Category: Featured
New grants for KSAS undergrads
April 18, 2011
Already permeated with a culture of exploration, Johns Hopkins has just added to its portfolio of research opportunities for undergraduates. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences recently announced a new grant program for its students to support either their senior thesis research or their work as a research assistant for a faculty member. The […]
A taste of Spring Fair
April 18, 2011
They came. They saw. They ate. Lunchtime patrons devoured funnel cakes, pulled pork sandwiches, Flintstone-size turkey legs, fried Oreos and all manner of foodstuff at the 40th annual Johns Hopkins University Spring Fair. The inimitable carnival corn dog? Alive and well in all its cornmeal-battered goodness. The festivities began at noon on Friday, when Spring […]
The Civil War at 150: A JHU perspective
April 11, 2011
Five days after the Union garrison at Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate troops, the Civil War erupted in Baltimore. Massachusetts militia, passing through the city en route to the nation’s capital, were fired on by Confederate sympathizers as they approached their railroad station destination. The bullets and resulting havoc left 16 dead and many more […]
Testing their wings
April 11, 2011
Seasoned researchers know to follow the spark of an idea wherever it may lead. At Johns Hopkins, even the youngest investigators are encouraged to do the same, thanks to the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards. Since 1993, PURAs have been helping students’ ideas take flight, whether the journey takes them across campus to a wet lab […]
Celebration of the arts to begin on three campuses
April 4, 2011
Viewers of Hopkins, the seven-part ABC network news documentary that aired in the summer of 2008, know the special blend of tension, elation and heartache that embodies life at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Award–winning series portrayed doctors, nurses and many patients who agreed to share remarkably private moments. This week, seven faculty and […]
Young Investigators honored
April 4, 2011
With the arrival of spring comes the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s 34th annual Young Investigators’ Day celebration honoring junior researchers’ scientific accomplishments. This year’s event recognizes 13 graduate students and six postdoctoral fellows with awards. The program will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, in the Mountcastle Auditorium on the […]
Messenger sends back first image of Mercury from orbit
April 4, 2011
At 3:40 a.m. on March 28, Messenger delivered its first image since entering orbit about Mercury on March 17. The image was taken by the Mercury Dual Imaging System as the spacecraft sailed high above Mercury’s south pole. It provides a glimpse of portions of Mercury’s surface not previously seen by spacecraft. The image was […]
Visions of Homewood
April 4, 2011
Opening this week: An intimate exhibition of 10 photographs by Johns Hopkins junior Lydia Alcock that is inspired by the human history of Homewood Museum, built in 1801 as the country home of Charles and Harriet Carroll. By connecting her ghostly images to excerpts from Harriet’s poetry, Alcock invites visitors to see themselves as a […]
Serving up good will
March 28, 2011
Ten Johns Hopkins undergraduates cooked and served dinner for area residents on Wednesday at the Church of the Guardian Angel, located in the Remington neighborhood near the Homewood campus, as part of the university’s third annual Alternative Spring Break program. The undergraduates were filling in for the regular student volunteers (away on break) at Campus […]
Spacecraft data confirm orbit of Messenger around Mercury
March 28, 2011
Data from its first three days in orbit about Mercury confirmed the initial assessment of the spacecraft team that Messenger is in its intended orbit and operating nominally. “The team is relieved that things have gone so well, but they remain busy as they continue to configure the spacecraft for orbital operations and monitor its […]