Category: Around Hopkins
Former Hungarian ambassador to U.S. joins SAIS center
February 6, 2012
Andras Simonyi, former ambassador of Hungary to the United States and to NATO, has joined SAIS as managing director of the school’s Center for Transatlantic Relations. Simonyi will oversee a broad portfolio of activities, including seminars, policy study groups, media commentary, research projects and engagement with students and center fellows. “We are delighted to welcome […]
How molecules alter cell’s skeletal shape, drive cell’s movement
February 6, 2012
Cell biologists at Johns Hopkins have identified key steps in how certain molecules alter a cell’s skeletal shape and drive the cell’s movement. Results of their research, published in the Dec. 13 issue of Science Signaling, have implications for figuring out what triggers the metastatic spread of cancer cells and wound healing. “Essentially we are […]
JHU scientist wins NSF international visualization challenge
February 6, 2012
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the case of an image created by astrophysicist Miguel Angel Aragon of The Johns Hopkins University, the adage holds true. His vivid computer illustration that won the National Science Foundation’s 2011 Science and Engineering’s Visualization Challenge in the Informational Posters and Graphics category […]
Many strategies to increase physical activity for kids lack injury prevention measures, study finds
February 6, 2012
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documents a need for increased injury-prevention efforts in many of the most popular activities for kids—walking, bicycling, swimming, sports and playground use—in the United States. Injury is the leading cause of death […]
Benefits changes presented to senior leadership
February 6, 2012
The university’s Benefits Advisory Committee has developed a set of recommendations, which includes changes to health care benefits and costs for Johns Hopkins employees, with the anticipation that they would take effect Jan. 1, 2013. The proposed changes, and the rationale behind them, will be discussed at a series of 31 town hall meetings to […]
University to close internal printing operation
February 3, 2012
Johns Hopkins will be closing its longtime Printing Services operation, and the work it currently produces will be handled by outside vendors as the university seeks to rationalize operations and costs. The move is effective Feb. 24. In announcing the change, Glenn Bieler, vice president for communications, whose office oversees Printing Services, praised the operation’s […]
‘Federal Foodies’ exhibition opens at Homewood Museum
January 30, 2012
Charles Carroll Jr. took great pride and pleasure in creating a beautiful and productive setting for his Federal-era summer house, which is now the university’s Homewood Museum. Fields, gardens and orchards were set amid the property’s 130 picturesque acres. A new exhibition called Federal Foodies, opening Friday, Feb. 3, examines this intersection of house and […]
Notices — January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012
Peabody Preparatory Cuban Salsa Classes — This 10-week Adult and Continuing Education session has openings for couples and individuals who want to learn Cuban-style salsa. Classes will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Mondays at Peabody’s downtown campus. Tuition is $50, with a special rate for Hopkins and Peabody Conservatory students. For more […]
Calendar — January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012
COLLOQUIA Wed., Feb. 1, 4:30 p.m. “Yeast Telomerase RNP Architecture and Mechanism: The Nature and Extent of Flexible Scaffolding Provided by the 1157-nt RNA Subunit,” a Biology colloquium with David Zappulla, KSAS. Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW Fri., Feb. 3, 2 p.m. “Advanced Lithium Batteries: One Way to Use, Many Ways to Abuse,” an Applied Physics […]
Classifieds — January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Brewers Hill, rehabbed 2BR, 2.5BA TH, gourmet kitchen, fin’d bsmt, deck, no pets, avail Feb 1. $1,850/mo. 410-303-1214 or hudsonstreetrental@hotmail.com. Canton/Fells Point (603 S Patterson Park Ave), 2BR, 2.5BA renov’d RH, 3 levels, 1,500 sq ft, CAC, hdwd flrs, expos’d brick, extra rms, laundry, rooftop deck, walk to park. $1,650/mo. fionalydon@hotmail.com. Deep […]