Category: Divisions
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students embed stem cells in sutures
August 3, 2009
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient’s own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopedic injuries such as ruptured tendons. The goal, the students said, is to enhance healing and reduce the likelihood of re-injury without changing the surgical procedure itself.
Seven receive Fulbrights to study abroad in 2009–2010
August 3, 2009
Seven doctoral students and alumni from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Peabody and SAIS will have the opportunity to study abroad during the 2009–2010 academic year through the prestigious Fulbright Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department […]
Raymond Westbrook, 62, authority on ancient Near East law
August 3, 2009
Raymond Westbrook, the W.W. Spence Professor in Semitic Languages in the Department of Near Eastern Studies in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, died on July 23 in London following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62. Westbrook, who came to Johns Hopkins in 1987, was considered the leading authority on ancient […]
School of Education partners with Teach for America
August 3, 2009
More than 20 percent of new teachers in Baltimore City for the coming school year are from Teach for America, and many will earn their education degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Education. The 2009–2010 TFA class is double the previous year’s total and represents Baltimore City School CEO Andres Alonso’s commitment to the […]
Close caregiver relationship may slow Alzheimer’s decline
August 3, 2009
A study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins and Utah State universities suggests that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people with Alzheimer’s disease a marked edge over those without one in retaining mind and brain function over time. The beneficial effect of emotional intimacy that the researchers saw among participants was on par […]
New sanitizer reduces infections, cuts back on costly disposables
August 3, 2009
Johns Hopkins experts in applied physics, computer engineering, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, microbiology, pathology and surgery have unveiled a 7-foot-tall, $10,000 shower cubicle–shaped device that automatically sanitizes in 30 minutes all sorts of hard-to-clean equipment in a highly trafficked hospital Emergency Department. The novel device can sanitize and disinfect equipment of all shapes and sizes, […]
Johns Hopkins researchers make ‘eye-catching’ vision discovery
August 3, 2009
Nearly all species have some ability to detect light. At least three types of cells in the retina allow us to see images or distinguish between night and day. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered in fish yet another type of cell that can sense light and contribute to vision. […]
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing receives four-year grant to train faculty for Md. schools
August 3, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has received a $1.6 million Nurse Support Program II grant to increase the number of master’s-prepared nurses qualified to fill faculty vacancies in Maryland schools of nursing. According to a report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools in the United States turned away nearly […]
Vaccine blocks transmission of malaria in lab experiments
August 3, 2009
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have for the first time produced a malarial protein in the proper conformation and quantity to generate a significant immune response in mice and nonhuman primates for use in a potential transmission-blocking vaccine. Antibodies induced by Pfs48/45 protein vaccine effectively blocked the sexual development of the malaria-causing […]
1 in 6 public health workers unlikely to respond in pandemic
August 3, 2009
Approximately one in six public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic flu emergency regardless of its severity, according to a survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings are a significant improvement over a 2005 study, conducted by the same research team, […]