Category: Around Hopkins
Reports cite must-have sexual health services for teen boys
December 12, 2011
Two newly published reports by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center highlight the need for greater recognition of the sexual and reproductive health care needs of teen boys, and enumerate the essential services that this traditionally overlooked group should receive at least once a year. The first report, published in the December issue of […]
Deadline is today, Dec. 12, for last ‘Gazette’ issue of semester
December 12, 2011
Because of the midyear vacation, The Gazette will not be published the weeks of Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Next week’s calendar will include events scheduled from Monday, Dec. 19, through Monday, Jan. 9. The deadline for calendar and classifieds submissions for that issue is noon today, Dec. 12. The deadline for the Jan. 9 […]
Classifieds — December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Ashland/Hunt Valley/Cockeysville, 4BR, 3.5BA TH, AC, front loader W/D, 2 fps, hot tub, fenced patio w/storage, walk to NCR trail, avail Jan 1. $1,975/mo. 410-790-6903. Bolton Hill, 1BR apt sublet, free prkng and laundry, 15-min walk to Penn Station, nr light rail/metro. $800/mo incl heat, water, Internet. qhgb253@gmail.com. Brewers Hill, rehabbed 2BR, […]
Carey Business School offers ‘global immersion’ course
December 12, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School plans an information session today, Dec. 12, on a “global immersion” course the school will offer next spring in Baltimore and Istanbul. The session will take place via conference call from noon to 1 p.m. Open to Johns Hopkins graduate students interested in learning how business competitiveness is developed […]
Patterns of malaria drug resistance show human, mosquito contrast
December 12, 2011
A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and their Zambian colleagues detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans and mosquitoes in rural Zambia. Parasites found in human blood samples showed a high prevalence for pyrimethamine resistance, which was consistent with the class of drugs widely […]
Three Jays named to Academic All-America Football Team
December 12, 2011
Fresh off one of the greatest seasons in school history, the 2011 Johns Hopkins football team continued to roll in honors last week as the Blue Jays had three players named to the 2011 CoSIDA/Capital One Division III Academic All-America Football Team. Senior tackle Roland Massimino was named to the first team, while senior guard […]
Nursing grads beat employment odds, debunk hiring myths
December 12, 2011
Numerous polls show that recent college grads have been hit hard by the recession and are facing tough odds in finding well-paying employment. Others show the classes of 2010 and 2011 to be underemployed, with many not finding jobs in their preferred fields or geographic locations. Nursing grads might be proving to be the exception. […]
Johns Hopkins Medicine International signs MOU with Peru’s Pacifico Salud
December 12, 2011
Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Lima, Peru–based Pacifico Salud, a subsidiary of Credicorp Ltd., the leading financial services holding company in Peru, have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve patient care and management at the medical facilities recently acquired by the Peruvian company. Under the terms of the agreement, signed Dec. 2, in Lima, […]
Michael G. Callas Professorship established at Whiting School of Engineering
December 12, 2011
The Johns Hopkins University has established a new named professorship in civil engineering supported by an endowment set up by Michael G. Callas, a leading Maryland structural engineer, who died in 2004. The university recently conducted a ceremony to recognize the gift and to designate Somnath Ghosh as the inaugural Michael G. Callas Professor of […]
Landmark DNA study finds easier way to diagnose pancreatic cysts
December 12, 2011
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have surveyed the DNA in four common types of pancreatic cysts and have determined that each type bears a distinct pattern of gene mutations. Pancreatic cysts are present in about 2 percent of U.S. adults and can, in some cases, require surgical removal and microscopic analysis to determine their type and […]