Category: Around Hopkins
Winter enrollment period is open for CTY testing
January 17, 2012
The winter enrollment period is open for families with gifted 2nd- to 8th-grade students to apply and test through the Center for Talented Youth’s Talent Search. Through the Talent Search, parents discover a child’s abilities, and participating students can gain eligibility for CTY’s 2012 summer programs as well as recognition for performance on the tests. […]
Marina Piccinini’s flute students to present series of recitals
January 17, 2012
Flute students in the studio of Marina Piccinini at Peabody will present the complete Bach flute sonatas in a series of recitals on Sunday, Jan. 22. The three recitals, at 2, 3:30 and 5 p.m. in Peabody’s Leith Symington Griswold Hall, are free and open to the public. Accompanying them on harpsichord will be faculty […]
SAIS launches Global Politics and Religion Initiative
January 17, 2012
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a two-year $440,000 grant to Johns Hopkins’ Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies to support a program on the study of religion and international affairs. The Global Politics and Religion Initiative at SAIS has three main components that will incorporate the study of the interaction between religion […]
A road map to academic leadership
January 17, 2012
Today’s rising academic stars could be tomorrow’s deans, department chairs, center directors and provosts. They just might need a gentle push in that direction. In an effort to provide that nudge, Johns Hopkins has developed a new intersession program to nurture the future leaders of academia and demystify the promotion process. The four-day course, called […]
Hot Jobs — January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012
Homewood Office of Human Resources Wyman Park Building, Suite W600 410-516-7196 Critical postings within our Homewood Division include the following; applications are being accepted for these immediate opportunities. For more detailed job descriptions and to apply, go to jobs.jhu.edu. 50722 University Disability Services Officer 50948 Director, Instructional Resource Center 50718 Senior Research Service Analyst 50702 […]
Symposium on Teaching Excellence in the Sciences
January 9, 2012
A group of nationally renowned science education leaders will speak at Johns Hopkins on Friday, Jan. 20, in an effort to advance the Gateway Sciences Initiative. The symposium is designed to demonstrate the university’s commitment to promoting significant, positive improvement in gateway science education, and to encourage innovation in course, program or curricular design. The event, […]
Calendar — January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012
COLLOQUIA Fri., Jan. 13, 2 p.m. “Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Interventional Medicine,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Russell Taylor, WSE and SoM. Parsons Auditorium. APL DISCUSSION/ TALKS Mon., Jan. 9, noon. “Does Drinking Tube Well Water Cause Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh?” a Global Water Program panel discussion with Alexander van Geen, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, […]
Gunshot, stabbing victims recovering without exploratory surgery
January 9, 2012
Although more patients with abdominal gunshot and stab wounds can successfully forgo emergency “exploratory” surgery and its potential complications, new Johns Hopkins research suggests that choosing the wrong patients for this “watchful waiting” approach substantially increases their risk of death from these injuries. “Managing gunshot and stab wounds without exploratory surgery prevents complications, saves money […]
Scientists chart gene expression in the brain across lifespan
January 9, 2012
The expression, or “switching on,” of specific genes in the human genome is what makes each human tissue and each human being unique. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Lieber Institute for Brain Development and the National Institute of Mental Health found that many gene expression […]
Will there be blood? Yes, if donors are compensated, research shows
January 9, 2012
While U.S. hospitals struggle to maintain adequate blood supplies, a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University business professor shows that economic incentives can significantly increase donations from the public. In addition, the findings suggest that similar methods could be used to build up lifesaving supplies of human bone marrow, organs and body parts […]