Category: In Brief
Sharon Gerecht of WSE receives CAREER award
February 14, 2011
Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor in the Whiting School’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the recipient of a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER award, given to faculty members at the beginning of their academic careers, is one of NSF’s most competitive awards and emphasizes high-quality research […]
Discounted tickets for shows at Hippodrome now available
February 14, 2011
It may be too late to save on special rates for Jersey Boys, but discounted tickets for other crowd-pleasing shows coming soon to the Hippodrome—Les Miserables, Shrek and West Side Story—are now available to Johns Hopkins employees through the Office of Work, Life and Engagement. For a full list of shows, along with deadlines and […]
Driver sentenced in hit-and-run death of student Miriam Frankl
February 7, 2011
Defendant Thomas Meighan pleaded guilty last week to multiple felony charges in the fatal hit-and-run case involving Johns Hopkins student Miriam Frankl. Frankl, a 20-year-old junior in the School of Arts and Sciences, was struck by a truck driven by Meighan in the service drive of the 3300 block of St. Paul Street on Oct. […]
Johns Hopkins named top breastfeeding-friendly workplace
February 7, 2011
The Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition and its sister group, the D.C. Breastfeeding Coalition, have recognized Johns Hopkins’ East Baltimore medical campus as the region’s top workplace for supporting breastfeeding mothers. One of 10 winners of the inaugural D.C./Maryland Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Awards, Johns Hopkins scored the highest of all honorees. The award recognizes workplaces for doing what […]
JHU among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
February 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins has risen on the Peace Corps’ Top 25 list of small schools (less than 5,000 undergraduates) producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 22 alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps, Johns Hopkins is No. 6 in the rankings. Since the program’s inception, 640 Johns Hopkins alumni have served in the Peace Corps, which was […]
Summer Camp Discoveries Fair this week in East Baltimore
February 7, 2011
The Office of Work, Life and Engagement will hold its annual Summer Camp Discoveries Fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, in Turner Concourse on the East Baltimore campus. The fair is designed as an opportunity for prospective campers and their families to meet with local and regional camp organizations and […]
Update on changes made after JHH shooter incident
January 31, 2011
Last year’s shooting at The Johns Hopkins Hospital prompted the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies to review Johns Hopkins’ preparedness and response to this event. To explain the outcome of these reviews and what’s been done to prevent and respond to workplace violence, an emergency preparedness education session has been scheduled for noon to […]
JHU admissions applications hit record high for ninth year
January 24, 2011
For the ninth consecutive year, the Johns Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received a record number of applications for undergraduate admission. As of Jan. 18, 19,201 applications for the class of 2015 had been received, representing an increase of 742 applications, or 4 percent, over last year’s pool. There were increases in the […]
BSi grants $5 mill to JH groups to study cognitive disorders
January 24, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute has funded a total of $5 million to 12 different research groups at Johns Hopkins to launch the new Synapses, Circuits and Cognitive Disorders Program. The new BSi initiative aims to understand the fundamentals of brain function by focusing on the synapse—the point of contact between two nerve cells—to […]
Men’s lacrosse tix for faculty and staff available on Feb. 1
January 18, 2011
Tickets for the Blue Jays 2011 men’s lacrosse season will be available beginning Feb. 1. To receive two complimentary season tickets, faculty and staff members should bring a valid university ID to the main office in Homewood’s Athletic Center between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each faculty/staff member is responsible for picking […]