Issue: 2011 June 6
Record-breaking class of 2015: Highest yield, most diverse
June 6, 2011
Thirty-seven percent of the 3,552 high school students offered admission into the undergraduate class of 2015 have enrolled, giving the Homewood schools their highest-ever yield, according to John Latting, dean of undergraduate admissions. The 1,302 members of the class of 2015 were drawn from 19,388 applicants, a tally that set another record high. A third […]
A summer growth spurt
June 6, 2011
Here we grow again. Cranes, hard hat crews and the pop of nail guns will be omnipresent this summer on the Homewood campus as a bevy of capital projects, big and small, continue or commence. The progress has a downside, however, as the sheer volume of projects will lead to some detours and access issues […]
Johns Hopkins Medicine establishes innovative Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
June 6, 2011
Recognizing the urgent need to advance the science of reducing preventable harm and to improve health care quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine is announcing the establishment of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, an organization whose work will benefit not only patients at Johns Hopkins but those around the world. A $10 million gift […]
And off they go!
June 6, 2011
The day featured uplifting speeches, several impromptu on-stage moments, and a joyous and raucous celebration of the Class of 2011. A cameo appearance by the Baltimore summer, however, might have stolen the show. On a humid day that had many dabbing foreheads and guzzling water, President Ronald J. Daniels conferred degrees on 6,634 graduates at […]
Clay Armbrister named senior vice president, chief of staff
June 6, 2011
Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister, chief of staff to Philadelphia’s mayor and former executive vice president of Temple University, has been appointed senior vice president and chief of staff of The Johns Hopkins University. Armbrister will work closely with the university’s president, Ronald J. Daniels, helping him coordinate initiatives across the university and manage short- and […]
JHM, Walgreens to collaborate on population-based research
June 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins Medicine and Walgreens have entered into a wide-ranging agreement designed to promote collaboration on population-based research and to jointly review and develop protocols to improve outcomes of patients with chronic diseases. In addition, JHM and Walgreens will explore together the development of new models for improving care for individuals. This will include the […]
Peninsula Regional joins Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network
June 6, 2011
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, in Salisbury, Md., is the latest health system to join the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network. Developed by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, JHCRN is designed to establish a network of academic- and community-based clinical researchers who provide new opportunities for research collaborations and accelerate the transfer […]
First cohort completes Racism, Immigration and Citizenship course
June 6, 2011
The first cohort of students enrolled in a new academic concentration called Racism, Immigration and Citizenship has just completed its course of study. Created in 2007 under the umbrella of the Center for Africana Studies, this interdisciplinary program explores the complex interactions of three topics that are traditionally studied individually. On May 10, Michael Hanchard, […]
SAIS Bologna celebrates grads
June 6, 2011
On May 28, a cloudless sunlit Saturday morning in Bologna, Italy, the SAIS Bologna Center Class of 2011, parents, friends, faculty and staff gathered in the center’s auditorium for the annual commencement ceremony. Remarks were made by Kenneth H. Keller, director of the center and professor of science and technology policy, and Erik Jones, professor […]
Seven MacArthur Fellows to inaugurate new speaker series
June 6, 2011
Seven recipients of MacArthur “genius” fellowships—all from the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia region—will kick off the first Johns Hopkins Medicine Distinguished Speaker Series, to be hosted on the East Baltimore campus. The theme for the event, to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today, June 6, in the Anne and Mike Armstrong Medical […]