Category: Divisions
Rare books find home at Johns Hopkins
October 18, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have acquired a unique collection of 280 rare books and manuscripts relating to the history of scientific discovery from the late 15th to the 20th centuries. A generous bequest from the Hinkes family, the collection was assembled over 20 years by Elliott Hinkes, a member of the School of […]
Whiting School of Engineering students take a Jhpiego field trip
October 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins University engineering students are helping design biomedical solutions for health care problems in the developing world as part of a unique partnership with Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit and Johns Hopkins affiliate working to prevent needless deaths of women and families. The 15 students, all enrolled in the one-year graduate program of the […]
SoM receives $3.84 mill to expand urban health residencies
October 18, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.84 million federal grant to support the creation of the Osler Urban Health Residency Program, which will bolster the institution’s mission to produce primary care physician leaders versed in the medical and social issues that afflict the underserved of Baltimore City. The five-year grant, […]
Nanomagic to super synapses: JHU exhibits at Science Fest
October 18, 2010
Six teams of Johns Hopkins researchers with expertise in nanotechnology, particle physics and other fields will participate this weekend in an ambitious event centered on the National Mall in Washington: a mammoth exposition at the inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival. The free two-day expo on the National Mall and in surrounding areas will feature […]
Computer program helps researchers predict pancreatic cancer
October 18, 2010
Using a computer program, researchers from Johns Hopkins have predicted which changes in the DNA code may cause pancreatic cells to become cancerous and deadly. The investigators say the findings could lead to more focused studies on better ways to treat the disease, which has only a 5 percent survival rate five years after diagnosis. […]
Bloomberg School of Public Health receives $38.6 mill for orthopedic trauma research
October 11, 2010
The Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded $38.6 million by the Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program of the U.S. Department of Defense to expand its Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium. METRC, which was established in September 2009 with a Defense Department award of […]
Christopher Saudek, 68, implantable insulin pump pioneer
October 11, 2010
Christopher Dyer Saudek, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Diabetes Center, a pioneer in the development of implantable insulin pumps and a tireless physician who was ever available to his patients, died Oct. 6 after a battle with metastatic melanoma. He was 68. A member of the Johns Hopkins faculty for 30 years, […]
Surprise: Two wheels safer than four off road, JH study shows
October 11, 2010
In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports such as Motocross. The research, presented Oct. 6 at the American College of Surgeons’ 2010 […]
PACER receives $6 mill Homeland Security grant
October 4, 2010
The National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response, also known as PACER, at The Johns Hopkins University has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund more than a dozen national security–related research, education, training and policy support projects over the next two years. The […]
Rai Winslow of BME named inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor
October 4, 2010
Rai Winslow, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, will be named the inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in a ceremony scheduled at 4 p.m. today, Oct. 4, in Mason Hall on the Homewood campus. As director of the institute, Winslow oversees an […]