Category: Around Hopkins
New issue of ‘SAISPHERE’ looks at global agriculture
January 30, 2012
To coincide with the school’s “Year of Agriculture,” SAIS’ annual magazine, SAISPHERE, explores the theme “Growth Ahead for Global Agriculture.” In this year’s just-published issue, members of the SAIS faculty, scholar, alumni and student community offer more than a dozen perspectives in pieces that travel the globe from Brazil and Argentina to India, China and […]
JHU rises on the Peace Corps’ annual top colleges rankings
January 30, 2012
Johns Hopkins University has risen on the Peace Corps’ Top 25 list of small schools producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 22 alumni currently serving, Johns Hopkins is now No. 5 in the rankings. Last year the university ranked No. 6. Since Peace Corps’ inception, 674 alumni of the university have served in the program. The […]
‘Student rush’ tix available for February Peabody concerts
January 30, 2012
A limited number of free “student rush” tickets will be available for February performances by the Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Concert Orchestra and Peabody Wind Ensemble. On Saturday, Feb. 4; Friday, Feb. 10; Wednesday, Feb. 15; and Tuesday, Feb. 28, the tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to students from Johns Hopkins and […]
Shuttle schedule changes are announced for two routes
January 30, 2012
Going into effect today, Jan. 30, is a new schedule for the Homewood-Peabody-JHMI Shuttle, which now includes additional express shuttles departing JHMI during afternoon rush hours. Some minor changes have been made to departure times for the Homewood-Mount Washington shuttle. In addition, passengers may now request stops along the designated route, providing they can deboard […]
Panel to discuss impact of new resident work hour regulations
January 30, 2012
Johns Hopkins will host a panel discussion today, Jan. 30, on the new medical resident work hour regulations put in place last year by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The panelists will share their thoughts on how the regulations impact patients and their families, newly minted residents and the culture of medicine. The […]
Live liver donation safer than previously thought
January 30, 2012
People who donate a portion of their livers for transplant to a relative or friend whose liver is failing can generally expect to recover safely from the donation surgery and live a long, healthy life, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. “The donor process is safer than some have previously thought,” said transplant surgeon Dorry L. […]
Please do touch the art
January 30, 2012
It’s the first rule at any art museum: Do not touch the artifacts. Except at this museum and at this one time. At the Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture: Exploring the Appeal of Renaissance Statuettes exhibition at The Walters Art Museum, open now through April 15, visitors are invited to disregard that decree and […]
United Way campaign tops its goal
January 30, 2012
In a resounding show of support for the community’s needs, employees and students of the university and Johns Hopkins Medicine pledged nearly $2.3 million to United Way of Central Maryland, topping the goal by $100,000. More than $270,000 of the total was pledged to the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund, which supports agencies that serve communities […]
Les Violons du Roy to make SHCS debut
January 23, 2012
Shriver Hall Concert Series begins 2012 by presenting its annual Paul and Barbara Krieger Early Music Concert, with the Canadian ensemble Les Violons du Roy. The acclaimed group will perform works by Handel, Telemann, Sammartini and Geminiani at 5:30 pm. on Sunday, Jan. 29, in Homewood’s Shriver Hall Auditorium. Borrowing its name from the renowned […]
Calendar — January 23, 2012
January 23, 2012
DISCUSSION/ TALKS Wed., Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m. “U.S. Interests in Central Asia and Its Strategy for Advancing Them,” a Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS discussion with Robert Blake Jr., U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs. A live webcast will be accessible at www.sais-jhu.edu/pressroom/live .html. Non-SAIS affiliates should RSVP to CACI […]