Landing on a space rock
Humans in space: Could an asteroid be the next landing spot? APL is laying the (pardon the expression) groundwork.
A "new adventure for an old scientist"
Nobel Prize winner Peter Agre discusses his switch from basic research to a focus on malaria and the health problems of the developing world.
Dinner at the dean's house
Katherine Newman had better stock up on dish soap. She plans to have 800 undergraduates over for dinner during her first year as Krieger School dean.
Happiness is...
A hot-off-the-press issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine? Check out the online version of the fall edition – a special issue all about happiness – and tell us what makes you happy.
Meet the MBAs...
The first class in the Carey Business School's Global MBA program includes 88 students from 15 countries.
... And welcome the nurses
Numbering 775, the School of Nursing's student body this year is its largest and most diverse ever.
Death rate disparity
Traffic accidents are more likely to kill uninsured or minority pedestrians than insured whites with similar injuries.
Making mosquitoes bug off
How do insect repellents repel? New research says it's not just the smell, but the taste, too.
Meet the president, in China
President Ron Daniels will travel to China next month to visit the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, meet with key university and government leaders and host receptions for Johns Hopkins alumni in Beijing, Oct. 12, and in Shanghai, Oct. 14.
Join Homewood undergrads in the Amazon rainforest
Professors Eric Fortune and Greg Ball are marking the 10th anniversary of the wildly popular January course, Intersession in Ecuador and Galapagos Islands, by inviting alumni to join the annual undergraduate educational tour, Jan. 5-17. Reserve your spot today!
Rock On: One University Song
Write an original ballad about the nine schools of Johns Hopkins University, record a music video and take a chance at winning eternal fame among generations of alumni (and an iPod touch!). Entries are due by Oct. 31; check out contest details and get started.
Make a difference
Now you can redeem points earned by using your Johns Hopkins University Alumni credit card to make a charitable gift to the Alumni Association. Visit www.bankofamerica.com, log in to online banking and see the charities section in the rewards tab.
Hackerman Hall to be named for 1938 grad, university leader
For more than 70 years Willard Hackerman, Engr '38, has rallied behind his alma mater, providing scholarships, advising deans and, perhaps most notably, leading the 1970s charge to re-establish an engineering school, now named for his mentor, G.W.C. Whiting. On Sept. 15, the Computational Science and Engineering Building on Homewood's Decker Quad will be named in honor of Hackerman's volunteer leadership and transformational philanthropy.
The 2010-2011 Blue Jays have picked up where last year's teammates left off: in the win column.
We love to hear from the Johns Hopkins community, so feel free to send us a story that we missed in this issue.
