Category: Around Hopkins
Classifieds — November 7, 2011
November 7, 2011
APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT Bolton Hill, studio/1BR apt, huge windows, fp, full kitchen, deck, yd, priv prkng, huge BA w/double vanities, sep shower, soaking tub, can be partly furn’d, great for short-term residents. $950/mo. erasmocha@yahoo.com. Deep Creek Lake/Wisp, cozy 2BR cabin w/full kitchen, call for wkly/wknd rentals. 410-638-9417 or jzpics@yahoo.com (for pics). Ellicott City, spacious 3BR, […]
Latting of Undergrad Admissions tapped for position at Emory
November 7, 2011
John F. Latting, who has headed Undergraduate Admissions at Homewood since 2001, has been appointed assistant vice provost for undergraduate enrollment and dean of admission at Emory University. Latting will move into his new role over the next few months. At Emory, he will be responsible for recruiting freshman classes for the undergraduate schools on […]
Season’s first Discovery concert at the BMA set for Saturday
November 7, 2011
The Johannes String Quartet will open the 2011–2012 free Discovery Series of concerts, presented at the Baltimore Museum of Art by the Shriver Hall Concert Series. The quartet, whose New York appearances include Carnegie Hall and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, brings together the principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the principal […]
Community Public Health chair named at School of Nursing
November 7, 2011
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has selected Christine Savage as chair of the Department of Community Public Health, beginning Jan. 1. “The faculty found her to be passionate and enthusiastic about public health nursing with an exciting and clear vision for the department and for advancing the school’s role in community nursing,” said […]
Yes, it’s time to talk about snow
November 7, 2011
An earthquake. A hurricane. A Halloween weekend sleet storm. What’s next? The answer, inevitably, is “snow.” And with the inevitable snow comes the inevitable question: Is Johns Hopkins open today? Again, the answer is almost inevitable: Yes. The university has a strong bias toward holding classes and operating normally when possible, even when local schools […]
Best Dressed Sale planned for Nov. 10 to 13 at Evergreen
November 7, 2011
Designer dresses and shoes, contemporary fashions, classic accessories and vintage clothing are among the items that will be on the racks at the Johns Hopkins Best Dressed Sale and Boutique, now in its 44th year, waiting for a place in the closets of bargain-conscious shoppers. As usual, the sale will feature both gently used and […]
SAIS hosts launch of Eliot Cohen book on the American way of war
November 7, 2011
The Nitze School of Advanced International Studies will host a discussion of Conquered Into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath That Made the American Way of War, a new book by Eliot Cohen, director of the SAIS Strategic Studies Program, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. Cohen’s introductory remarks will be […]
Calendar — November 7, 2011
November 7, 2011
BLOOD DRIVES Wed., Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross Blood Drive. For information, email johnshopkinsblooddrive@ jhmi.edu or call 410-614-0913. Johns Hopkins at Eastern. COLLOQUIA Tues., Nov. 8, 4:15 p.m. “Toward Understanding and Combating Bacterial Resistance to Aminoglycoside Antibiotics,” a Chemistry colloquium with Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, University of Michigan, LSI. 233 Remsen. HW […]
JHU’s got talent—and passion
November 7, 2011
Got a great idea to share, or a skill to show off? Johns Hopkins this week launches a new multimedia, community-building experience that is part open-mic night and part grown-up show and tell. Ignite@JHU is a series of five-minute talks where presenters—students, staff and faculty—will share their personal and professional passions using 20 slides that […]
Search committee appointed to identify next SAIS dean
October 31, 2011
President Ronald J. Daniels announced last week that he had appointed a search committee to identify a successor to Jessica P. Einhorn, who will retire as dean of the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies on June 30, 2012, following what Daniels termed “a decade of exemplary service.” “There would be no more fitting tribute […]