Category: Around Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund helps 21 local nonprofits
May 29, 2012
Twenty-one local nonprofit organizations have received financial support from the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund in the form of grants totaling nearly $263,000. Sixty-six agencies applied in February for funding, with requests totaling nearly $800,000 for projects that address the needs of communities around Johns Hopkins campuses in the areas of public safety, health, employment, education […]
First JHU–Clinton Health Access Initiative fellows named
May 29, 2012
The Johns Hopkins University and the Clinton Health Access Initiative have joined forces to develop two fellowships for Johns Hopkins students to work in CHAI’s in-country programs. CHAI is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. […]
Traditional punch gets a redo by four top Baltimore mixologists
May 29, 2012
Perhaps the first “cocktail” of early America, punch is thought to take its name from the Indian word panch for five, referring to the five ingredients of which it was composed: something sour, something sweet, something strong, something weak and spices. Homewood Museum puts this historical beverage front and center for its 16th annual Evening […]
Osher at Johns Hopkins steps back into the 19th century
May 29, 2012
An afternoon of 19th-century music and dance will honor and recognize the anniversary of the War of 1812 and the Civil War sesquicentennial while celebrating the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University. The institute was created in 1986 as the Evergreen Society with a mission to enhance the leisure time of semi-retired and […]
‘The Gazette’ begins biweekly summer schedule today
May 29, 2012
With this issue, The Gazette begins its biweekly summer schedule. The next issue will be published on June 11. Calendar items and classifieds should be submitted by noon on Monday one week before publication by email to gazette@jhu.edu, fax to 443-287-9920 or online at gazette.jhu.edu.
Hail our supergrads
May 25, 2012
The Johns Hopkins University Commencement speakers evoked an optimistic spirit, superheroes and even pizza as they imparted words of wisdom, and humor, to the Class of 2012. On a sunny spring day that had begun with threatening gray clouds, President Ronald J. Daniels conferred degrees on 7,529 graduates at the university’s 136th Commencement ceremony marking […]
Next ‘Gazette’ issue is last before summer schedule
May 21, 2012
The next issue of The Gazette will be the last before we move to our biweekly summer schedule. The calendar in the May 29 issue (Tuesday rather than the usual Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday) will include events taking place from May 29 through Monday, June 11; submissions should be sent to gazette.jhu.edu […]
Bologna Center and Oxford Analytica to honor SAIS grad
May 21, 2012
Janika Albers was a cherished member of the Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna Center community and Oxford Analytica Ltd., where she had worked since completing her SAIS degree in Washington in 2007. Following Albers’ untimely death in November, her Bologna 2006 classmates and her colleagues gathered to discuss initiatives to commemorate her. This month, the Bologna […]
Berman Bioethics Institute films win awards at Houston festival
May 21, 2012
Educational documentaries from the Vision of Hope series produced by the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics have been honored by multiple awards, most recently the Houston International Film & Video Festival, one of the oldest competitive film festivals in the world. Gail Geller, who co-directed the Vision of Hope project with Cynda Rushton, both core […]
Free tickets, longer hours for 2012 Staff Appreciation Picnic
May 21, 2012
In an effort to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of JHU staff, university administration is making some important changes to the annual Johns Hopkins picnic. What’s new? Tickets are free instead of $5, and the hours of the picnic have expanded to allow more faculty, staff and their families to enjoy the festivities. The […]