Open for business
The Carey Business School has launched its new Global MBA program and is recruiting students to start classes next fall.
Special note: We're 100 issues old!
This is the 100th issue of JHUpdate. We hope you've enjoyed reading it every month for more than eight years. Tell us what you think, and forward us along to anyone who might be interested.
Johns Hopkins and health reform
What is Johns Hopkins saying in the health care reform debate?
Action!
The Homewood campus was a movie set for two days – and nights – in early November.
What we mean by "modern"
English Professor Douglas Mao tells NPR how the term is widely misused, especially on reality TV.
Fie on the Fed
Applied economist Steve Hanke warns against giving the Federal Reserve more power to regulate the economy.
A net win
The Bloomberg School will spend up to $100 million to promote better use of anti-mosquito bed netting to fight malaria in the developing world.
Ancestor worship
Peabody students learn early music on period instruments; now you can see them play these ancient relatives of today’s strings, winds and horns.
Swine online '09
CTY’s cogito.org has built an online destination for inquisitive kids who want to know more about the science of H1N1.
New building, new curriculum
The new Armstrong Medical Education Building is open, designed for a new School of Medicine curriculum emphasizing the role of genes in disease.
"Kids today" 200 years ago
Sit in on a class on the history of youth in America.
Is Billy Elliott in Baltimore?
The Peabody Prep is working to find and develop future male dance stars.
Join the (polite) discussion
The Hopkins Online Book Club is now discussing "The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude," by conversation host Professor P. M. Forni. Please, buy it with a click-through to amazon.com from our Web site and we'll thank you!
Deadline nears for 2010 Alumni Association Award Nominations
Nominate a deserving Johns Hopkins graduate for public service, personal accomplishments, devotion to the university, or other endeavors falling within five award categories. Nominations are due Dec. 1.
amazon.com bonus
If your holiday shopping will take you to amazon.com, please click through from our Web site and support the Alumni Association. (We'll get a cut!)
Take me to your leader
Get to know the members of the Alumni Council, the governing body of the Alumni Association. They would love to hear your thoughts and ideas.
Scholarships push new grad even higher
Jerome "Axle" Brown, A&S '09, came to Johns Hopkins with a commitment to serving others. Four years later, inspired in part by what others gave to him, the new graduate left with a guiding passion.
Women's cross country and both soccer teams have advanced deep into the NCAAs and football plays a first-round game this weekend.
We love to hear from the Johns Hopkins community, so feel free to send us a story that we missed in this issue.
