Johns Hopkins Alumni News

Johns Hopkins, Morgan State establish new science, engineering partnership

Posted: 05/02/2014 - 10:53am

Johns Hopkins University and Morgan State University today will join forces in a new collaborative educational program designed to combine the strengths of both institutions to benefit their students and faculty members, as well as the fields of science and engineering.

The Extreme Science Internships program will build a bridge between talented science and engineering students at Morgan State and faculty and researchers at the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI)—where researchers work to advance the fundamental science associated with materials and structures under extreme conditions, such as high-velocity impact—as well as other universities, laboratories, and research institutes in nine states and Germany.

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Katherine Newman, dean of Johns Hopkins School of Arts and Sciences, named provost at UMass Amherst

Posted: 04/24/2014 - 2:03pm

Katherine Newman, who has served as dean of Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences for nearly four years, has been appointed provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Newman will take over as the chief academic officer this summer at UMass, where she will oversee education, research, and scholarship with responsibility for 10 schools and colleges.

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Seven to receive honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins at commencement

Posted: 04/21/2014 - 3:13pm

The woman and her lawyer who took the fight for marriage rights to the Supreme Court and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author are among seven distinguished achievers who will receive Johns Hopkins University honorary degrees at commencement this year.

The honorary degrees will be conferred at the universitywide commencement ceremony on May 22 at Homewood Field.

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Photos: Alumni Weekend at Johns Hopkins

Posted: 04/15/2014 - 9:20am

Nearly 6,000 Johns Hopkins University graduates returned to the Homewood campus over the weekend for the annual Alumni Weekend celebration.

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YouTube CEO to speak at graduation

Posted: 03/25/2014 - 8:13am

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, will address graduates of Johns Hopkins University at commencement on May 22, 2014.

Named one of Fortune's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business," one of Forbes' "100 Most Powerful Women," and one of Vanity Fair's 50 "leading innovators [that] shake the foundations of their industries," Wojcicki became head of the video-sharing powerhouse earlier this year.

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Symphony CEO, educator, pianist named Peabody dean

Posted: 03/24/2014 - 11:01am

Fred Bronstein, the highly successful chief executive of one of America's major symphonies, an accomplished pianist, and a dedicated music educator, has been appointed to lead the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, the nation's first music conservatory.

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Hopkins grad programs ranked among nation's best

Posted: 03/12/2014 - 2:08pm

Several Johns Hopkins University graduate education programs—including education, medicine, and biological sciences—ranked among the nation's best, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate School rankings, released Tuesday.

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President Ron Daniels to receive honorary doctorate of laws

Posted: 03/10/2014 - 2:51pm

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has announced that Johns Hopkins president Ronald Daniels will receive an honorary doctorate of laws this June. Daniels is an alumnus and former dean of the law school.

Leon Fleisher Reflects: A Peabody Founder's Day Interview with Ray Sprenkle

Posted: 03/06/2014 - 9:22am

Legendary pianist Leon Fleisher sat down for an interview with Ray Sprenkle back on February 12, Peabody Founder's Day. Watch the full interview on the Johns Hopkins Ustream channel.

Dance Marathon raises $35,000 for Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Posted: 03/04/2014 - 11:01am

More than 350 participants danced the night away at Johns Hopkins University's Glass Pavilion on Saturday night (and into the wee hours of Sunday morning), raising $35,000 for the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in the process.

The annual JHU Dance Marathon is one of a series of similar events held at more than 150 colleges and high schools across the country to raise money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. This year's overarching theme at JHU was Carpe DM—seize the day and the dance, to make a difference in the life of a child.

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