Category: In Brief
SAIS to examine critical role of religion in international affairs
September 7, 2009
Each summer, a subject of special interest is selected at SAIS to serve as a substantive theme in the coming academic year. During 2009 – 2010, the school will examine the critical role of religion in international affairs. With events in Iran; the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; the search for lasting peace in […]
Registration open now for President’s Day of Service
August 31, 2009
Projects included in “Be the Change: The President’s Day of Service” are stream cleanups, sorting donated clothing, painting a high school library and cafeteria, cleaning vacant lots, helping in community gardens and harvesting produce for the hungry.
Homewood-JHMI shuttle schedule updated, effective today
August 31, 2009
The Homewood-JHMI Shuttle schedule has been updated, effective today, Aug. 31. The new schedule contains slight modifications, notes upcoming holidays and is available on the buses and online at www.parking.jhu.edu. Any questions, concerns or feedback can be sent to shuttles@jhu.edu.
Diversity Leadership Council announces conference plans
August 31, 2009
The sixth annual Diversity Leadership Council’s Diversity Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5. The theme is “Leadership: Transforming Diversity Into Inclusion,” and the opening speaker will be Deborah Elam, chief diversity officer for General Electric Global. Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels will give the luncheon speech. Proposals for presentation topics are now […]
Injury Center receives five-year renewal from CDC
August 31, 2009
The Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is one of four injury control research centers nationwide selected for funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. It was awarded $4.87 million over five years. Injury control research centers […]
‘U.S. News & World Report’ releases Best Colleges rankings
August 31, 2009
Johns Hopkins takes a step up this year, moving from the 15th to 14th spot in U.S. News & World Report’s latest tally of the country’s Best National Universities, part of its annual Best Colleges issue. Harvard and Princeton tied this year for the top ranking, followed by Yale at No. 3. In rankings for […]
National Society of Collegiate Scholars chapter receives gold
August 31, 2009
The Johns Hopkins chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, an honors group for high-achieving freshmen and sophomores, was awarded gold status at the organization’s Honor Gala, held recently in Washington, D.C. An NSCS spokesperson said the JHU members “have gone above and beyond by creating innovative programs and an exceptional experience for their […]
Applied Math and Statistics receives GAANN funding
August 17, 2009
The Whiting School of Engineering’s Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics has received funding to support graduate education in mathematics through the U.S. Department of Education’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program. The award will support four GAANN fellows for three years as they pursue doctorates at Johns Hopkins.
H.L. Mencken exhibit to open at George Peabody Library
August 17, 2009
H.L. Mencken is perhaps best known in his hometown for his decades-long connection to The Baltimore Sun. But throughout his career as a newspaper journalist—which started when he was just 19—he also worked for magazines as a writer and editor. As he gained national prominence as a cultural critic, Mencken himself became the subject of magazine stories.
School of Nursing signs on to GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program
August 17, 2009
Veterans enrolled at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing can experience lower tuition bills as the school becomes one of 700 colleges in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program. The initiative, which allows colleges to enter into dollar-for-dollar matching agreements with the federal government, helps to pay veterans’ educational costs above those covered by the base GI Bill benefit.