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October 4, 2010

The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University

Volume 40 No. 6

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JHU first in R&D for 31st year

Learning from ‘The Wire’ Public Health Studies class eyes ills through lens of gritty TV series By Lisa De Nike

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he Johns Hopkins University performed $1.85 billion in medical, science and engineering research in fiscal 2009, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development spending for the 31st year NSF ranking in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation based on ranking. $1.85 billion The university also once again ranked first on the NSF’s in FY2009 separate list of federexpenditures ally funded research and development, spending $1.58 billion in FY2009 on research supported by NSF, NASA, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense. In FY2002, Johns Hopkins became the first university to reach the $1 billion mark on either list, recording $1.14 billion in total research and $1.023 billion in federally sponsored research that year. The $1 billion milestone was not reached by another institution until FY2009, when the University of Michigan achieved it to rank second in R&D spending, as well as second in federally financed R&D, at $636 million. At Johns Hopkins, research and development money supports the investigation of everything from scientific tools so small that they can be seen only by a microscope to the therapeutic potential of stem cells and beyond. Research is also supported by funding from private sources and from return on investment from past discoveries. In fiscal 2009, Johns Hopkins earned $13.7 million from 600 licenses and their associated patents, up from $13 million in revenue in fiscal 2008. “Johns Hopkins is dedicated to discovering new knowledge that improves the quality of life for all the world’s citizens,” said Lloyd Minor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs Continued on page 10

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hough it’s located in Baltimore City, the verdant and well-manicured Homewood campus seems a world away from the gritty drug corners and public housing projects that form the backdrop for the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed five-season HBO drama The Wire. But inside a classroom in Hodson Hall, a group of undergraduates is immersing itself in that other world, thanks to a new public health studies class called Baltimore and The Wire: A Focus on Major Urban Issues. Created and taught by Peter Beilenson, former Baltimore City health commissioner and current Howard County health officer, the course uses the fictional but highly realistic world of the former TV series as a lens through which to view major issues confronting not only Baltimore but also other major American urban centers, such as Detroit, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. “The world depicted in The Wire may seem like fiction to most of you, but in truth it is a frighteningly accurate portrait of life in some parts of Continued on page 5

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Former Baltimore City Police Commissioner Ed Norris speaks with students in Peter Beilenson’s Public Health Studies class based on the TV series ‘The Wire.’

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PACER receives $6 mill Homeland Security grant By Mark Guidera

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he National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response, also known as PACER, at The Johns Hopkins University has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund more than a dozen national security–related research, education, training and policy support projects over the next two years.

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The grant award represents the second time DHS has provided major funding support for PACER and its efforts to improve and enhance security in the United States. Gabor Kelen, the director of PACER and chair of the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, said he is gratified by the continued funding support from DHS because it underscores PACER’s leading role in advancing the field of medical and public health preparedness and response nationwide. Kelen said that the new grant from DHS

will support a number of critical and exciting PACER projects that hold the potential for significantly improving how the nation’s hospitals and other health care resources prepare for and respond to major disasters with the potential for large-scale casualties. Among the many key projects that will move forward with the DHS grant support: • Continuing development of new groundbreaking computer-based 3-D simu-

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Even in helmets, black motorcyclists more likely to die in crashes By Stephanie Desmon

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frican-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die from their injuries than similarly injured whites, even though many more of the African-American victims were wearing helmets at the time of injury, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. Results of the research revealing these racial disparities, published in the August issue of The American Journal of Surgery, suggest that injury-prevention programs— such as state laws mandating the use of motorcycle helmets—may not be sufficient to protect riders equally. “For reasons that we are still trying to figure out, one size of injury prevention does not fit all groups of people, and just wearing a helmet is not enough,” said Adil Haider, an assistant professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study’s senior author. “Helmet for helmet, African-Americans have more lethal injuries.” Haider, who is also co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, said he suspects that several factors may combine to account for the gap in survival between black and white victims. Previous studies of other accidents and illnesses have shown that lack of health insurance, reduced access to care, poorer quality of care and a greater number of pre-existing illnesses or injuries contribute to racial differences in survival. It is also possible, he said, that riders of different races may prefer different types of helmets or more dangerous types of motorcycles. More research is needed, he said, to determine what role, if any, these issues may play.

