Lucky rabbit's foot
Kenneth Rose couldn't identify the bones at first. Then: a lucky coincidence. Read about how he identified the world’s oldest rabbit bones.

You're in!
The university says, "Yes," to 3,500 would-be Homewood freshmen. Meanwhile, medical school seniors rip open the envelopes to find out where they will do their residencies.

Student research, Part II
The School of Medicine celebrates research by its graduate students and fellows.

Student research, Part III
Undergraduate researchers from Homewood, Peabody and Nursing studied everything from Baltimore's neighborhoods to domestic violence to a guitar guru in China. Read about the 15th annual Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards.

Johns Hopkins and the city, Part I
One new Baltimore charter school will be run by the university; another has close ties to the hospital.

Johns Hopkins and the city, Part II
Students are working to make the treasure-filled archives of the nation's oldest family-owned African American newspaper more accessible to scholars and the public.

Research highlights
Doctors may be able to use milk to help kids get over milk allergies. ... An underground ocean on one of Saturn's moons? ... Older corneas seem to be as useful in transplants as younger ones. ... Men whose father or mother has high blood pressure are at greater risk themselves.

Milestones and transitions
President Brody is honored in Annapolis. ... Two juniors won the university's first concerto and aria competition for non-music majors. ... This fall's increase in the university's benchmark tuition will be smaller than last year's. ... The university announces a $5 million Mosaic Initiative to increase faculty diversity. ... Peabody alumna Mellasenah Morris has been appointed dean of the conservatory and deputy director of the Peabody Institute.

Sports beat
Baseball coach Bob Babb has surpassed the career 800-win plateau as the nationally ranked Blue Jays have dominated most of their 2008 opponents. Check out all the spring sports action.

JHU Spring Fair
April 25-27
Tulips are blooming and the lacrosse teams are playing, so it must be springtime in Baltimore. Celebrate the fairest season at the 37th JHU Spring Fair, April 25-27. Top

Join us in Denver
Spend the weekend with Johns Hopkins in Denver. On Saturday, meet Athletics Director Tom Calder for a "chalk talk" before the men's lacrosse game at Lodo's Bar and Grill in Denver. Then on Sunday, join Provost Kristina M. Johnson and some of our biggest thinkers for the Knowledge for the World Tour at The Ritz-Carlton. Top

Cuba Without Castro
May 15, The Penn Club in NYC
The New York Chapter of the Alumni Association will host a conversation with Wayne Smith, a visiting professor of Latin American studies and director of the University of Havana exchange program at Johns Hopkins, who served for 25 years with the State Department and has personally spent time with Fidel Castro.

Working for what he considers a more sensible U.S. policy toward Cuba, Smith argues that the current U.S. position is not only obsolete but actually counterproductive. How will this policy change with the resignation of Castro?

Head to The Penn Club for lunch and conversation on May 15. Find out more about alumni events across the country on our chapter Web page. Top

Italy's Hills and Lakes: Treviso
September 3-11
Take a journey to picturesque Italy and stay in first-class accommodations in a Venetian villa ideally located near the historic town of Treviso, revel in the incomparable ambience and opulent architecture of Venice, and explore the Renaissance university towns Padua and Vicenza, home to many of Palladio's buildings. Find out more about this trip and others on our Alumni Journeys Web site. Top

The Colby Umbrell Memorial Walk and 5K
May 3 in Doylestown, Pa.
Friends and family of Colby Umbrell, A&S '04, will come together on May 3 to raise money to create a scholarship in honor of the fallen soldier, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army who was killed in Iraq on May 3, 2007. The scholarship will provide financial assistance for the continued education of a graduating senior from the Central Bucks East football team who demonstrates a positive attitude, constant dedication and support towards the team, and selflessness towards team play. Top

Hello out there!
E-mail your latest news to magnotes@jhu.edu and we'll share it with the rest of the university community in an upcoming issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine. And if you have a question or concern, please let us know. We're here for you! To learn more about alumni events, your local chapter, Alumni Journeys, other benefits and discounts offered by your Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, go to our Web site, e-mail alumni@jhu.edu, or call us toll-free at 1-800-JHU-JHU1 (1-800-548-5481). If you live in Baltimore or outside the United States, please call 410-516-0363. Top