Gov. Ehrlich, son Drew and Lt. Gov. Steele joined Johns Hopkins' Sheila Higdon, Linda Robertson, Brett Schreiber and Jim Kaufman, all of Government, Community and Public Affairs, for a look at Johns Hopkins' Weird Science. PHOTO BY COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

The government affairs staff of Johns Hopkins brought some of the institutions' cutting-edge work on the road recently for the annual Maryland Association of Counties Conference, known as MACo. An estimated 3,000 people each year attend this popular event, which is held in Ocean City.

In keeping with this year's theme, "Monster Mash," Johns Hopkins presented Weird Science, an exhibit highlighting eight of its more unusual endeavors, among them Aquaporins, the Facial Prosthetic Clinic, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Howler Monkey Project, Forensic Nursing, Robo-Rounds and Change Blindness, a project of the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Many divisions donated items to be raffled off, such as books from JHU Press; and props to be displayed, including a skeleton courtesy of the Anatomy Department and lab coats embroidered with "Johns Hopkins-Weird Science Division" from Procurement.

Many legislators from across the state stopped by the booth, including Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (with son Drew in tow) and Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, who donned Weird Science lab coats and posed for a picture.

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