Motorcycle crashes injure roughly 88,000 people a year in the United States and kill 4,810 annually. The rate of fatal motorcycle crashes has been steadily rising for the past decade, and these accidents now account for nearly one in eight motor vehicle deaths. In the new study, Haider and surgical resident Joseph Crompton reviewed National Trauma Data Bank information on 68,840 people involved in motorcycle crashes between 2002 and 2006. Along with the finding that even after controlling for factors such as insurance status, gender and injury severity, black crash victims were 1.5 times more likely to die from their injuries than similarly injured white victims. This was so despite the fact that black motorcycle crash victims were 30 percent more likely to be wearing helmets when injured than were white crash victims. The research also found that whites who were not wearing helmets were less likely to die than African-Americans who were wearing helmets, and that the highest mortality rates were among AfricanAmerican motorcyclists without helmets. Helmets have been proven to reduce traumatic brain injury deaths following motorcycle crashes and to reduce the cost of hospital stays. But with this new study in mind, Haider said, more focus should be placed on injuryprevention programs that go beyond imploring motorcyclists to wear helmets, since they alone do not appear to be doing enough to protect some crash victims, particularly African-Americans, from death. Funding for the research was provided by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Dean’s Stipend Award to Crompton and the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery New Faculty Research Support Grant to Haider. Other Johns Hopkins researchers involved in the study are Keshia M. Pollack, David T. Efron and Elliott R. Haut.

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JHM inks MOU to explore collaboration in Malaysia

Deadline extended for Arts Innovation Grant applications

ohns Hopkins Medicine and Academic Medical Center/Chase Perdana Sdn. Bhd., a Kuala Lumpur–based private development corporation, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaborative opportunities in the areas of medical education, clinical care and research in Malaysia. In a letter to colleagues, Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and David Nichols, vice dean for education and professor of anesthesiology/critical care medicine and pediatrics in the School of Medicine, said, “Our ultimate objective is to assist with the development of Malaysia’s first fully integrated private teaching hospital and medical school, including research based on our organizational and operational model.” Miller and Nichols said that the terms and conditions of the memorandum will provide a framework for jointly evaluating the scope of the engagement, which covers clinical and academic affairs, programmatic development, research activities, campus facilities master planning and knowledgetransfer programs. Specifics of the collaboration will be developed over the next few weeks, they said.

he Arts Innovation Grant initiative is designed to help faculty develop for-credit interdisciplinary courses in the arts—across departments, divisions or institutions—for Homewood undergraduates, and to help undergraduates create new co-curricular activities in the arts or significantly increase the impact of existing ones within both the university and greater Baltimore communities. The grants now available are for Intersession and the spring and fall 2011 semesters. The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to Friday, Oct. 15. For more information, go to www.library.jhu.edu/about/ news/announcements/artsinnovationgrants .html.

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celebration of the life of medical research technologist Stephen B. Pitcairn will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 6, in the School of Medicine’s Turner Auditorium, East Baltimore campus. A slide-show tribute is planned for 3:45 p.m., and the service will begin at 4 p.m. A reception will follow. The program will include remarks from Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels; former President William C. Richardson, whom Pitcairn knew at Kalamazoo College; colleagues in the laboratory of Gregg Semenza in the Institute for Cell Engineering; Pitcairn’s family; and other members of the community whose lives he touched. To honor his work at the ICE, the Stephen Pitcairn Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at the School of Medicine. Contributions can be made online at www .hopkinsmedicine.org/som/alumni/support or mailed to The Stephen Pitcairn Memorial Scholarship Fund, School of Medicine Development and Alumni Relations Office, 100 N. Charles St., Suite 21, Baltimore, MD 21201. Pitcairn, a 23-year-old aspiring physician, was walking home from Penn Station on July 25 when he was approached by two people who demanded money and then stabbed him, according to Baltimore police. He died on the scene.

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egistration is now open for the Seventh Annual Diversity Conference, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, on the Homewood campus. The event will begin with check-in at Shriver Hall, followed by various workshops, and will conclude with a luncheon featuring pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson. The conference is designed for officers/ administrators, staff and faculty institutionwide, including the Health System and APL. The deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 25. To register, log into my.johnshopkins.edu or my.jhmi.edu, then click on the top tab “DLC.” For login assistance, call the help desk at 410-516-HELP. Registration questions may be directed to 410-516-8075 or diversity_conference@jhu.edu.

