Category: In Brief
Bloomberg School hosts Pacific Rim public health leaders
July 20, 2009
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently hosted the third annual Public Health Workshop for the Association of the Pacific Rim Universities World Institute, or AWI.
Center for Injury Research receives renewal from CDC
July 20, 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
CCP honors MTV exec for health communication work
July 20, 2009
The Bloomberg School’s Center for Communication Programs has awarded Cathy Phiri, the social responsibility director for MTV Networks International, the International Health Communication Gold Medallion Award for outstanding contributions to health communication.
Men’s, women’s swim teams recognized for academics
July 20, 2009
Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams at Johns Hopkins have been honored for their work in the classroom. The Blue Jays have earned Scholar All-America honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for both semesters in 2008–2009. The men posted a team GPA of 3.28 in the fall and 3.45 for the […]
Johns Hopkins Nursing launches research podcast series
July 6, 2009
The School of Nursing is launching a series of audio podcasts highlighting new research and focusing on critical health topics that span the issues of today’s nursing profession.
Nichols House to be closed over summer for renovations
July 6, 2009
Nichols House on the Homewood campus will be closed this summer and events usually held there will be moved elsewhere while deferred maintenance and refurbishments are completed. Work will be done to bring the university president’s official residence, completed in 1959, up to current code in such areas as electrical service, heating and air conditioning, […]
CSOS grant to support work with Baltimore high schoolers
July 6, 2009
Johns Hopkins’ Center for Social Organization of Schools was recently awarded a $286,816 grant from AT&T to support the Baltimore Talent Development High School.
‘Physics Today’ editor gives professional development talk
June 22, 2009
Charles Day, senior editor of Physics Today, will present “From Tip to Tale: How Science News Is Made,” at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in 110 Maryland Hall, Homewood campus, as part of the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology’s professional development seminars for scientists and engineers. Day writes for and edits the Search and […]
‘Orioles Encyclopedia’ author at Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins
June 22, 2009
From Bobo to Zupo, the JHU Press’ new Orioles Encyclopedia: A Half Century of History and Highlights profiles nearly 400 Baltimore Orioles players and includes the results of every game since 1954, short features on managers and coaches, and hundreds of photographs. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, Mike Gesker, author of the exhaustive, […]
CCP: 20 years of leadership in health communication
June 22, 2009
To celebrate 20 years of leadership in the field of health communication, the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs will hold a panel presentation to showcase partnerships that make a difference in public health practice. The program, which will focus on five CCP-Bloomberg School collaborations, will be held from 2 to 4 […]