News from across Johns Hopkins No. 153; April 2014
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Simon Levin, PhD, A&S, ’61, received prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for bridging ecological research with environmental policy, economics, and social science.

A Great Read
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Washington and Baltimore Art Deco: A Design History of Neighboring Cities
Richard Striner and Melissa Blair
Johns Hopkins University Press

Try Something New
April 24
6:30 p.m.
Hotel Nikko, San Francisco
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Annual faculty speaker series with David Lampton


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October 10 - 20
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Barging in Burgundy

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Top News
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Think "Big," as in Tom Hanks playing "Chopsticks" in FAO Schwarz. The student Robotics Club has turned the Hackerman Hall steps into a giant keyboard that serenades and surprises.
Baby poop analysis: Yep, we got an app for that
A free app and color guide from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center let parents monitor their newborns’ diapers for signs of the rare liver-ravaging disorder biliary atresia.
stephen colbert Get lucky; get perspective
Get lucky with Stephen Colbert; get perspective with Vali Nasr. A Colbert Report veteran, the SAIS dean has 36,000 Twitter followers and a new op-ed on Afghanistan. Hear his views on #GlobalHealth.
pura grants At Hopkins, it is brain surgery...
And rocket science. And writing the next Great American Novel. For 21 years, the PURA program, supported by the Hodson Trust, has fueled curiosity-driven research and allowed undergrads to pursue their passions.
We need your help
We’re redesigning the university’s eight-million-visits-per-year website. Are we compelling? Easy to use? Everything you need? We need your feedback.
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Alumni News
students at homecoming lax game Tweet us your "Dear Old Johnny Hopkins"
6,000 alumni reconnected during Homewood’s Alumni Weekend, the Jays beat the Terps, and Irv Taylor, Class of 1939, sang his rendition of "Dear Old Johnny Hopkins." Tweet us yours @JHU_Alumni and send us your pics!
stepup girls smiling Stepping up for kids
Supported by your gifts to the Alumni Association, students rallied once again as part of Step Up Week to create comfort bags for patients at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

‘Transforming yourself and your world’
Last month’s second annual Women in Business Leadership Conference, supported by gifts to the Alumni Association, focused on a variety of topics – from personal branding to powerful communication. Learn what participants discovered.

Campaign News
Join the conversation
Our Rising Roadshow continues June 20 in Hong Kong with a conversation about today’s water-related problems. Learn more about our efforts to find solutions, educate the next generation of experts, and save lives. #hopkinsrising
cleaning water Ready for some action?
Put the values of the Rising to the Challenge campaign into action. Join hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families on May 3 to clean up streams, build community gardens, and more. Sign up today! #hopkinsaction #jhuearthweek
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