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Six-city tour: Here’s how JHU is Rising to the Challenge By Greg Rienzi

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n his 2009 inaugural address, university President Ronald J. Daniels outlined how Johns Hopkins must “galvanize its intellectual and moral strengths” for the betterment of the community and the world. In addition to educating future generations, the nation’s elite universities, he said, have a responsibility to devote their energies to the greatest problems of the day. Last spring, Daniels set forth to tell this story, in six cities across America, of how Johns Hopkins will meet these great challenges. The events—to date held in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia—are targeted to alumni and friends of the university, in addition to parents of current and prospective students. The Rising to the Challenge tour will continue this fall. On Nov. 6, a cadre of experts and leaders from Johns Hopkins convene in Boston to discuss the future of the “missing” middle class, personalized medicine and water. The tour will conclude early next year with stops in San Francisco and Chicago. Daniels said that the Rising to the Challenge events offer a window into some of the most important work being conducted on the Johns Hopkins campuses. He said they also present an opportunity to convey his “one university” message. “This nationwide tour allows us to reach out to prospective students, and to reconnect with our alumni, friends and all those who believe in and have a stake in Johns Hopkins’ mission,” Daniels said. “We want to tell people our stories; in particular, the multidisciplinary, groundbreaking work we are doing to address the greatest problems of our day. It’s a story we are happy to share.” The one-day events, organized by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, feature an opening address by Daniels or Provost Lloyd B. Minor, keynote speakers, panel discussions and, at some, performances by Peabody faculty and students. Each concludes with a reception where attendees can meet with JHU administration and the panelists, and connect with fellow alumni, parents and friends.

In Philadelphia, Vice Provost Pam Cranston, left, leads a ‘Future Tense’ panel with school reform expert Jim McPartland, director of the Center for Social Organization of Schools; Carey Business School Professor Bill Agresti; Pam Jeffries, associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Nursing; and Jon Faust, a professor of economics in the Krieger School.

In May, a dozen experts representing various university divisions traveled to Philadelphia to discuss “The New Biological Revolution” and how advances in the understanding of basic life processes will profoundly affect how humans promote health, combat disease and interact with the planet’s ecosystem. Specifically, the panelists encapsulated how Johns Hopkins researchers and clinicians are redefining the boundaries of the life sciences. The event was moderated by David Hellmann, vice dean and director of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Cellist Michael Kannen, director of Chamber Music at the Peabody Conservatory, delivered a presentation on the creative process with pianist Eunkyung Yoon, who is studying for a graduate performance diploma. The event in Boston will feature discussions with William G. Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, on the promise of personalized medicine, and Katherine S. Newman, the James B. Knapp Dean of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, on mapping America’s

missing class, and a panel led by Nicholas P. Jones, the Benjamin T. Rome Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering on global issues related to water. The panelists will be Edward J. Bouwer, the Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering and chair of the Whiting School’s Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering; Kellogg J. Schwab, director of the Center for Water and Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and of the university’s Global Water Program; Winston H. Yu, adjunct professor of international relations at SAIS; and Benjamin F. Zaitchik, assistant professor in the Krieger School’s Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Schwab said that the upcoming event allows him and his colleagues to tell the story of water use from a variety of perspectives, not only public health and engineering but political as well. “I would say that a lot of people are not fully aware of the issues related to water and sanitation, and how it’s become a major problem, not just worldwide but right here in

America,” Schwab said. “Many just assume that clean water will always be there when they want, and that is not the case. There are many issues with our water infrastructure and emerging contaminants.” Specifically, Schwab cited the fragility of the Ogallala aquifer, the vast underground water table located beneath the Great Plains that services eight states. “We are depleting this groundwater, and it’s not being replenished,” he said. “This is the water for corn and other produce that helps feed the population.” Johns Hopkins is addressing the water issue from a multitude of angles, Schwab said, such as the work being conducted at the Applied Physics Laboratory to use the tools originally created for defense purposes to monitor water use, and public health programs that use cell phones with Android operating systems to collect accurate data in the field. The cancer center’s Nelson said that the value of events such as Rising to the Challenge is in reaching this targeted audience. “These are alumni and parents, very smart people with an interest in learning about these complex issues and what Johns Hopkins is doing with them,” Nelson said. “Afterwards they might be compelled to know how they can help, whether it’s through philanthropy or expertise, or just to learn more.” Susan Baisley, associate vice president for constituent engagement in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and project leader for the Rising to the Challenge tour, agrees that a main objective is “to inspire the audiences with the great work that is done here at the university.” “It’s a way of demonstrating the kinds of resources we bring to bear and highlighting the many people who are doing research and discovery in various fields related to the same issue,” said Baisley, who joined the university in May to fill the new position. The response to the events, Baisley said, has been incredible, and the hope is that the three upcoming events will continue to draw a broad base of the Johns Hopkins family. For more information about Rising to the Challenge events, e-mail rising@jhu.edu or call 877-388-1876.

