Category: Featured
Dean Jessica P. Einhorn of SAIS
February 22, 2010
Jessica P. Einhorn made history the moment she assumed leadership of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in 2002. Einhorn, who earned a master’s degree in international affairs from SAIS in 1970, became the first graduate to return as dean. Upon her appointment, Einhorn said she viewed the role as that of […]
That’s snow biz! Storm changes ‘Gazette’ schedule
February 14, 2010
The Feb. 8 edition of The Gazette was printed and ready to distribute when the first of two major snowstorms hit Baltimore, forcing the university to close down. Most stories are posted online, however, and the print edition is scheduled to be delivered on Monday, Feb. 15. The previously planned Feb. 15 issue will be […]
Connecting with Baltimore nonprofits
February 8, 2010
Heather Thompson opened her talk on the food pyramid with a healthy heaping of knowledge on grains. The part-time MPH student at the School of Public Health then veered off into the meat and beans territory, with stops at all the other groups, from vegetables to the “know your limits” fats and sugars. Thompson’s audience […]
C. Lockard Conley, 94, pioneering hematologist
February 8, 2010
C. Lockard Conley, a pioneering Johns Hopkins hematologist and acclaimed teacher who conducted landmark inquiries into blood coagulation, blood platelets, hemorrhagic diseases, hemoglobins and sickle cell anemia while simultaneously inspiring generations of students and young researchers, died of Parkinson’s disease on Jan. 30 at his home in Catonsville, Md. He was 94. Conley, who also […]
Crutches for Haiti
February 8, 2010
BY THE TIME pediatric residents had finished their weeklong drive to collect crutches for earthquake victims in Haiti, more than 3,000 pairs were crammed into their holding spots in the David M. Rubenstein Child Health Building at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and a volunteer’s garage. The organizers—who had hoped to pull in a few […]
LEEDing the way to a greener JHU
February 1, 2010
In Johns Hopkins’ quest to go green and significantly reduce its environmental footprint, the university has passed a major milestone. The School of Medicine recently received a LEED commercial interior silver certification for its renovated Department of Facilities Management offices and Clinical Information Systems Education Center—both located on the basement floor of the 2024 E. […]
Johns Hopkins disaster team’s first group deploys to Haiti
February 1, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response has deployed its first group of Johns Hopkins physicians, nurses and other experts to Haiti to help that nation’s injured and suffering. A second group will leave on Thursday. The medical experts serve on the Johns Hopkins Go Team, which has approximately 185 members who […]
Maryland honors Nobel laureate
February 1, 2010
The top elected officials in Annapolis opened their arms on Thursday for Carol Greider, Johns Hopkins’ newest Nobel laureate. Greider, who earlier last month accepted her 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in a ceremony in Stockholm, was honored on Thursday with twin recognition ceremonies in the Maryland House of Delegates and Senate. Both […]
‘On the Road’ takes a look at early Maryland transportation
January 25, 2010
Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Museum will open its fourth annual student-curated focus show, On the Road: Travel and Transportation in Early Maryland, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 (snow date: Feb. 4). On view through Wednesday, March 31, the exhibition explores how Marylanders traveled from 1775 through to the laying […]
Got wheels?
January 25, 2010
When Johns Hopkins announced in 2007 that it was bringing a car-sharing program to Baltimore, Brenda Armour was ready. “I think I was the third or fourth to sign up,” says Armour, who lives in Charles Village and is assistant to the dean of student life on the Homewood campus. A former resident of New […]