Issue: 2012 March 5
Younger patients more likely to live decade or longer after heart transplant
March 5, 2012
Heart transplant patients who receive new organs before the age of 55 and get them at hospitals that perform at least nine heart transplants a year are significantly more likely than other people to survive at least 10 years after their operations, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Examining data from the more than 22,000 American […]
Hopkins-Nanjing Center team advances to moot court final
March 5, 2012
A team of five Hopkins-Nanjing Center students has made it to the final round of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition that will take place from March 25 to 31 in Washington, D.C. The team of master’s degree student Shirlene Yee and certificate students Sun Chuan, Wang Jingling, Stephen Levandoski and He Shen placed third […]
James Franco’s Hart Crane film at Shriver Hall on March 9
March 5, 2012
The actor James Franco’s film The Broken Tower, about the life and work of the poet Hart Crane, will be shown at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 9, in Homewood’s Shriver Hall. The 90-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring John Irwin, author of the recently published Hart Crane’s Poetry, and other […]
School of Education partners with Education Industry Association
March 5, 2012
The Johns Hopkins University School of Education and the Education Industry Association, a trade group representing private providers of education services, have announced a partnership building on their individual strengths in educational instruction and reform. Together, the two entities will create a center for education innovation and entrepreneurship; facilitate relationships between EIA member companies and […]
Hearing loss linked to threefold risk of falling
March 5, 2012
Hearing loss has been linked to a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills, including dementia. Now, in addition, a study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that hearing loss may be a risk factor for another huge public health problem: falls. The finding could help researchers develop new ways to prevent falls, especially […]
A hat-trick in humanism
March 5, 2012
Students who have special education needs face varying degrees of challenges on the path to academic success. And that’s why Liza Brecher, a junior at Johns Hopkins majoring in the history of science, wondered: Why give these students and their families needless red tape and hurdles to contend with on top of life’s daily struggles? […]
Delaware offers lessons for fire prevention programs nationwide
March 5, 2012
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds that fire and life safety programs in Delaware offer a strategic, comprehensive and coordinated approach to fire prevention. The study, which involved in-depth interviews with members of the state’s fire service, highlights the diversity of prevention initiatives under way in […]
Theatre Arts and Studies Program presents world premiere of ‘Legion’
March 5, 2012
The Johns Hopkins University Theatre Arts and Studies Program will present the world premiere of Legion at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, in the John Astin Theatre in Homewood’s Merrick Barn. Additional performances will follow at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. In Legion, a complex and […]
Choline-poor diet in older women linked to worse liver damage
March 5, 2012
Menopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who don’t consume enough of the essential nutrient choline appear to be at higher risk for liver scarring, according to research led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The findings of a multicenter study, which compared liver damage and choline consumption among 664 children and adults with […]
Opioid abuse linked by researchers to mood and anxiety disorders
March 5, 2012
Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic and major depressive disorders may be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who found that such disorders are highly associated with nonmedical prescription opioid use. The results are […]