Category: Divisions
Ignition Grants create sparks at Applied Physics Lab
March 28, 2011
For David L. Porter, an oceanographer at Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory, his idea for the iBuoy came from an ad for a tablet computer. For robotics scientist Chris Brown, his inspiration for a miniature robot was based on the needs of special operations troops. And for Vina Nguyen, Kalman Hazins and Christina Pikas, it […]
Robert Black of SPH recognized for contributions to child health
March 28, 2011
Robert Edward Black, an international expert in the prevention of childhood mortality and illness, is the recipient of the 2011 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award. The annual award from the Gairdner Foundation recognizes individuals responsible for a scientific advancement that has made, or has the potential to make, significant impact on health in the developing […]
BME prof wins Olympus Emerging Educational Leader Award
March 28, 2011
A Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering faculty member who helps students become medical device inventors and business leaders has been named one of the three 2011 winners in the Olympus Innovation Awards Program. The Olympus Emerging Educational Leader Award was given to Soumyadipta Acharya, an assistant research professor and graduate program director for the Center for Bioengineering […]
School of Nursing lab admits Harvey the Cardiac Simulator
March 28, 2011
It’s official: Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator has checked in for an extended stay at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Harvey is the latest addition to the school’s upgraded simulation laboratories and the newest member of the “Sim Fam.” These lifelike practice manikins, including Sim Man, Vital Sim Man, Noelle with newborn, Vital Sim […]
JHU, Uganda’s MU complete learning initiative
March 21, 2011
The Johns Hopkins University and Makerere University in Uganda recently completed a two-year collaborative learning initiative aimed at building educational, research and service capacity at the African university to improve health outcomes in the region. Analysis and review of the two-year project’s impact are documented in a special issue of BMC International Health and Human […]
Messenger spacecraft is primed for orbit mission at Mercury
March 14, 2011
On March 17, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft will execute a 15-minute maneuver that will place it into orbit about Mercury, making it the first craft ever to do so, and initiating a one-year science campaign to understand the innermost planet. Antennas from each of the three Deep Space Network ground stations are on a round-the-clock vigil, […]
JHU and NUS to offer world’s first international joint degree in music
March 14, 2011
The Johns Hopkins University and the National University of Singapore have signed an agreement to launch a joint bachelor of music degree program starting in the 2011–2012 academic year. Offered jointly by the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins and the NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, it will be the first and only international […]
Peabody Conservatory groups to take center stage in D.C.
February 28, 2011
A series of “Peabody in Washington” concerts is on the agenda this semester for three student groups from the Peabody Conservatory. This week, a student chamber ensemble called Trio Appassionata will be joined by musicians from the Shanghai Conservatory for a free concert at the Freer Gallery of Art, and the Peabody Quartet will perform in […]
SoN celebrates 50 years of Peace Corps, 20 years of school’s Peace Corps fellows
February 28, 2011
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is this week honoring the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and the 20th anniversary of the school’s Peace Corps Fellows Program. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship, and in 1991, the school started its Peace Corps Fellows Program […]
Global MBA students to present Innovation for Humanity projects
February 28, 2011
The charter class of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Global MBA program will present the results of its inaugural Innovation for Humanity project from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 4, at the school’s campus in Harbor East. Touted by Forbes magazine as one of the “10 most innovative business school classes” of […]