Two freshmen win Davidson scholarshipsBy the age of 17, Madhavi Gavini had already discovered what some call a medical breakthrough and Celeste Lipkes assembled a 70-page portfolio reflecting on physical loss. In recognition of these achievements, the two are the first-ever Hopkins students to be awarded the Davidson Fellow Laureate Scholarship. Post a comment |
Cicerone addresses Hopkins on climate changeThis past Monday, Hopkins hosted Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, the president of The National Academy of Sciences, as part of the George S. Benton Lecture Series. Cicerone, one of the most prominent atmospheric scientists in the world, addressed climate change and its effects on the earth, issues that have been at the forefront of everyone's mind in recent months. Post a comment |
Critical of Presidency, Prof. Ginsberg and Crenson uniteMatthew Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg, professors of political science at Hopkins, recently collaborated on a book critisizing the changing role of the U.S. presidency. Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced, is the second book the professors have written together. Post a comment |
Bookstore events bring culture to JHUThe Hopkins bookstore, located on the intersection of St. Paul and 33rd streets is a convenient one-stop shop for textbooks, school supplies, Hopkins apparel and, starting now, a dose of local culture. While the bookstore is a familiar spot on campus, it is often thought of as being merely a textbook supplier. Post a comment |
Hopkins-affiliated high school snubbedDespite being a template for remedial education programs across the country, the Hopkins-iniated Talent Development High School did not receive the top ranking in a report by the Institute of Educational Sciences. Instead, the program was given second place. Post a comment |
myJohnsHopkins replaces JHED Web siteHopkins will officially retire its JHED Web site on Sept. 27, 2007. Used by students for checking their e-mail accounts, sharing files and accessing a campus directory, the JHED Web site will be completely replaced by the use of myJohnsHopkins portal. The move, which began on Aug. Post a comment |
News in BriefTo raise arts awareness, new curator position created The position of first curator of cultural properties at Hopkins has gone to the former curator of the Evergreen House, Jacqueline O'Regan. The new appointment has been created both to help the University manage its various cultural resources and as a way to further efforts to raise the profile of the arts. Post a comment |
Baja team gives engineers a chance to build buggy, raceAh, driving. The wind whipping through your hair, heading out to wherever you please. The dirt flying around you as you speed over that last hill towards the finish line, cutting off that jerk you met earlier from Ohio State. Though that last joy may be less well known, a team of students here at Hopkins is living the dream of competitive racing. Post a comment |
Dining in style at the Hubble Telescope BuildingSure, Hopkins is no longer on the Princeton Review's "Is it Food?" list, but when was the last time you actually had a satisfying meal in Baltimore? We're here to solve that problem. We are Carleigh Connelly and Vanessa Simmons, bringing you "D.I.S.H" - Dining In Style at Hopkins. Post a comment |
Exploring Bologna, the original college townAs a BA/MA student at SAIS, I knew I wouldn't be spending my senior year in Baltimore. I had a choice between D.C., a great city, and Bologna, a great city in Italy. I chose Bologna, although I had some doubts, not least of which was the fact that I didn't speak a word of Italian beyond "pizza. Post a comment |
Getting in shape fast with interval trainingHow would you like to burn more calories hours after working out, have more energy and perform everyday activities with more ease and be faster and stronger? By incorporating interval training into your workout program, you can reap all these benefits and more. Post a comment |
Republican presidential hopefuls gather in Baltimore for debate on minority issuesGOP front-runners assailed for not showing upSix of the ten Republican presidential candidates came to Baltimore Thursday night to stress the importance of reaching out to black voters, while assailing the leading four contenders for not showing up. Post a comment |
The touchy-feely messages of massageYou have all have gotten away with a lot of mistaken thinking about sex, and shame on you. If just gods intervened in human affairs, they would inflict irritable bowel syndrome on anyone who dared think about sex as being just "procreation", "penetration", or any of the myriad things you small-minded mortals take it to mean. Post a comment |
MSE Symposium secures Howard Dean as speakerFormer presidential candidate Howard Dean (D-Vt,) was recently added to the fall lineup for the popular Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium. As Dean is the current chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the Symposium had difficulty scheduling a time for him to speak on campus, according to Publicity Chair senior Jonathan Collins. Post a comment |
EBDI begins Phase II of biotech park constructionA University-sponsored plan for a $1.8 billion biotechnology park in East Baltimore has displaced more than 800 residents, most of whom have not returned to the neighborhood they once called home. Post a comment |