Category: Divisions
School of Nursing researcher expands diabetes study among Korean-Americans
October 12, 2009
A new Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing study will test a community-based glucose control intervention program for Korean-American immigrants who have type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Webwise nurses harness new media to improve global health
October 12, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is harnessing the power of wireless technologies and online communities to help nurses throughout the world “connect for health.” Under the direction of Patricia A. Abbott, an associate professor in Nursing Systems and Outcomes, the school’s Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery Community of Practice, or GANM, speeds new health information and know-how to nurses around the globe—from the most urbanized, high-tech cities to the most remote villages—using low-bandwidth telecommunication technologies.
Johns Hopkins first in R&D expenditures for 30th year
October 5, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.68 billion in medical, science and engineering research in fiscal 2008, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development spending for the 30th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.
Sheridan Libraries awarded $20 million NSF grant
October 5, 2009
Johns Hopkins–led effort will build infrastructure for curation of digital data
MESSENGER gains critical gravity assist for Mercury orbit
October 5, 2009
MESSENGER successfully passed Mercury on Tuesday, Sept. 29, on its third flyby, gaining a critical gravity assist that will enable it to enter orbit about Mercury in 2011 and capturing images of 5 percent of the planet never before seen.
JHU and USC win $10.4 million to study cancer epigenome
October 5, 2009
The National Cancer Institute has awarded $10.4 million to Johns Hopkins and the University of Southern California to decipher epigenetic marks in the cancer genome. The joint five-year grant is expected to help scientists develop drugs and tests that target epigenetic changes in cancer cells.
Biologist Evangelos Moudrianakis wins ‘Greek Nobel Prize’
October 5, 2009
Evangelos “Van” Moudrianakis, a Johns Hopkins University biologist and biophysicist, has won the 2009 Bodossaki Aristeio in Biomedicine for his pioneering work shedding light on the structure of the complex web of DNA and proteins (histones) that make up chromatin—work that has provided valuable insight into how the genetic information of chromosomes is regulated.
Now on tap: The ‘fizzics’ of beer
October 5, 2009
Physicist’s JHU Press book delves into science of popular beverage
Preventing med errors: Avoid blame game, punish offenders
October 5, 2009
Patient safety experts at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere are taking their prescription for avoiding medical errors in hospital care one step beyond already successful “no fault, no blame” approaches, calling now for penalties for doctors and nurses who fail to comply with proven safety measures.
A&S Dean Adam Falk named president of Williams College
October 5, 2009
Adam Falk, the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins, has been elected the 17th president of Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. He will assume the post on April 1. The college’s trustees made the announcement Sept. 28.