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November 2010 JHUpdate

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Ask the dean

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A Q&A with the new dean of arts and sciences, Katherine Newman, covering what she's working on, what's she writing about and even what she's been watching on TV.

Engineering a solution

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Problem: Many girls shy away from science and math. Solution: Johns Hopkins women show middle school girls how much fun engineering can be.

 

 

"Letting kids play the markets"

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Public radio's "Marketplace" tells the story of Stocks in the Future, a program co-developed at Johns Hopkins University that combines financial education with dropout prevention.

 

Deadly, but slow

Researchers discovered that a lethal cancer is not as lightning fast as we'd thought.
 

Regathering at Gilman
Couldn't make the rededication of Gilman Hall last month? Check out the coverage in the Baltimore Sun and a video on YouTube.

Grad student support
The university is adding $5 million over the next five years to graduate student stipends in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

Undergrad inventors know the drill
A team of undergraduates takes third place in a national inventors' contest with its "intelligent" surgical drill.

Meatless on Monday?
Some Homewood students are taking meat off the menu on Mondays. Good for health; good for the planet.

Medicine in Malaysia
Johns Hopkins will help start Malaysia's first private medical school and hospital.

Back into physics
A wife, mother and physicist is awarded a prestigious "career re-entry" grant.

Schedule your 2011 travel adventure now

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The 2011 Alumni Journeys lineup has been released: Check your mail or go online to review the exciting slate of round-the-world trips to exceptional destinations with faculty experts and local guides.

 

Rock the vote for One University Song contest

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Election Day has passed, but we still need your vote to pick the winner of  Rock On: One University Song Contest. View the music videos and select your fave by clicking "Like" on Facebook or voting via e-mail.  
 

Vote again: Association awards
Honor deserving grads, professors and friends by nominating them for their achievements in five categories. Nominations are due Dec. 1.

Book Club's new read
Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, hosts the online discussion about "Let the Great World Spin," by Colum McCann.

Charting the future: 2010 Volunteer Summit

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More than 350 Johns Hopkins leaders—deans and directors, trustees, members of the alumni council and advisory boards, and other volunteers from across the institution—convened at the first Johns Hopkins Volunteer Summit to think creatively, strategically and collectively about some of the biggest challenges facing the university and the world.

 

 

Sports Beat
Women's soccer won the Centennial Conference for the sixth straight season and advanced to NCAA tournament play.

We love to hear from the Johns Hopkins community, so feel free to send us a story that we missed in this issue.