins’ Evergreen Museum & Library. The company continues the tradition previously established by the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, which in April announced its closing after […]
Mental health professorship and scholarship endowed at SPH
May 9, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Mental Health has received gifts from members of the Kawi family to permanently endow the Dr. Ali and Rose Kawi Professorship in Mental Health and the Dr. Ali Kawi Doctor of Public Health Scholarship in Mental Health. The gifts are named in honor of Ali […]
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May 9, 2011
Career exploration day set for Baltimore public school students Almost 500 city public school students are set to arrive on Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore campus on Monday, May 9, for a daylong series of workshops designed to provide inspiration and practical information for a successful career, healthy relationships and healthy lifestyles. Pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson, […]
Classifieds — May 9, 2011
May 9, 2011
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Bayview, efficiency apt mins to JHU Bayview campus. $450/mo + utils (or best offer). 443-386-9146 or lcmbfan@yahoo.com. Bolton Hill, 3BR Victorian brownstone, 3 full BAs, 1 half-BA, 2 kitchens, upgraded appls, W/D, top flr deck off master BR, hdwd flrs, backyd, prkng in rear, on quiet, cobbled street, email to request pics […]
Calendar — May 9, 2011
May 9, 2011
COLLOQUIA Wed., May 11, 3:30 p.m. “Properties of Type 1a Supernovae, and Why I Hate Photometry,” an STSci colloquium with Nick Suntzeff, Texas A&M University. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW Fri., May 13, 2 p.m. “Do Scientists Need Philosophy?” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with author David Harriman. Parsons Auditorium. APL CONFERENCES Tues., May 10, […]