Category: In Brief
Ravens’ McGahee could score funds for Hopkins Children’s
August 17, 2009
This fall, Baltimore Raven Willis McGahee could score for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Boost Mobile will donate $500 to the hospital for each of the running back’s touchdowns in the upcoming NFL season. The company made the announcement at the recent opening of its first retail store in Baltimore.
Shriver Concerts honored by magazine as Best of Baltimore
August 17, 2009
The Shriver Hall Concert Series was lauded as the Best Classical Music “Splurge” in Baltimore magazine’s annual Best of Baltimore issue. (The “Save” recognition went to the free Bach Concert Series at Christ Lutheran Church.)
Gazette to return to weekly publishing schedule on Aug. 31
August 17, 2009
With classes for the 2009–2010 academic year set to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 2, The Gazette will return to its weekly publishing schedule on Monday, Aug. 31. The deadline for Calendar and Classifieds submissions for the Aug. 31 issue is noon on Monday, Aug. 24.
Johns Hopkins receives grant to increase nurse graduates
August 3, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing will receive more than $984,000 over the next five years as a recipient of a Who Will Care? grant, given by the Maryland Hospital Association. Pamela Jeffries, associate dean for academic affairs, and Linda Rose, associate professor, will use the grant to develop and pilot test an alternative […]
Martin’s Giant raises more than $280,000 for Hopkins Children’s
August 3, 2009
Martin’s Giant Golf Tournament, Our Kids Golf Outing, played on golf courses throughout central Pennsylvania on July 20, raised more than $280,000 for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The tourney sponsored by the food market chain is the largest one-day golf tournament in the country to benefit Children’s Miracle Network, of which Hopkins Children’s is a […]
First lady Dolley Madison comes to Homewood
August 3, 2009
The country’s fourth first lady—and the first to hold the moniker as a real position—is the subject of a new documentary that recently filmed historical reenactments at Homewood Museum. The program, which depicts the life of Dolley Madison in her roles of cultured and elegant hostess, and sharp political adviser to her husband, President James […]
SAIS hosts program on national security, intelligence
August 3, 2009
The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS this month hosted for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a two-week course for 40 doctoral and master’s degree candidates and recent college graduates from around the country. The session was designed to give the students an in-depth exposure to national security issues and […]
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing offers new scholarships for disadvantaged, underrepresented
August 3, 2009
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is now offering six new scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds or underrepresented groups in nursing who enroll in the accelerated baccalaureate program. Funded through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the goal of the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program is to both increase student enrollment […]
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center ranked in top 10
July 20, 2009
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center is among the top 10 children’s hospitals in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of American children’s hospitals.
INBT presents last Professional Development Seminar of series
July 20, 2009
Matthew J Lesho’s talk, “Life After Graduate School: Or, Lessons Learned After 15 years in Industry,” will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, in 110 Maryland Hall, Homewood campus.