Category: Around Hopkins
Johns Hopkins launches specialized Chinese language program
January 17, 2012
Johns Hopkins University has launched Johns Hopkins-China STEM, a Chinese language and research program tailored to the science, technology, engineering and medical professions. Designed for English-speaking scholars with a strong foundation in Mandarin Chinese and academic training in engineering or the health sciences, the eight-week program is now accepting applications and will commence this summer […]
Blood pressure drug prevents smoke-related lung damage in mice
January 17, 2012
Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins have successfully used a commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine, losartan (Cozaar), to prevent almost all the lung damage caused from two months of exposure to cigarette smoke. The treatment specifically targeted lung tissue breakdown, airway wall thickening, inflammation and lung overexpansion. As a result of the experiments, efforts […]
MLK Jr. Commemoration
January 17, 2012
Cardiac surgeon Levi Watkins, founder of the annual Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, presented the Ideals Award to Martin Luther King III, eldest son of the civil rights leader, who spoke at both the first program and the 30th anniversary event held Jan. 6, and to Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels. […]
Formula developed to reassure patients about heart attack risk
January 17, 2012
If your doctor says you have a negative stress test, or that your cholesterol or blood pressure is normal, how assured can you be that you’re not likely to have a heart attack in the next seven to 10 years? Assessing traditional risk factors such as age, high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and family history […]
Semenza gets American Society for Clinical Investigation award
January 17, 2012
Gregg L. Semenza, the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, is one of two recipients of this year’s Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award, given by the American Society for Clinical Investigation for their “contributions to the molecular understanding of cellular oxygen sensing and cellular adaptation to hypoxia.” Semenza and his co-recipient, William G. […]
School of Medicine joins Michelle Obama to support veterans and families
January 17, 2012
As part of first lady Michelle Obama’s Joining Forces initiative, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is teaming up with the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine to create a new generation of doctors, medical schools and research facilities that will make sure our military veterans […]
Three from Peabody to compete in finals of opera auditions
January 17, 2012
Three Peabody Conservatory students—Master of Music candidate Jeffrey Gates, a student of William Sharp’s; and Graduate Performance Diploma candidates Kristina Lewis and Amedee Moore, both students of Stanley Cornett’s—will compete in the Middle Atlantic Region Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The event will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, […]
New Project MUSE combined platform goes live
January 17, 2012
Project MUSE’s new books and journals combined platform has gone live. More than 14,000 books from 65 university presses and related scholarly publishers are now available alongside MUSE’s more than 500 electronic journals. Users at libraries that have purchased or subscribed to book collections on MUSE will have immediate full-text access to content from those […]
Teens can apply now for JH Summer Jobs Program
January 17, 2012
Applications are now available for teens interested in working in the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program, which is sponsored by the university and health system. The six-week-long paid summer internships, in departments throughout the Johns Hopkins institutions, provide the students with exposure to careers, mentoring and education while they’re developing responsibility and gaining experience. Preference […]
Jhpiego receives $33 million in USAID funding for Angola
January 17, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Jhpiego a cooperative agreement of $33 million over five years to implement an initiative called Strengthening Angolan Systems for Health, or SASH. The project will support the government of Angola’s Revitalization of Municipal Health Services Strategy, or RMHSS, to ensure that essential health services are available in […]