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ith the flu season looming and health officials calling for acrossthe-board immunization, some parents may wonder just how safe the eggbased flu vaccine is for children with allergies. Pretty safe, say pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Even though the flu vaccine contains egg protein, most children with egg and other food allergies can be immunized safely with a few basic precautions, they say. An estimated 2 percent to 3 percent of U.S. children are allergic to eggs, but leaving them unprotected against the flu can lead to many unnecessary yet preventable infections and hospitalizations, the Johns Hopkins doctors say. And because many children with food allergies also have asthma, they are at even higher risk for complications from the flu. “Some parents are understandably concerned about allergic reactions to the flu vaccine and in the past may have opted against it, but the risk of catching the flu far outweighs the risk for an allergic reaction to the vaccine, and even children with egg allergies can be immunized safely,” says Robert Wood, director of Allergy and Immu-

nology at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Children with established diagnoses of severe egg allergy should not be immunized without consulting a pediatric allergist, Wood cautions. But in most cases, even these children can be vaccinated safely after a skin-prick test with the vaccine itself to gauge the risk for a reaction, he says. Children with suspected yet unconfirmed allergies and those with mild egg allergy usually can be vaccinated in their pediatrician’s office. Two years ago, Wood and fellow Johns Hopkins pediatrician Neal Halsey provided an approach for immunizing children with known or suspected allergies. Wood and colleagues reported that nearly all allergic children can be safely immunized with a combination of allergy testing and close monitoring in a doctor’s office for a few hours following the injection. Serious allergic reactions to vaccines are extremely rare—one or two cases per million vaccinations, according to some estimates—but when they happen, it is critical for pediatricians to instantly spot them, differentiate them from more benign nonallergic responses and treat them, Wood says. Children who have had one allergic reaction are at high risk for subsequent ones, so pediatricians are encouraged to have a safe immunization plan for these children. Wood offers the following guidelines to

doctors and parents uncertain about vaccine safety in children with previous allergic reactions to vaccines: First, such children need a workup by a pediatric allergist, including skin prick testing—a prick on the skin or an injection under the skin with a small dose of vaccine or the suspected allergen from the vaccine—or blood tests to detect telltale antibodies against gelatin or egg proteins used in several common vaccines. Second, pediatricians can use alternative allergen-free forms of a vaccine if available. There is no egg-free version of the flu vaccine. If allergen-free formulations are unavailable, many children can still be vaccinated but should remain under doctor supervision for several hours following the vaccination. Immunizations of children with known vaccine allergies should always be administered under medical supervision in a clinic equipped to treat life-threatening allergic reactions or in a hospital intensive care unit. Patients can usually go home after an hour or two if they have no adverse reactions. Third, keep in mind that true allergies typically cause immediate reactions, involving the immune system as a whole and occurring within a few minutes to a few hours of vaccination. Symptoms of immediate allergic reactions include hives, swelling, wheezing, coughing, low blood pressure, vomiting and

diarrhea, and they can lead to full-blown anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. By contrast, delayed reactions, which occur within days, even weeks after vaccination, are generally benign and are rarely, if ever, dangerous. Fourth, children with known allergies can be given anti-allergy medications, such as antihistamines and corticosteroids, before vaccination to help ward off or lessen an allergic reaction. For the first time, health officials this year urge flu vaccination of all children 6 months and older. In previous flu seasons, experts have generally recommended flu vaccines only for those whose medical conditions put them at high risk for complications, including children with asthma, diabetes, heart disease or neurological disorders and those with suppressed immune systems. Pediatricians, however, should continue to make special efforts to vaccinate those at high risk for complications, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Related website A Parents’ Guide to the Flu, 2010:

