Issue: 2011 December 19
David Eisele named the Andelot Professor of Laryngology, Otology
December 19, 2011
David W. Eisele, a faculty member from 1988 to 2001 in the School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, has been appointed the Andelot Professor of Laryngology and Otology and director of the department, effective March 1, 2012. He will succeed John Niparko, who has served as interim director since August 2009, when […]
Teens pick water when sugary beverage calorie count is more understandable
December 19, 2011
Thirsty? If you’re a teen, you may be more inclined to reach for plain old H2O if you knew how many calories were in sugar-sweetened beverages—this according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers examined the effect of providing clear and visible caloric information […]
JH collaborates with Lockheed Martin to build next-gen ICU
December 19, 2011
The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality of Johns Hopkins Medicine is collaborating with the Lockheed Martin Corp., a global security and technology company, to create a safer and more efficient hospital intensive care unit model. The two organizations will work to streamline complex and fragmented clinical systems and processes to reduce medical errors […]
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes begin space environment tests
December 19, 2011
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes, twin spacecraft being built and tested at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, have entered a challenging series of tests designed to certify that they are ready for their August 2012 launch and two-year mission in Earth’s orbit. The coordinated measurements of the two RBSP spacecraft will advance our […]
In treating third-degree burns, hydrogel helps grow new skin
December 19, 2011
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a jellylike material and wound treatment method that in early experiments on skin damaged by severe burns appeared to regenerate healthy, scar-free tissue. In the Dec. 12–16 online Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers reported their promising results from mouse tissue tests. The new […]
Martin Luther King III to headline Jan. 6 MLK Jr. Commemoration
December 19, 2011
Martin Luther King III will be the featured guest and keynote speaker for Johns Hopkins’ 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday remembrance, to be held at noon on Friday, Jan. 6, in Turner Auditorium on the East Baltimore campus. The eldest son of the late civil rights leader and Coretta Scott King was the […]
Study: Multiracial groups and social position, segregation in America
December 19, 2011
The American social hierarchy places people of mixed-race ancestry below whites but above blacks, while additional social stratifications along color lines are simultaneously taking place within the nation’s multiracial groups, according to a Johns Hopkins University sociologist’s study of U.S. Census data. Pamela R. Bennett, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology in the […]
Online game aims to improve scientific peer review accuracy
December 19, 2011
Peer review of scientific research is an essential component of research publication, the awarding of grants and academic promotion. Reviewers are often anonymous. However, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that greater cooperation between reviewer and author can improve accuracy of the review. The study is […]
Epigenetic changes linked to inflammation-induced colon cancer
December 19, 2011
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report that sharp rises in levels of reactive oxygen molecules, and the inflammation that results, trigger biochemical changes that silence genes in a pattern often seen in cancer cells. The researchers confirmed this gene-silencing effect in mice that develop inflammation-induced colon cancer. The study, reported Nov. 14 in Cancer […]
This issue of ‘Gazette’ is last for semester; next will be Jan. 9
December 19, 2011
This is the last issue of The Gazette for the semester; the next issue will be published on Jan. 9. The deadline for calendar and classified submissions is Friday, Dec. 30.