The Johns Hopkins University Theatre will present “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,” a new full-length play by prize-winning student playwright Eric Kalman Levitz, over two weekends, beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in the Merrick Barn on the University’s Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore.
Recent news from The Johns Hopkins University
This section contains regularly updated highlights of the news from around The Johns Hopkins University. Links to the complete news reports from the nine schools, the Applied Physics Laboratory and other centers and institutes are to the left, as are links to help news media contact the Johns Hopkins communications offices.
“Season of Celebration” at the Johns Hopkins Museums
Let the holidays begin as the Johns Hopkins University Museums showcases the sights and sounds of the season with lavishly decorated period rooms, artfully trimmed trees, and unique holiday activities. Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library are enchanting, entertaining, and educational this holiday season.
Carey Business School Moving to Legg Mason Tower
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is moving to the new Legg Mason Tower at 100 International Drive in Baltimore’s Harbor East, giving the business school about 80,000 square feet of space on four floors.
Panel discussion: “What’s Next After No Child Left Behind”
The Johns Hopkins University School of Education is hosting a panel discussion on Monday, Dec. 7, titled “What’s Next After No Child Left Behind” in anticipation of next year’s reauthorization of the legislation.
New Transparent Insulating Film Could Enable Energy-Efficient Displays
Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it. By orienting the compound in a different way, the researchers have turned it into a thin film insulator, which instead blocks the flow of electricity, but can induce large electric currents elsewhere. The material, called solution-deposited beta-alumina, could have important applications in transistor technology and in devices such as electronic books.
Michael Steele and Congressman Aaron Schock participate in a discussion on the role and future of young people in public service
Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Aaron Schock (R-IL), the youngest member of Congress, will participate in a discussion on the role and future of young people in public service.
New Optical Tool Could Produce ‘Virtual Biopsies’ in Brain Cancer Cases
As a Johns Hopkins electrical engineer, Jin U. Kang has spent years tinkering with lasers and optical fiber, studying what happens when light strikes matter. Now, he’s taking on a new challenge: brain surgery. More precisely, Kang is building a tool to help brain surgeons locate and get a clear look at cancerous tissue.
Ninth Grade Retention Rates and Early Intervention
More than 90,000 students from six states repeated ninth grade in 2004-05, with nearly three in 10 students repeating ninth-grade in one of them, according to a new report from the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Engineering Center to Probe Forces that Cause Cancer to Spread
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology have been awarded $14.8 million from the National Cancer Institute to launch a research center aimed at unraveling the physical underpinnings of the growth and spread of cancer.
Cogito.org Wins Parents’ Choice Foundation’s Gold Award
Announced last month, the award honors Cogito.org, produced by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, as one of the highest quality Web sites geared toward children and young adults.
Researchers Say They Can Predict Hurricane-Related Power Outages
Using data from Hurricane Katrina and four other destructive storms, researchers from Johns Hopkins and Texas A&M universities say they have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane.
A panel discussion on urban high school reform
Leading practitioners from Johns Hopkins will discuss promising models of high school reform.
New Certificate in Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Sustainability Developed by Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals
A new advanced certificate for post-master’s study in climate change, energy and environmental sustainability is now being offered by Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals (EP), the part-time graduate program of the university’s Whiting School of Engineering.
Israeli Ambassador To Speak at The Johns Hopkins University
Michael B. Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, will speak at the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The talk is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will take place in Mason Hall Auditorium. Lloyd B. Minor, Johns Hopkins University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, will introduce the ambassador.
JHU School of Medicine professor shares in Nobel Prize
October 5, 2009- Carol Greider, Ph.D., 48, one of the world’s pioneering researchers on the structure of chromosome ends known as telomeres, today was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Academy recognized her for her 1984 discovery of telomerase (ta-LAW-mer-ace), an enzyme that maintains [...]
Statement from Ronald J. Daniels and Edward D. Miller on Carol Greider’s Nobel Prize
October 5, 2009
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
On behalf of all of us, and more than 120,000 Johns Hopkins alumni, we add our congratulations to those pouring in from around the world for Carol Greider, who today was named co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Carol, the Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of [...]
Sheridan Libraries Awarded $20 Million Grant
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have been awarded $20 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build a data research infrastructure for the management of the ever-increasing amounts of digital information created for teaching and research. The five-year award, announced this week, was one of two for what is being called “data curation.”
Urban Policy Competition Seeks Solutions for Baltimore
Baltimore-area undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in solving urban problems have an opportunity to test their ideas, be recognized by city decision makers and win up to $4,000 by entering the 2010 Abell Award in Urban Policy competition.
Johns Hopkins Review Identifies Most Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers
One-to-one tutoring by certified teachers and reading specialists is the “gold standard” among interventions for struggling readers, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Center for Research and Reform in Education.
Painter Stuart Shils to Speak at Johns Hopkins
The Homewood Art Workshops kicks off its 35th anniversary celebration with a slide talk by renowned landscape painter Stuart Shils on Nov. 2, 2009. Shils’ talk, “27 Years Outside,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the F. Ross Jones Building, Mattin Center, on the Homewood campus.
