Johns Hopkins Alumni News

Andrew Pevsner, A&S '10 drafted by the Dodgers

Posted: 06/14/2010 - 10:00am

Andrew E. Pevsner, A&S '10, who set a school record in relief appearances during the Blue Jays 2010 winning baseball season, was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pevsner's 16th round selection marks the highest a Johns Hopkins player has ever been drafted.

Johns Hopkins Students Awarded for Reaching Beyond the Classroom

Posted: 06/10/2010 - 10:07am

Five Johns Hopkins students were selected for the 2010 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. This team of 20 undergraduate students is selected based on their academic achievements,campus leadership and contributions to society. Congratulations to Neha Deshpande, who was named to the first team; Bryan Benson and Janine Knudsen, who were named to the third team; and Eric Dang and Rachel Truitt, who received honorable mentions.

A special offer to alumni from the Johns Hopkins Club

Posted: 06/07/2010 - 12:15pm

As a special offer to Johns Hopkins alumni, you can join the Johns Hopkins Club now through August 7, 2010 and your initiation fee will be waived. Non-resident members enjoy reciprocal dining and lodging privileges in 56 U.S. cities, as well as in Australia, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, Qatar, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Take a peek at the Club's amenities and sample the cuisine by making a prospective member reservation for dinner, brunch or one of the special events.

Congratulations to the Class of 2010

Posted: 05/28/2010 - 8:57am

Dear Students and Fellow Alums,

Congratulations to the more than 6,000 of you who became Johns Hopkins University graduates yesterday. Welcome to the Alumni Association!

New alumni and future grads can enjoy highlights of the day at http://www.jhu.edu/commencement, complete with a video, a slideshow, and the address by your fellow alumnus, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

Congratulations again to the Class of 2010! For those of you still enrolled, we look forward to seeing you cross the stage soon.

Sincerely,

Geraldine Peterson, Nurs '64 President,
The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association

Robert (Bob) Babb, A&S '77 and the top-ranked Blue Jays head to the College World Series

Posted: 05/19/2010 - 3:03pm

Lead by Coach Babb, the top-ranked NCAA Division III Blue Jays (39-4) play against Moravian today, in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Trenton, New Jersey. This will be the 17th trip to the playoffs for Babb's team, which has never had a losing season under the 55-year-old coach.

Sam Palmisano, A&S '73, elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Posted: 05/14/2010 - 11:13am

Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman and CEO, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. The 2010 class of new Academy members includes 229 leaders in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, the arts, business and public affairs.

Krieger School Professor Frances Ferguson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Posted: 04/29/2010 - 9:03am

Frances Ferguson, the Mary Elizabeth Garrett Professor in Arts and Sciences, is among 229 fellows elected to the 230th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 19. Ferguson's induction will bring the number of Johns Hopkins fellows of the academy to 45.

Wes Moore, A&S '01, tells the story of one name and two fates on Oprah

Posted: 04/28/2010 - 9:55am

Rhodes Scholar Wes Moore, A&S '01, releases new book The Other Wes Moore.

Wes Moore, A&S ’01, shares his remarkable twist-of-fate story in his newly released book The Other Wes Moore. Moore discussed his book on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 27. His is the tale of two kids with the same name, living in the same city. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and decorated combat veteran, while the other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder.

Semenza, Med '90 (PGF) to receive 2010 Canada Gairdner Award

Posted: 04/07/2010 - 3:27pm

Dr. Gregg Semenza, Med '90 (PGF), a Professor at the School of Medicine, is one of seven recipients of the 2010 Canada Gairdner Awards, which honor ground-breaking medical research behind cancer, epilepsy, heart disease and malaria treatments. Semenza is being honored for a discovery that led to therapies to block or stimulate responses to low oxygen levels. Tumors seeking oxygen to grow stimulate production of new blood vessels to access more oxygen, but by blocking this response, tumor growth is decreased.

Research by Vishwajeet Kumar, SPH ’02, Shows Drop in India’s Newborn Mortality Rate

Posted: 03/26/2010 - 3:46pm

Vishwajeet Kumar,SPH'02, is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to tackle the problem of "high-risk care practices" in most births taking place in rural India. Thanks to the model that she and the foundation have created, newborn mortality rates have dropped significantly over the past five years.