Issue: 2011 October 24
Baking better bread
October 24, 2011
Any way you slice it, a bread that contains critical nutrients could help combat severe malnutrition in impoverished regions. That’s the goal of Johns Hopkins undergraduates who are using synthetic biology to enhance common yeast so that it yields beta carotene, the orange substance that gives its color to carrots—and, when eaten, turns into vitamin […]
Classifieds — October 24, 2011
October 24, 2011
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Calendar — October 21, 2011
October 24, 2011
COLLOQUIA Tues., Oct. 25, daylong. “La Revue Poesie, 40 Years,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures all-day colloquium with author Michel Duguy, with guests Claude Mouchard, Hedi Kaddour and Martin Rueff. 388 Gilman. HW Tues., Oct. 25, 4:15 p.m. “From Cyclohydrolase to Oxidoreductase and Back: Mechanism and Structure in an Enzyme Superfamily,” a Chemistry […]
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to speak at SAIS
October 24, 2011
Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, will speak at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Paulson will talk about “The United States and China: Five Principles for Strengthening the Global Economy” at this event, which is co-hosted by SAIS and […]
The arts: What is their role?
October 24, 2011
In the battle of right brain vs. left brain, The Johns Hopkins University is asking: Why not use both? The past, present and future of the arts at Johns Hopkins came squarely into focus earlier this month as arts program leaders from other major universities visited the Homewood campus to discuss the merits of blending […]
Poet Juliana Spahr to read in English Department series
October 24, 2011
Juliana Spahr will be the next visiting poet in the Poetry at Hopkins English series, presented on the Homewood campus by the Department of English. She will read at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, in Gilman Hall’s Marjorie Fisher Hall, Room 50. A reception and book sale will follow the reading. Spahr is the […]
Survey reveals reasons doctors avoid online error-reporting tools
October 24, 2011
Too busy and too complicated. These are the typical excuses one might expect when medical professionals are asked why they fail to use online error-reporting systems designed to improve patient safety and the quality of care. But Johns Hopkins investigators found instead that the most common reasons among radiation oncologists were fear of getting into […]