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Doctoral programs assessed by National Research Council By Tracey A. Reeves

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he National Research Council last week released a study of research doctoral programs at 212 higher education institutions, including The Johns Hopkins University. The NRC said that its study, the largest quantitative analysis of its kind ever conducted in the United States, is intended to offer a comprehensive comparison of doctoral programs across a wide array of characteristics, providing information that universities can use in their strategic planning for departments and programs. The study, it said, is not intended to produce a list of institutions in rank order, like those of colleges and universities found in the popular media. Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels said he welcomes the study as a tool in the dialogue on the critical importance of graduate education. “As America’s first research university, Johns Hopkins has long been committed to strong and vibrant graduate education,” Daniels said. “We will take this opportunity to review the study to consider ways we can

‘Wire’ Continued from page 1 Baltimore—the city in which you are sitting right now—and in many other cities through the United States,” said Beilenson, who was Baltimore City health czar for 13 years under two mayors, Kurt Schmoke and Martin O’Malley, on the first day of class. “We’re talking about poverty; the war on drugs and the illegal drug trade; city governments and their bureaucracies and how those work, or don’t; politics; the police, the courts and criminal justice; homelessness; and education. This series tackles them all in a very thoughtful, interesting and realistic way,” he said. Offered through the Undergraduate Program in Public Health Studies, the threecredit course uses the landmark series as a moving-picture textbook stuffed to the brim with relevant and compelling case studies about those issues. Students are assigned to watch all five seasons of the series outside of class, so that the drama serves as a cornerstone for in-class discussions. The urban challenges are further elucidated through weekly lectures by a lineup of regional speakers that reads like a Who’s Who of urban policymakers. That list includes David Simon, creator and writer of The Wire, and other cast members (slated to wrap up the class in late November); former Mayor Schmoke; Patricia Jessamy, Baltimore City State’s Attorney; Andres Alonso, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools; and Ed Norris, former Baltimore City police commissioner and current radio talk show host. “My idea was that instead of just having students read in a book about the problems plaguing modern American urban centers, they could watch them played out in The Wire and then hear them discussed and dissected by leading experts who are working to address those problems,” explained Beilenson, an alumnus of the Bloomberg School of Public Health who also lectures there and at the School of Medicine. “This gives the students an opportunity not only to hear from these policymakers but also to ask them questions and engage with them in

continue to strengthen our graduate programs.” The study, which was originally scheduled for release several years ago, is the third by the NRC. The council previously released graduate and doctoral program studies in 1983 and 1995. The methodology used for the current study is markedly different from that used in the two previous surveys. Rather than using a single rank for each graduate program, the NRC provided two ranges of ranks obtained by different methods. Instead of a rank order of programs from first through last place, it provides a range within which it is statistically likely that a program falls. For instance, the report might say that a university’s English program might be between the 15th and 25th best in the nation, while its mathematics program might lie between first and 20th. By providing ranges rather than a specific rank, the NRC is attempting to quantify the substantial uncertainty in ranking highly diverse programs. Lloyd Minor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins, said that the university takes the study seriously. “Excellence is the hallmark of our institution. It is what we rely on when building

our graduate education,” Minor said. “In the coming days and weeks we will be working with our faculty in a detailed analysis of the data to determine both where we are and what we can do to improve our programs.” The current study was conducted using a massive set of data that was provided during the 2005–2006 academic year by participating public and private universities. Doctoral programs were assessed based on criteria such as research, grant and award activity; student support and outcomes; and diversity of academic environment. In all, the data set covered 20 variables for 5,000 programs in 62 fields at the 212 universities, according to NRC officials. Specifically, the NRC used two methods for evaluating doctoral programs. The first asked faculty to rate the relative importance of 20 different characteristics in determining the quality of a program. The second sought to determine the relative importance by asking faculty to rate the quality representative programs in their field and then deriving the weights associated with the same 20 variables. The rankings in each of the surveyed fields were calculated 500 times in order to reflect, to the extent possible, all the sources of uncertainty, NRC officials said. Debra W. Stewart, president of the Coun-

cil of Graduate Schools, said that U.S. graduate schools are a strategic national asset, and that the results of the study will help academic leaders and policymakers establish benchmarks for higher education both here and around the globe. “Doctoral education strengthens our country’s research base and develops the talent we need to remain competitive in the knowledge-based, global economy of the 21st century,” she said. The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. It is a private nonprofit organization that provides science and technology advice under a congressional charter granted in 1863. National Research Council officials said that the purpose of the report is to provide a comprehensive assessment of doctoral programs. The study data can also be used to rank the quality of programs according to characteristics assigned by various users. Financial support for the study was provided by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the participating universities. To learn more about the rankings, go to http://sites.nationalacademies.org.

