February 2011 JHUpdate

Johns Hopkins: We're everywhere

Johns Hopkins researchers in 28 countries are offering research and service opportunities to students interested in global health.

Ask the dean

A Q&A with Dean of the Libraries Winston Tabb looking at the future of libraries and at his ever-expanding job description. 

Subject: Baltimore

Scores of first-year undergraduates take Intersession courses on the university's hometown; it's the fourth annual "B'More: A Common Freshman Experience."  

Subject: On-campus species

Starting next year, Johns Hopkins will send freshmen digging around campus to find and, using the most modern bioinformatics tools, characterize previously undiscovered organisms in the soil.
 

Neither snow nor rain nor heat...
Nothing stops Rich Giannola from tracking the weather. His APL weather station is now well past 500,000 observations and counting.

SimCity on steroids
Agent-based models: Sort of a combination of "The Matrix," "War Games" and Thursday afternoon seminars on a global scale.

Flying high
A hawk as tough as a blue jay will soon be back flying over Johns Hopkins.

Fighting measles by breathing in 
Introducing a no-shots measles vaccine: You just inhale it.

Alumni Weekend 2011

Read all about it and make your plans to reconnect and celebrate April 29-May 1.
Register today.

Keep us in the know

Update your information with our online form to make sure we know how to get in touch with you and share your career and personal news with the alumni community in the magazine's Class Notes section.

Your dues at work
From offering health screening to Baltimore's Latino community to celebrating Black History Month at SAIS to battling sex trafficking in Nepal, Alumni Association dues fund a range of student initiatives across the university. Beam over the list of 2011 awards and, if you haven't already, pay your 2011 dues today to support next year's student grants.

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Johns Hopkins ranks third in charitable contributions

The tallies are in: Raising a total of $427.6 million, Johns Hopkins University ranks third among U.S. colleges and universities in charitable contributions received in the 2010 fiscal year. Many thanks to all alumni, parents and friends who support our mission of education, research, patient care and public service, and bringing the benefits of discovery to the world.