Stories for alumni, parents, and friends | Forward
No. 184; February 2017
 
Johns Hopkins University     JHU Update   News from Johns Hopkins for Alumni, Parents, and Friends
 
 
 
You’re Invited!
Alumni Weekend 2017
 
Come home April 21-23 for exciting events like Quad Fest, Blue Jay Kids Club, LAX, and more.
 
REGISTER TODAY
 
 
Hopkins 4th in U.S. in fundraising
 
Generous gifts, vibrant base of alumni, patients, parents, and students support Rising campaign’s funding of faculty and students. (You can join).
READ MORE
 
 
Snooze or lose
 
New Hopkins research reaffirms that sleep is essential for learning and memory function in the brain. READ MORE
 
 
Still Hidden?
 
Hidden Figures screening and panel, co-hosted by Women in Business affinity group, sparks conversation on women, minorities in science. READ MORE
 
 
Imperative: finding new cybersecurity solutions
 
Join Hopkins experts for a conversation on risks digital vulnerabilities raise — and the imperative of finding cybersecurity solutions. REGISTER TODAY
 
 
Want more time with your doctor?
 
Doctors who are behind schedule reduce face time with patients to catch up. You can help. READ MORE
 
 
“Change can come, but it must be nurtured”
 
Peabody Diversity Fund offers unprecedented support to attract and retain underrepresented minorities among students and faculty. READ MORE
 
 
We could all use some inspiration
 
Join alumni, current students for “Inspiring Women in Business,” a Carey and Alumni Association-sponsored discussion. LEARN MORE
 
 
Family’s heartbreak drives cardiac advances
 
Pollin family transforms personal losses from congenital heart disease into cutting-edge research, new generations of leaders, through professorship and fellowship. READ MORE
 
 
Beauty basics

Whiting alumna teaches students how to pick, apply, and appreciate makeup in personal enrichment Intersession course. READ MORE
 
 
Giving gifted students boost they need
 
Passionate about narrowing excellence gap, alumna invests in Hopkins faculty to make it happen. READ MORE
 
SEE THE SITES
 
 
GoHopOnline.com

Find your next job, business partner, or mentorship opportunity. GET CONNECTED
 
The collision that made the moon
Jays of a feather flock together (on Facebook)
Learn something new (and save some money) 
Unlocking “black box” of the brain 
 
 
See more stories like these on the Hub, Rising to the Challenge, and Alumni Association website.
 
CLASS NOTES
 
  Veronica Chiu,
A&S ’11

Alumna is one of 30 awarded Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship.
 
 
GREAT READS
 
  The Obesity Epidemic: Why Diets and Exercise Don’t Work – and What Does
 
Robyn Toomath
Johns Hopkins Press
 
 
TRY SOMETHING NEW
 
 
Hopkins Boston: Hopkins Night at the Bruins
 
Saturday, March 4
7:00 p.m.
 
TD Garden, Promenade Suite
 


 
Travel the World
 
August 21 – September 1
A Portrait of Ireland

 
5th Annual Johns Hopkins in Action Day of Service
 
Saturday, May 6
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 
Baltimore and Washington, D.C.