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Weekly Calendar
Conference
Wed., July 9, through Sat., July 12. 2008 Talent
Development High Schools National Conference,
featuring workshops, lectures, panel discussions, a Coaches
Institute and a Leadership Institute.
Keynote speaker is Robert Balfanz, CSOS. Cost is $500 for
the National Conference only, $600 with
the addition of either institute. Sponsored by the Center
for Social Organization of Schools.
Sheraton Baltimore City Center.
Thurs., July 10, and Fri., July 11, 11 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. "Priority Setting for Systematic Reviews," a US
Cochrane Center conference intended for policy makers,
health care providers, consumers and payers,
with various speakers. Co-sponsored by Epidemiology. Agenda
and registration material is available at
apps1.jhsph.edu/cochrane/prioritysetting.htm. Tremont
Suite Hotels.
Film/Video
Fri., July 11, and Fri., July 18, 8:30 p.m. Hopkins
Summer Outdoor Films continues with Ratatouille
(7/11) and Stardust (7/18). Sponsored by the Office of
Summer and Intersession Programs. Bring
lawn chairs or blankets. Live music begins at 7:30 p.m.
Food and drink can be brought or bought (no
alcoholic beverages permitted). Keyser Quad (rain location:
Shriver Auditorium). HW
Seminars
Wed., July 9, 1 p.m. "Bridging the Gap Between
Observational and Randomized Evidence: HAART and
AIDS," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Lauren
Cain. W3008 SPH. EB
Fri., July 11, 9 a.m. "Metabolic Syndrome and
Prostate Cancer," an Epidemiology thesis defense
seminar with Hui Ming Chung. W2008 SPH. EB
Fri., July 11, 10 a.m. "Synaptic, Genetic and
Neurodegenerative Effects of Chronic Manganese
Exposure in Non-Human Primates," an Environmental Health
Sciences thesis defense seminar with Neal
Burton. W7023 SPH. EB
Wed., July 16, 1 p.m. "The Influence of Fetal and
Early Growth on Adult Mental Distress: Evidence
From the Johns Hopkins Collaborative Perinatal Study Birth
Cohort," a Mental Health thesis defense
seminar with Aaron Alford. 845 Hampton House. EB
Fri., July 18, 1:30 p.m. "Mortality, Morbidity,
Immunization Coverage and Distance Health Facilities in
Kilifi District, Kenya," an International Health thesis
defense seminar with Jennifer Moisi. W2030
SPH. EB
Special Events
Wed., July 9, 7 p.m. Lia Purpura,
writer-in-residence at Loyola College, will read from King
Baby, her
most recent collection of poetry; copies will be available
for signing. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins.
HW
Thurs., July 17, 5:30 p.m. Summer Evening at
Evergreen, a chance for visitors to explore after hours
the special outdoor exhibition Sculpture at Evergreen. A
selection of 17th-century folio and quarto
editions of Shakespeare's plays will be on display in the
Garrett Library. The evening concludes with a
public dress rehearsal of the Baltimore Shakespeare
Festival's production of Taming of the Shrew;
visitors are invited to picnic on the grounds while
enjoying the performance. For information, call 410-
516-0341. Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Museums
and Sheridan Libraries. Evergreen
Museum & Library.
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