Category: Recognition
Johns Hopkins provost honored with international award
May 17, 2010
Lloyd Minor, an expert in balance and inner-ear disorders, and Johns Hopkins University’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, has been awarded the Prosper Ménière Society’s 2010 gold medal. The award is for Minor’s contributions to understanding the scientific basis of Ménière’s disease, named for the French scientist who pegged its hallmark symptoms […]
JHU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa to induct new members
May 17, 2010
The annual induction of new members into Phi Beta Kappa will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 26, in Hodson Hall Auditorium on the Homewood campus. Students and faculty members who have previously been elected to Phi Beta Kappa by any university are welcome to attend (RSVP to Linda M. Pressley at linda.pressley@jhu.edu). […]
Cheers – March, 2010
May 17, 2010
Cheers is a monthly listing of honors and awards received by faculty, staff and students plus recent appointments and promotions. Contributions must be submitted in writing and be accompanied by a phone number. BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER Samuel C. Durso, associate professor, has been named director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. An honors graduate […]
Milestones — May, 2010
May 17, 2010
The following staff members recently retired or celebrated an anniversary with the university in May 2010. The information is compiled by the Office of Work, Life and Engagement, 443-997-6060. ACADEMIC CENTERS AND AFFILIATES 15 years of service Stolarsky, Galina, Jhpiego 10 years of service Jansorn, Natalie, Center for Talented Youth Queen, Wendy, Johns Hopkins University […]
Susan Baker receives highest prize in public health
April 26, 2010
Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health announced last week that it will award the highest prize in public health—the Frank A. Calderone Prize—to Susan P. Baker, “the pioneering researcher and advocate whose extraordinary career spanning close to five decades has been instrumental in bringing the prevention of injuries to the forefront of public health […]
Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards
April 19, 2010
In research, the journey from point A to point B sometimes leads the individual to C, D or E. The trip, however, typically begins with a question. Here are a few: Does sustained listening to an MP3 player via earphones have a negative impact on hearing? What mathematical secrets can be gleaned from a Bulgarian […]
Cheers — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY Jim Schatz, of the Applied Information Sciences Department, has received the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, which recognizes career members of the government’s Senior Executive Service for long-term accomplishments. Schatz recently joined APL after holding several executive-level technical and leadership positions in the government, culminating in his role as director of research […]
Milestones — April 19, 2010
April 19, 2010
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS Retirees Bishop, William, 23 years of service, Johns Hopkins University Press 15 years of service McCarthy, Juliana, Johns Hopkins University Press 10 years of service Crowley, Mary, Center for Talented Youth Fowler, Rebecca, Jhpiego 5 years of service Badlani, Manjushree, Jhpiego Hendler, Natalie, Jhpiego Oeste, Kirsten, Center for Talented Youth BLOOMBERG […]
Cheers — March 2010
March 22, 2010
BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER Rachel Levine, assistant professor of general internal medicine, has received the Clinician-Educator Award from the Mid-Atlantic Society for General Internal Medicine. The award recognizes physicians who have displayed innovation and excellence in teaching and in the delivery of clinical care. Levine’s work focuses on undergraduate and graduate medical education, including residency training […]
Milestones — March 2010
March 22, 2010
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS Retiree Carter, William, Jr., 13 years of service, Bioethics Institute 30 years of service Kargaard, Lyn, Center for Talented Youth Leibtag, Susan, Bioethics Institute 25 years of service Brody, Linda, Center for Talented Youth Smith, Kendall, Jhpiego 20 years of service Barnett, Jacqueline, Center for Talented Youth 15 years of service […]