a real way. My goal is for them to realize the depth and breadth of these problems and to understand that there are no easy answers here.” In early September, for instance, Beilenson used his own experience and expertise to introduce the class to urban drug problems and the so-called war on drugs. Later, Lamont Coger, who used to direct the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program, discussed drug harm–reduction programs, including needle exchanges. Steve Teret, of the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Gun Policy and Research, has talked to the students about the role that guns and drugs play in crime and violence, and Jessamy and Schmoke, now dean of Howard University Law School, are on the schedule for midOctober. Jessamy will address the juvenile justice system and alternative approaches to juvenile detention, and Schmoke will offer, according to the syllabus, “A primer on how big city politics work and how things get done.” In November, Alonso will talk to the class about the challenges facing urban education and his attempts to reform the Baltimore City Public School System. Last week, Norris offered the students an entertaining and informative 75 minutes recounting his years in the New York and Baltimore City police departments, fighting the kinds of crime so accurately and vividly depicted in The Wire. “I was a cop for 24 years, and I will tell you that, without a doubt, The Wire is the most realistic police drama I have ever seen,” said Norris, who joined the Screen

Actors’ Guild after appearing as a detective in 22 episodes of the television series. “The stuff that [series creator David] Simon criticized through the show, well, it was all true. You will learn a lot about the good and bad of the city you are living in through watching that show.” Norris told the students that, despite vast improvements in managing crime in Charm City, Baltimore remains “a real tale of two cities: There is affluence side by side with great poverty. That world you see in The Wire? It’s the real thing.” Beilenson said he hopes that by the end of the course students will have a different and more multifaceted—and sophisticated— perspective on urban ills. “There’s a temptation by people to look at some of these problems that afflict our cities—like kids dropping out of school and drug use and criminal behavior—and think, Well, why don’t those people just stay in school and pull themselves up by their bootstraps?” he said. “But once you take a more comprehensive and deeper look at the situations that cause these things to happen, and how entrenched they are, it becomes obvious that there are no quick fixes.” Adam Epstein, a sophomore majoring in the Writing Seminars and history, said, “I enrolled in this class because I was obsessed with The Wire, which might be one of the greatest and most important television series of all time and deserves to be discussed in an academic setting. The course has been great. It’s been fascinating listening to different people involved with Baltimore politics. You know some of the people that come to

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n undergrad with a mop of hair and a heavy backpack is running across an idyllic quad at nightfall. As the scene unfolds on the big screen, the campus’s glowing lampposts, red brick pavers and white columns look really familiar, even though a subtitle says “Harvard University Fall 2003.� That’s because what we’re really looking at is “Johns Hopkins University Fall 2009,� when Hollywood came to Homewood to shoot The Social Network, the new Columbia Pictures film chronicling the founding of Facebook. In the film, written by The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin and directed by Fight Club’s David Fincher, Homewood masquerades as Harvard, where the ubiquitous website’s creators were students. When watching The Social Network, which opened this weekend, those familiar with the university’s Homewood campus will have no trouble recognizing several iconic spots captured on film during two nights and one day last November. The crew filmed scenes on the Keyser and Wyman quads; behind AMR I, Remsen and Mergenthaler halls; and on the walkway between Rogers House and University Baptist Church. Johns Hopkins students who attended a special sneak preview last week said there was no mistaking whose campus had a starring role. “Everyone freaked out any time Hopkins was on screen,� said Mary Katherine Fanning, a junior majoring in political science in the Krieger School. “The whole crowd cheered when the mini-breezeway between Mergenthaler and Remsen was shown.� Krieger School senior Danielle K. Beharie agreed. “Every time Hopkins came on the screen, the room filled with chuckles and whispering,� said Beharie, who is majoring in public

