Issue: 2012 January 17
Teens can apply now for JH Summer Jobs Program
January 17, 2012
Applications are now available for teens interested in working in the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program, which is sponsored by the university and health system. The six-week-long paid summer internships, in departments throughout the Johns Hopkins institutions, provide the students with exposure to careers, mentoring and education while they’re developing responsibility and gaining experience. Preference […]
Jhpiego receives $33 million in USAID funding for Angola
January 17, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Jhpiego a cooperative agreement of $33 million over five years to implement an initiative called Strengthening Angolan Systems for Health, or SASH. The project will support the government of Angola’s Revitalization of Municipal Health Services Strategy, or RMHSS, to ensure that essential health services are available in […]
Winter enrollment period is open for CTY testing
January 17, 2012
The winter enrollment period is open for families with gifted 2nd- to 8th-grade students to apply and test through the Center for Talented Youth’s Talent Search. Through the Talent Search, parents discover a child’s abilities, and participating students can gain eligibility for CTY’s 2012 summer programs as well as recognition for performance on the tests. […]
Marina Piccinini’s flute students to present series of recitals
January 17, 2012
Flute students in the studio of Marina Piccinini at Peabody will present the complete Bach flute sonatas in a series of recitals on Sunday, Jan. 22. The three recitals, at 2, 3:30 and 5 p.m. in Peabody’s Leith Symington Griswold Hall, are free and open to the public. Accompanying them on harpsichord will be faculty […]
SAIS launches Global Politics and Religion Initiative
January 17, 2012
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a two-year $440,000 grant to Johns Hopkins’ Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies to support a program on the study of religion and international affairs. The Global Politics and Religion Initiative at SAIS has three main components that will incorporate the study of the interaction between religion […]
A road map to academic leadership
January 17, 2012
Today’s rising academic stars could be tomorrow’s deans, department chairs, center directors and provosts. They just might need a gentle push in that direction. In an effort to provide that nudge, Johns Hopkins has developed a new intersession program to nurture the future leaders of academia and demystify the promotion process. The four-day course, called […]
3 … 2 … 1 … Intersession liftoff
January 17, 2012
When launching a rocket, don’t fire the ejection charge too soon after thrust phase termination. Why? Well, imagine parallel parking at 50 miles an hour, or slamming on bike brakes going full speed downhill. Things could get messy. Don’t ignite the charge too late, either, unless you want your re-entry parachute to deploy, or be […]