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Issue 123 | October 2011
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Alumni of note
Michael R. Bloomberg, Engr '64, gave a nod to his alma mater in his speech to the UN.
Peg Leiendecker, Nurs '65, didn't set out to create a museum in the basement of her home.
Willie E. Lawrence Jr., Med '91 (PGF), is the American Heart Association Physician of the Year.
Author Elissa Brent Weissman, A&S '05, stays connected to her readers through the CityLit Kids program.
Chapter Events
 Chapter EventsMaking Sense of
Today's Middle East
Nov. 3

Alumni Journeys
 Alumni JourneysSketches of Spain
with Earle Havens, Kurrelmeyer Curator
May 3-13, 2012
Book of the Month
 Inventing Iron Man: The Possibility of a Human Machine
by E. Paul Zehr

Top Stories
Top Story "Well, Daddy got this phone call
from Sweden..."
How did astrophysicist Adam Riess explain that Nobel Prize to his 7-year-old daughter?
University News
University news Out and about
Ivory tower? Not Johns Hopkins. Nearly 1,000 students, faculty and staff left campus and fanned out across Baltimore to lend a helping hand on the third President's Day of Service. See text, video and photos, and a Gazette story.
Our youngest students
What is Johns Hopkins doing running a pre-K-8 school? Working to revitalize an entire Baltimore community, that's what. President Ron Daniels explained this in a talk at the university's Carey Business School.
Scuba therapy
Scuba diving may be good for spinal cord injury patients, both physically and psychologically.
Getting in
A reporter's look at the admissions process at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Sonic soul food
Need a lunchtime fix of great classical music? Catch Peabody student performances every weekday at 12 noon ET on WYPR-FM's new classical HD channel, streamed online here.
"I hopped the fence"
From illegal immigrant to Johns Hopkins brain surgeon: A Q&A with Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa.
Book talk
Here's a SAIS video of Michael Mandelbaum of Johns Hopkins and Tom Friedman of The New York Times discussing their new book, "That Used to Be Us."
Sports Beat
Who's having the more awesome season: Football (7-0, including an 83-21 win at Gettysburg) or women's soccer (15-0 with 11 shutouts)? Keep up with all the incredible Blue Jay performances here.
Milestones & Transitions
Young talent: Three faculty members win Presidential Early Career Awards.

A new path to a Johns Hopkins nursing degree.

The first and largest Department of International Health turns 50. 		Research Highlights
Rethinking high-voltage cardiac defibrillation.

Can we fix the sickle cell gene?

A pacemaker need not disqualify a patient from undergoing an MRI.
Alumni News
Alumni News Welcome to Our City
Just moved? Want to know where to get the most mouth-watering cheesesteaks in town or the best spot to view sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge? Meet local alumni and hear about your city's best-kept secrets at our Welcome to Our City events.
New in town? Get connected.
Tap into your local Johns Hopkins network no matter where you are. Keep us updated with your contact information and we'll keep you updated on alumni activities and networking opportunities in your area.
Make every purchase count
Get cash, travel, merchandise and more by making your ordinary day-to-day purchases. Whether you're traveling, running errands or shopping online, use the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Platinum Plus® Master Card® credit card with WorldPoints® Rewards.
Young Alumni Weekend 2011
It rocked! More than 1,000 recent grads reconnected in Baltimore while our roving photographer captured memories of the weekend. Freshmen even got in on the act when Class of 2010 alumni mingled and munched with the Class of 2015 at the Bridge 5 kickoff luncheon.
Rising
Giving Transforming Perceptions: The Art of Zelda Fitzgerald and the Importance of Undergraduate Research
Student curator Laura Maria Somenzi, A&S '13, puts two years of undergraduate research on display this month in a museum exhibition that reveals the lesser-known side of a Jazz Age icon. Read about Laura's exhibition in the Rising feature, "Transforming Perceptions," and view "Zelda Fitzgerald: Choreography in Color," at Evergreen Museum & Library through Jan. 29.
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