health studies with a minor in psychology. “You would know that it was part of Homewood with your eyes closed.� Both Fanning and Beharie said they could easily see snapshots of their own campus experiences through the film’s geography. Beharie said that when actor Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ran up the stairs of the fictionalized version of Harvard’s Kirkland House, it called to mind her daily adventures running to math classes. In fact, running—not just architecture— might be emblematic of Johns Hopkins. “The run across the quads at night was horribly familiar,� Fanning said. “I kept waiting for Jesse Eisenberg to get hit by the sprinklers.� The production came to Homewood because Harvard doesn’t allow commercial filming, which it deems “disruptive to campus life.� So Bill Doyle, the lead location scout and location manager for The Social Network, sent out a casting call for a similarly bucolic stand-in for the Ivy. Enter Jack Gerbes, director of the Maryland Film Office, who had worked with both Doyle and Johns Hopkins on other projects. Gerbes previously had brought production crews to Homewood for films such as Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman; Head of State, starring Chris Rock; and Something the Lord Made, an HBO production in which Homewood stood in for another part of Johns Hopkins, playing the medical institutions campus in East Baltimore. Occasional scenes from David Simon’s Homicide and The Wire also were shot at the university. “There are two things that bring film crews to Hopkins a lot,� Gerbes said. “First is the great style—it’s a stereotypical institution with the bricks and the pillars and the quads, certainly. But just as important as the look is the cooperation and film-friendliness. There’s a spirit of cooperation, hospitality, almost proactivity when we approach Hopkins.�

Leading the film-friendly charge is Dennis O’Shea, executive director of Communications and Public Affairs at Johns Hopkins, who works with the location managers and production teams to find the right shots and to schedule shooting when it is minimally disruptive. Welcoming productions to campus is fun for the students, faculty and staff, he says, but also good for the community, providing work for local film crews, actors and extras. “As a bonus, during the Social Network shoot, David Fincher, Jesse Eisenberg and [co-star] Andrew Garfield generously spent time with students and faculty from our Film and Media Studies Program,� O’Shea said. “A film shoot is a crazy-making logistical nightmare, involving folks from Plant Operations, Security, Parking, Scheduling,

my office and many others. And we can’t always say ‘yes’ to Hollywood, because the academic mission of the university comes first. But, in the end, when we can do it, it’s fun and it’s good for almost everybody.� O’Shea said that inviting The Social Network to campus also offered a chance for the university to capture a little screen time, even if Harvard gets the credit. But at least one student didn’t think that Harvard could actually claim Homewood’s good looks as its own. “The campus looked great on the big screen. However, Homewood could never ‘fill in’ for Harvard,� Beharie said. “Our school is beautiful on its own, and it is too bad that millions of people will now think that Harvard really looks like the Homewood campus.�

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of the heart, integrative modeling of cardiac function in health and disease, biomedical data representation and database design, and grid computing and data sharing. Raj and Neera Singh, who established the professorship, are principal owners of Telcom Ventures, a private investment firm specializing in telecommunications and related information technologies. The Singhs have previously aided Johns Hopkins by establishing the Rajendra and Neera Singh Scholarship at the Whiting School and by supporting the Wilmer Eye Institute. Raj Singh is a member of the boards of trustees of the university and the School of Medicine. Among other institutional affiliations, he is also a member of Penn Engineering’s board of overseers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.

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omewood Museum at The Johns Hopkins University, in association with AIA Baltimore Architecture Month, will this month present the 10th edition of its annual Baltimore’s Great Architecture lectures. This year’s series, titled The Porch in America, will be held on the Homewood campus over three consecutive Mondays. “We have pulled out the stops to deliver an exceptionally exciting program for our 10th anniversary series,” said Catherine

