Category: In Brief
Summer outdoor film series begins June 18 at Homewood
June 7, 2010
Five hit movies will be screened on Friday nights this summer on the Wyman Quadrangle of the Homewood campus (rain location: Shriver Hall). Hopkins Summer Outdoor Films, presented by the Office of Summer and Intersession Programs, premieres on June 18. Live music begins at 7:30 p.m. Hot dogs, burgers, nachos, candy and drinks will be […]
SAIS to host forum on key to success in Afghanistan
June 7, 2010
The Central Asia–Caucasus Institute at SAIS will host a forum called “Key to Success in Afghanistan” at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9. Participants will present a proposal developed by a team convened by CACI and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with principal authors S. Frederick Starr and Andrew C. Kuchins. This “Silk […]
JHU undergrads propose ideas for a better Baltimore
May 24, 2010
How do you make Baltimore better? Johns Hopkins students have a few ideas. This past intersession, a dozen undergraduates participated in B’more Innovative: Studying Change Through Charm City. The seminar-based course explored how ideas and innovations spread through society using case studies connected to Baltimore. For the final assignment, each student proposed an innovative project […]
Nonprofits receive $6 million to support Diplomas Now effort
May 24, 2010
The PepsiCo Foundation last week announced an increased commitment to Diplomas Now, a collaborative effort that combines the respective strengths, expertise and resources of three nonprofits—Johns Hopkins’ Talent Development, City Year and Communities In Schools—to address the staggering high school dropout rate in select cities across the U.S. The foundation will invest $6 million in […]
‘The Gazette’ begins biweekly summer schedule today
May 24, 2010
With this issue,The Gazette begins its biweekly summer schedule; the paper will be published on June 7, June 21, July 6, July 19, Aug. 2 and Aug. 16. The weekly schedule will resume Aug. 30, the first week of the academic year. Calendar items and classifieds should be submitted by noon on Monday one week […]
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor of Croatia to speak at SAIS
May 24, 2010
Jadranka Kosor, prime minister of Croatia, will give a talk at SAIS this week titled “Croatia’s Role in Fostering a Euro-Atlantic Perspective for Southeastern Europe.” Simultaneous English translation of the prime minister’s remarks, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, will be provided. Michael Haltzel, a senior fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic […]
JHU Press, Hopkins Club preview War of 1812 activities
May 24, 2010
The JHU Press is anticipating the approaching bicentennial of the War of 1812 with a multibook series called Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, at the Johns Hopkins Club, the authors of the first two books in the series, Don Shomette (Flotilla: The Patuxent Naval Campaign […]
JHU co-sponsors this week’s Baltimore Bike to Work Day
May 17, 2010
On Friday, May 21, Johns Hopkins University joins the Baltimore Metropolitan Council as a co-host of the Greater Baltimore region’s annual Bike to Work Day. This free annual event celebrates bicycle commuting and all of its direct and indirect benefits. JHU will host a rally point from 7 to 9 a.m. on the Homewood campus […]
New multidisciplinary GI research center planned
May 17, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Center for Epithelial Disorders has received a five-year $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to establish the multidisciplinary Silvio O. Conte Digestive Disease Research Core Center at Johns Hopkins. The new center, one of 19 created this year, will provide resources for 50 gastrointestinal-related […]
‘Gazette’ summer schedule begins after May 24 issue
May 17, 2010
The Gazette will begin its biweekly summer schedule following publication of the May 24 issue. Coverage of May 27 Commencement events will be posted online May 28. The May 24 calendar will carry listings of events taking place from May 24 through June 7. Submissions should be sent to gazette@jhu.edu, or faxed to 443-287-9920, by […]