Category: In Brief
KSAS launches drive to fund Miriam D. Frankl scholarship
April 12, 2010
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences has launched an initiative to raise funds for an endowed scholarship in memory of Miriam D. Frankl, Class of 2011. The selected KSAS undergraduate recipients of the scholarship will be chosen solely on financial need, and will be able to renew the scholarship for a total of four […]
Reds Wolman memorial service to be held on Sunday
April 5, 2010
Colleagues, friends and former students will pay tribute to M. Gordon “Reds” Wolman at a memorial service on Sunday, April 11, on the Homewood campus. The event, beginning at 1 p.m., will take place under a tent outside the Homewood Museum. Speakers, including university President Ronald J. Daniels, will help celebrate the life of Wolman, […]
SAIS and Energy Information Administration host conference
April 5, 2010
On Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6 and 7, SAIS and the U.S. Energy Information Administration will host the “2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses and Long-Term Change.” The conference will feature two keynote addresses, both on Tuesday: by Steven Chu, U.S. secretary of energy, at 9 a.m., and by Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic […]
Nancy Rosenblum of Harvard to give Patrick Henry Lecture
April 5, 2010
Nancy Rosenblum, the Sen. Joseph S. Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government and chair of the Department of Government at Harvard University, will give the fifth annual Patrick Henry Lecture at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, at Homewood Museum. The title of Rosenblum’s lecture is “Partisanship and Independence.” Rosenblum studies the history […]
‘The Back Book’ author to speak at upcoming luncheon
April 5, 2010
At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, at the Johns Hopkins Club, JHU Press author and Johns Hopkins surgeon Ziya L. Gokaslan will discuss his new book, The Back Book, which offers expert advice on the causes and complexities of back pain and the various paths to diagnosis and treatment. Stressing the importance of individualized […]
JHH is named one of world’s most ethical organizations
April 5, 2010
The Ethisphere Institute, a New York–based think tank established to advance best practices in business ethics and corporate social responsibility, has named The Johns Hopkins Hospital to its 2010 list of the world’s most ethical companies and institutions. JHH was one of 100 organizations selected from among hundreds of nominees representing 33 industries. Criteria for […]
Restoration of historic Gilman clock tower to honor Adam Falk
March 29, 2010
A gift of $1.2 million in honor of departing Krieger School Dean Adam Falk will fund restoration of the clock tower in historic Gilman Hall, the literal and metaphorical high point of the Homewood campus. The gift is from 44 friends and admirers of Falk, including trustees, present or past Krieger School advisory board members and […]
Online session planned on Johns Hopkins Takes Time for Schools
March 29, 2010
The Office of Work, Life and Engagement will offer an online FastFacts session about the new Johns Hopkins Takes Time for Schools program at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 1. This 45-minute session, which you can attend at your desk using a computer and telephone, will provide an overview of the service partnership aimed at […]
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to speak at SAIS
March 29, 2010
Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, will give the annual Rostov Lecture on International Affairs at SAIS at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31. Breyer’s talk is titled “The Court and Foreign Law.” The event will be held in the Nitze Building’s Kenney Auditorium. Non-SAIS affiliates should RSVP to 202-663-5636 or saisevents@jhu.edu. A live […]
WSE students seek voting support for South Africa project
March 29, 2010
Johns Hopkins students who are helping to build irrigation systems to improve the productivity of agricultural gardens in an impoverished region of South Africa are urging supporters to vote online to help them win a $50,000 prize to fund their efforts. This project, entered by the Johns Hopkins chapter of Engineers Without Borders–USA, is a […]