Category: In Brief
PRS Guitars holds concert to benefit Kimmel Cancer Center
October 10, 2011
Since 2000, Paul Reed Smith Guitars has used music to raise more than $2 million for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s Living with Cancer Resource Program, which offers supportive care programming and education to patients and families, free of charge. On Sunday, Oct. 16, the company’s flagship benefit concert—One Night, One Show, One Cause—returns […]
Teach for America ranks Johns Hopkins on top contributors list
August 15, 2011
Teach for America has reported that nearly 8 percent of Johns Hopkins seniors applied last year to the program and that 25 of the 2011 graduates have joined the incoming corps. That number puts Johns Hopkins on the top contributors list for the first time, coming in tied at 14th for medium-sized colleges and universities. […]
Timetable changed for Charles Street construction
August 15, 2011
The early November planned shutdown of Charles Street between 29th Street and University Parkway near the Homewood campus has been delayed until after Jan. 1, 2012. A specific time is not yet known, and the university is awaiting new dates from the city’s Department of Transportation, according to Larry Kilduff, executive director of Facilities Management. […]
Homewood Museum gift shop plans sale during Orientation
August 15, 2011
The Homewood Museum gift shop will be running a sale during New Student Orientation, from Aug. 24 to 28. Everyone with a valid Johns Hopkins ID will receive a 20 percent discount on all merchandise, excluding consignment items.
Mystery writer Laura Lippman to speak at Barnes & Noble
August 15, 2011
Baltimore mystery writer Laura Lippman, who has won every major award given to U.S. crime writings, will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, The Most Dangerous Thing, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. Since her first novel, Baltimore Blues, was published in 1997, Lippman has had […]
Financial seminar for women now being offered
July 18, 2011
A new offering called “Charting Your Financial Course: A Guide for Women” has been added to the Benefits Service Center’s Financial Education Series. The seminar, given by women, is designed to address the unique investment issues facing women today. The segments are titled “Evaluate Your Financial Health,” “Save and Invest for Your Goals,” “Understand Investing, Risk […]
Job recruitment under way for Johns Hopkins Medicine electronic record system
July 18, 2011
Johns Hopkins Medicine has begun recruiting members for a team that will implement a new electronic record across the health system. Partnering with Epic, a leading software company that provides electronic and financial information systems for the health care industry, JHM is currently looking to fill more than 60 positions that call for clinical, administrative, […]
Charles Street construction website adds important updates
July 18, 2011
As announced in The Gazette in May, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation expects to begin in November a major reconstruction of Charles Street near the Homewood campus. The project is slated to last more than two years and will shut down portions of Charles Street throughout that time frame. To keep the Homewood campus […]
Octopodes a cappella group to compete on ‘America Sings’
July 18, 2011
The Octopodes, an undergraduate co-ed contemporary pop/rock a cappella group based at the Homewood campus, will be featured on GMC TV’s America Sings competition at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. By showing submitted videos, the program is featuring more than 100 singing groups from across North America. The groups are competing to win $10,000, […]
Keswick-Homewood-Eastern-JHMI shuttle begins
July 18, 2011
With the Johns Hopkins at Keswick property up and running and occupancies growing, it was determined that significant demand exists to connect the facility with other Johns Hopkins locations. Launched last week and operating from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday is a Keswick-Homewood-Eastern-JHMI service, which replaced the Eastern–JHMI and Homewood–Eastern shuttle services. […]