In Brief
In new ‘U.S. News’ rankings,
JHU moves up to tie at No. 13
Johns Hopkins moves up a spot this
year—to a tie at No. 13—in the just released
‘U.S. News & World Report’s
rankings of the nation’s best universities.
Most recent rankings were ties for 14th in
2004 and 2003, 15th in 2002 and 16th in
2001.
The No. 1 spot for 2006 went to Harvard
and Princeton, followed by Yale at No. 3
and Penn at No. 4. Duke and Stanford tied
at No. 5.
In the rankings for best undergraduate
engineering programs whose highest degree
is a Ph.D., Hopkins was tied for 14th, down
from a tie at 13 for the past two years.
In specialty rankings, Johns Hopkins
again landed the No. 1 spot in biomedical
engineering, followed by Duke, UC San
Diego, Georgia Tech and MIT.
In an unranked category called “Programs
to look for,” the magazine cited JHU—as it
did in both 2004 and 2005—under “Undergraduate
Research/Creative Projects.”
In “Great Schools/Great Prices,” JHU is
ranked 16th among national universities. It
also is tied at the 16th spot in a section on
“Economic Diversity.”
For a complete list of the magazine’s 2006
rankings, go to www.usnews.com.
Theatre Hopkins will host 'moving sale' on Aug. 27
Theatre Hopkins will sell theatrical
costumes, props and memorabilia
from more than 60 years’ worth of
productions at its “moving sale” from noon
to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 27.
The event will take place in the SDS
Room in the Mattin Center’s F. Ross Jones
Building on the Homewood campus. The
Mattin Center is located next to the Merrick
Barn, the theater company’s home since
1942.
The Merrick Barn is now the permanent
home for undergraduate theater courses and
The Johns Hopkins University Theatre.
Though it doesn’t yet have a permanent
place to call home, the show will go on
for Theatre Hopkins, which is kicking off
its 2005–2006 season with Rosalie Calvert,
The Mistress of Riversdale, featuring Cherie
Weinert, on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Maryland
Historical Society. In addition to other
off-campus productions, shows are slated at
Homewood House in May and the Mattin
Center’s Swirnow Theater in June.
Founded in 1921, Theatre Hopkins
amassed in the Merrick Barn more than six
decades’ worth of costumes and props as well
as some larger stage pieces and furnishings,
some of which must now be sold. The highlight
of the sale is a collection of exquisitely
handmade vintage dresses. Proceeds of the
sale will help Theatre Hopkins offset the
cost of storing the set pieces and props it is
keeping.
The sale is open to the public; no dealers,
please. Purchases may be made in cash or by
check only. For more information, call 410-
516-7159.
Johns Hopkins Bayview earns award from 'CIO' Magazine
Johns Hopkins Bayview last week was
recognized by a leading publication for
chief information officers. In its Aug. 15
issue, C IO magazine honored 100 organizations
and executives with its annual CIO
100 award, given this year to those who
“have dared to take on risk for the chance
of reward in an extremely conservative business
climate,” according to Abbie Lundberg,
CIO editor in chief.
The award program, whose focus changes
annually to reflect current business trends,
recognizes organizations around the world
that exemplify the highest level of operational
and strategic excellence in information
technology.
Bayview Medical Center used leading practice
methods to implement its Meditech
project, an integrated system that covers a
broad scope of services ranging from admitting,
patient billing and medical records to
pharmacy, radiology and laboratory results.
It also allows doctors to enter orders electronically.
Student chapter launched for aerospace industry society
A student chapter of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
is being formed at Johns
Hopkins for the fall semester. AIAA is
the largest professional society in the aerospace
industry, and membership provides
undergraduate and graduate students with
numerous professional, financial and scholarly
opportunities.
This initiative was approved in July by
Andrew Douglas, associate dean of the
Whiting School of Engineering, and Gregory
S. Chirikjian, chair of the Department
of Mechanical Engineering. Joseph Katz,
William F. Ward Sr. Distinguished Professor
at the Whiting School, will serve as the first
faculty adviser.
Johns Hopkins AIAA student members
will be able to attend AIAA-sponsored
lectures held on Hopkins campuses and
at other local institutions such as NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center and the U.S.
Naval Academy; present their own research
at regional or national conferences; participate
in AIAA Foundation–sponsored
national design competitions; and compete
for undergraduate scholarships and graduate
research awards.
Dues are $20 a year. However, to promote
participation in this new branch, AIAA is
offering free memberships for the first 15
students who will be actively involved. For
more information, e-mail Xiaofeng Liu at
xliu2001@jhu.edu.
'Gazette' returns to weekly schedule with next edition
This is the last biweekly summer edition of The Gazette. We return to our weekly
publishing schedule after Labor Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, with the first issue
of the 2005-2006 academic year.
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