Category: Notices
Notices — Oct, 26, 2009
October 26, 2009
Peabody Prep Adult & Continuing Education — ACE is presenting two mini-classes for its Fall II eight-week sessions. Both will be held in the Preparatory Annex on Centre Street. World Music Survey is an introduction to the music of non-Western cultures through film, demos, hands-on workshops, lectures and discussions. The class, taught by Lori Kesner, […]
Notices
October 19, 2009
Basketball Skills Clinic — The women’s basketball team is hosting a skills clinic for boys and girls ages 5 to 12, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Cost for the clinic is $25 per player. Pre-registration is preferred by Mon., Oct. 26. Walk-ups must be accompanied by a parent as an insurance […]
Notices
October 12, 2009
Seasonal Flu Vaccines — Seasonal flu vaccines will be offered free of charge to faculty and staff of the Homewood campus (and their spouses/same-sex domestic partners) on two Tuesdays and Wednesdays in October. Vaccines will be administered from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, 14, 27 and 28 in […]
Notice — Funding for Prostate Cancer Reserach
October 5, 2009
Funding is available to support multidisciplinary research in prostate cancer through the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Awards of a maximum of $75,000 for up to two years are available to fund career development and developmental research programs (pilot projects). New ideas are encouraged. Deadline for applications is Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. For […]
Flu update: Vaccines, university sick-leave policies
September 28, 2009
This year’s flu season arrives in two guises: the seasonal and H1N1 varieties. In an e-mail last week regarding their status at Johns Hopkins, Charlene Hayes, vice president for human resources, reminded faculty and staff that the university has already begun vaccinating employees against seasonal flu. “Public health officials say it is still important to get this protection, since seasonal flu likely will surface more frequently as the weather turns cold,” she said.
Arts Innovation Grants available for Homewood faculty and students
September 28, 2009
The initiative is designed to help faculty develop for-credit interdisciplinary courses in the arts—across departments, divisions or institutions—for Homewood undergraduates, and to help undergraduates create new co-curricular activities in the arts or significantly increase the impact of existing ones within both the university and greater Baltimore communities.
2008 Annual Security Report now available
September 21, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University 2008 Annual Security Report of crime statistics and security policies is now available on the university’s web site at www.jhu.edu/security.
New from JHU Press
September 21, 2009
In Praise of Deadlock: How Partisan Struggle Makes Better Laws By W. Lee Rawls The acrimonious debate over health care reform has made some commentators long for more bipartisanship. W. Lee Rawls might disagree. As a practitioner who served for 14 years as chief of staff to two U.S. senators, Bill Frist and Pete Domenici, […]
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August 17, 2009
Volunteers Needed for Picnic — The Office of Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs is in the final stages of preparation for the annual Johns Hopkins Picnic, to held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, on the grounds of Johns Hopkins at Eastern. Volunteers are needed to help with registration, activities and kid’s […]
Notices – July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009
Grantcraft Workshop — The Professional Development Office’s Grantcraft workshop is designed to assist faculty and advanced postdoctoral fellows with preparing an NIH or other peer-reviewed grant application. Registration is required. The workshop consists of a one-day didactic session, focusing on the federal grant process, followed by small discussion sessions during which participants use what they […]