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Issue 143 | June 2013

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Alumni of Note
Alumni of Note
Solomon Golomb, A&S '51, winner of the National Medal of Science, has been stumping Johns Hopkins Magazine readers with Golomb's Gambits for nearly 30 years.

Matt Arnold, SAIS '91, of JPMorgan Chase, discusses trends in the environmental movement in this Q&A.

Matthew Thomas, A&S '01 (MA), is a million dollar author.

Gypsyamber D'Souza's, SPH '07 (PhD), research results on the risk of infection for partners of patients with HPV-related oral cancers.
 
Spotlight Event
Chapter Event
Baseball game
and picnic
July 11
Durham, NC
 
Alumni Journeys
Alumni Journeys
Tanzania Safari
Jan. 13-23, 2014
With Professor
Steven David
 
Book of the Month
Book of the Month
The Quick Guide to Wild Edible Plants: Easy to Pick, Easy to Prepare
by Lytton John Musselman and
Harold J. Wiggins
 
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Top Story
Top Story Commencement coverage (includes clogs)
More than 7,000 new Johns Hopkins alumni emerged from the commencement ceremony at the close of the university's 137th academic year. Share in the celebration, with video, photos, and more. Also, we provide a video answer to the perennial fashion question: What shoes do you wear with that little black graduation gown?
Rain? What rain?
Later that day, storms forced the School of Education diploma ceremony indoors. But a little dampness didn't dampen the spirits of students, their families, or a popular four-legged honorary graduate.
University News
University News Student invention: Space stethoscope
Space is a lot noisier than you'd think — inside the spaceship, at least. That makes it hard to hear an astronaut's heart. Enter: Johns Hopkins engineering students and their space stethoscope.
Student invention: Kids in cars
It's a rare but sad story: A sleeping child is left forgotten by a distracted parent in the back seat of an overheated car. Student engineers are developing a system to avert a tragedy.
Flute camp
Peabody faculty member and international virtuoso Marina Piccinini convenes a sort of boot camp for flutists later this month.
Why "Winter is coming"
"Game of Thrones" addicts know that court climatologist would be a no-win job in Westeros: Winter can come at any time and might (or might not) last for years. Now Johns Hopkins graduate students think they know why.
Got opinions? We want 'em!
The university's Office of Communications seeks alumni and parents who'll let us know what they think. Volunteers will receive brief online surveys from time to time. Interested? Sign up.
Cocaine cravings canceled
School of Medicine researchers may have found a drug to help addicts kick cocaine.
BroCo goes gold
After a full academic year, the verdicts are in: Students love the new Brody Learning Commons at Homewood. And it's earned LEED Gold certification.
Blood money
A Carey Business School researcher argues that we should allow financial incentives for blood donations.
10 x 20
President Daniels has released the final version of his Ten by Twenty goals for Johns Hopkins.
Sports Beat
In 130 years, one honor Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse has never won is a league championship. Of course, that's because the team has never competed in a league. That will change in 2015, when the Blue Jay stickmen join the Big Ten. Baltimore Sun sports columnist Mike Preston says it's the right call at the right time. Check here for other sports news.
Milestones & Transitions
Vice Dean Andrew Douglas will take over next month as interim dean of the Whiting School of Engineering.

Jef Boeke of the School of Medicine is elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Post-doc Stephanie Fraley, Engr '12 (PhD), is the winner of a five-year, $500,000 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for her work on sepsis.
Research Highlights
There may soon be a blood test to predict postpartum depression.

Osteoarthritis is not just a cartilage problem.

Making a map of a moon of Saturn.
Alumni News
Alumni News A look back
The memories flowed — along with the beer and crab cakes — at Alumni Weekend 2013, with over 5,000 alumni and friends in attendance. See if you can spot yourself or your friends in these photos of an unforgettable weekend at Homewood.
What's new?
If you missed Alumni Weekend (or even if you didn't), submit a class note to the Johns Hopkins Magazine and let your former classmates know what you have been up to since graduation. Read class notes from our summer issue here.
We need you!
Did you know that the support of generous alumni like you enables your alumni association to offer valuable programs and services, such as networking opportunities, mentorship programs, student grants, and more? As we near the end of our fiscal year, we hope you'll consider making a gift to your alumni association so we can continue our tradition of excellence. Thank you for all that you do.
Listen up lawyers and lawyers-to-be
Reserve your June 25th webinar seat now for "Redefining Networking in a Changing Legal Job Market" led by a panel of Hopkins alumni who are studying or working in the legal field. The panel will discuss strategies for networking in the legal industry both before and after law school.
Rising to the Challenge
Rising Caught in the Act: Johns Hopkins Volunteers
What happens when about 150 Johns Hopkins faculty, students, alumni, and staff fan out to eight Baltimore City locations to work on community projects? Check out this video about Johns Hopkins in Action Day to see Rising to the Challenge campaign themes at work.
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