Category: Around Hopkins
Building better evacuation plans for U.S. municipalities
October 31, 2011
Imagine trying to plan for the evacuation of a populated coastal area without a major bridge to safety, or having to adjust an evacuation if a wildfire suddenly rendered an interstate highway unusable. State and local emergency management agencies need accurate, reliable evacuation plans covering these different scenarios, but creating those plans often requires complex […]
CSOS moves to School of Education
October 31, 2011
The Center for Social Organization of Schools, a 45-year-old institution that has helped change the landscape of K-12 education nationally, now calls the Johns Hopkins School of Education home. CSOS officially moved on Oct. 21, ending its long and successful relationship with the School of Arts and Sciences. Leadership of CSOS and the School of […]
Researchers try correcting sickle cell disease with stem cells
October 31, 2011
Using a patient’s own stem cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins have corrected the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease, a painful, disabling inherited blood disorder that affects mostly African-Americans. The corrected stem cells were coaxed into immature red blood cells in a test tube that then turned on a normal version of the gene. […]
Ted Dawson named director of the Institute for Cell Engineering
October 31, 2011
Ted Dawson, scientific director of the Institute for Cell Engineering, has been appointed as the institute’s director. He succeeds Chi Van Dang, ICE’s inaugural director, who became head of the University of Pennsylvania’s cancer center. In a letter announcing Dawson’s appointment to colleagues, Edward D. Miller, the Frances Watt Baker, M.D., and Lenox D. Baker […]
Mountains solve the mysteries of short-legged Neandertals
October 31, 2011
While most studies have concluded that a cold climate led to the short lower legs typical of Neandertals, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that lower-leg lengths shorter than the typical modern human’s let them move more efficiently over the mountainous terrain where they lived. The findings reveal a broader trend relating shorter lower-leg length […]
Classifieds — October 31, 2011
October 31, 2011
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Holiday turkey program aims to feed 100 needy families
October 31, 2011
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Vernon Rice’s death, the Office of Work, Life and Engagement aims to provide food baskets to 100 families through its annual Vernon Rice Memorial Holiday Turkey Program. All members of the Johns Hopkins community are invited to donate $25 to purchase a food basket of a fresh turkey […]
One dose of hallucinogen may create lasting personality changes
October 31, 2011
A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” was enough to bring about a measurable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants in a new study, according to the Johns Hopkins researchers who conducted it. Lasting change was found in the […]
Genomewide hunts reveal new regulators of blood pressure
October 31, 2011
A study involving more than 200,000 people worldwide has identified 29 DNA sequence variations in locations across the human genome that influence blood pressure. These genes, whose sequence changes are associated with alterations in blood pressure and are linked to heart disease and stroke, were found with the help of decades’ worth of population data that […]
‘Scarless’ surgery takes out tumors through natural skull opening
October 31, 2011
A technique developed by Johns Hopkins surgeons is providing a new route to get to and remove tumors buried at the base of the skull: through the natural hole behind the molars, above the jawbone and beneath the cheekbone. In a report detailing the novel surgery, published in the October issue of The Laryngoscope, the surgeons […]