A Nobel for Greider
The School of Medicine's Carol Greider is the 33rd person associated with Johns Hopkins to win a Nobel Prize. Catch the reaction and learn more.
Stimulus at work
Johns Hopkins is featured in a White House video describing the impact of the federal stimulus package on biomedical research... and on job creation.
More stimulus news
Johns Hopkins is creating both knowledge and jobs, winning more than 300 federal stimulus grants so far. One project investigates how we use "number sense" to make countless daily decisions.
CTY at 30
The Center for Talented Youth, formally launched in 1979, now teaches 20,000 smart kids each year.
Young but talented
Ilyich Rivas is doing graduate work in conducting at Peabody and the BSO. At 16.
News from the future
With the media cutting science coverage, universities – including Johns Hopkins – have banded together to put the media on Futurity.
Health care reform
Edward Miller, dean of the School of Medicine, says that "innovation zones" should be part of reform that improves care and saves money.
Live from the NYSE: JHU's new MBA
The Carey Business School announces the Global MBA this week from the New York Stock Exchange floor. Watch it live at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Restoring power
What will it take to get the lights back on after a hurricane? New computer models can predict where the grid will go dark.
New to town? Make the JHU connection
Just moved? Connect with young alumni in your new hometown at special welcome events in Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
She's got the key (it's e)
Virtual congrats to Barbara Blumberg, Ed '73 (MEd), who won a Kindle 2 for updating her e-mail in our "e is the key" campaign. Help us by encouraging other alumni to share their e-mail addresses.
Shop for the Alumni Association
Browse our Alumni Store for JHU gear, then click through to Amazon.com. (We’ll get a cut!)
Hometown to Homewood
Baltimore Scholars marked the new semester with a reception hosted by Robert Garnet, A&S '72, '84.
Alumna got a scholarship, gave a scholarship
A scholarship allowed Taylor Hanex, Peab '75, '78 (MM), to study piano at Peabody in the 1970s. Two decades later, she established the John J. Hanex Memorial Scholarship to support a new generation of musicians.
Six Blue Jay fall teams are ranked in Division III, with women's cross country as high as first in recent weeks.
We love to hear from the Johns Hopkins community, so feel free to send us a story that we missed in this issue.