Rogers Arthur, Homewood Museum director and curator. The series opens Oct. 11 with Mark Schara, an architect at the National Park Service. He will survey the forms and roles that the porch has assumed over the past 400 years of American architectural history, drawing upon the Historic American Buildings Survey and his experience in supervising architectural documentation projects across the United States. Decorative arts authority Wendy A. Cooper, senior curator of furniture at Winterthur Museum and Country Estate and former curator of decorative arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art, will speak on Oct. 18. She will discuss painted furniture for garden

rooms, porches and lawns in the years 1790 to 1825, contemporary to the building of Homewood. Internationally renowned classical architect Allan Greenberg, who won the Richard H. Driehaus Prize in 2006, will close the series on Oct. 25. He will investigate the porch as an early manifestation of American political thought and explore how America’s founding democratic ideals are infusing the practice of architecture today. Lectures will be held at 6 p.m. in 111 Mergenthaler Hall, preceded by receptions at 5 p.m. at Homewood Museum. Registration for the series is $48/$33 for museum and AIA Baltimore members, and students. Individual lectures are $20/$15 for museum

and AIA Baltimore members, and students. A limited number of free seats are available for Johns Hopkins students. Seating is limited, and advance reservations are required by going to www .museums.jhu.edu or calling 410-5165589. Special-event parking is available at the University Baptist Church parking lot, which may be entered from North Charles Street and Greenway. Visitor parking is available on campus in the South Garage, 3101 Wyman Park Dr. For registration and more information, including AIA/CES credits, the public may call 410-516-5589 or go to www.museums.jhu .edu.

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Falls the leading cause of injury among older adults in China

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alls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people 65 and older, according to a new study by researchers from China and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury Research and Policy. This is the first study to uncover the leading causes of nonfatal injuries among older adults in China, who make up 9 percent of the total population. The report is available on the website of the journal Injury Prevention. The researchers also examined the most common places of injury occurrence and the influence of marital status on injury. More than 70 percent of all injuries occurred in the home or in the street, with public buildings being the third most common place of injury for rural residents. Marital status was found to be a significant predictor of sustaining an injury; specifically, the divorced and widowed had 4.6 and 2.2 times the risk of injury, respectively, as elderly who were single. “The identification of the most common locations and causes of injury is useful for the development of interventions and priorities,” said Susan P. Baker, a professor with

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the Center for Injury Research and Policy. “The results indicate the divorced and widowed elderly should be targeted as high-risk groups for injury. Prevention programs for all major causes of injury need to be developed as soon as possible in China.” The researchers analyzed 2008 data from the National Health Services Survey of China, which is conducted once every five years to help the government understand the need for and supply of health services. The survey is administered through faceto-face interviews with representatives from more than 56,000 households. “Importantly, 2008 marked the first year the National Health Service in China has included injury in their survey,” said lead study author Guoqing Hu, an associate professor of epidemiology and health statistics at Central South University in China. “This is an important milestone, and we hope it signifies greater investment in injury control moving forward.” Support for this research was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Health Statistics and Information of the Ministry of Health of China and China Medical Board of New York. —Tim Parsons

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Wednesday Noon Seminar— “Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Recovery: Why We Won’t Get There From Here” with Philip Leaf, SPH. Sponsored by Mental Health. B14B Hampton House. EB Wed., Oct. 6, 4 p.m. “TumorSpecific Imaging Through Progression Elevated Gene-3 Promoter-Driven Gene Expression,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Hyo-Eun “Carrie” Bhang. 303 WBSB. EB Thurs., Oct. 7, noon. “Micro­ RNAs in Oncogenic and Tumor Suppressor Signaling Pathways,” a Cell Biology seminar with Joshua Mendell, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

“The Lobbyist Panel,” a Health Policy and Management Fall Policy seminar with Barbara Brocato, Frank Boston, Don Murphy, Robin Shaivitz and Pegeen Townsend. B14B Hampton House. EB

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“Circuits That Regulate Cortical Development and Plasticity,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Patrick Kanold, University of Maryland. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

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“Investigating the Dynamic Interactions of SENP2 at Nuclear Pore Complexes and Kinetochores,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biol-

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EB Thurs., Oct. 7, 4 p.m. “Mathematics of Biomolecular Structure and Conformation,” a Biology seminar with Greg Chirikjian, WSE. 100 Mudd. HW

“A NonFrozen Flow Model for Space-Time Correlations in Turbulent Shear Flows,” a CEAFM seminar with Guowei He, Chinese Academy of Science. 110 Maryland. HW

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“Clinical Characteristics of Human Cliopathies,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine seminar with Meral Gunay-Aygun, SoM. Darner Conference Room. EB

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Bodian Seminar—“Physiological Mechanisms of Attention in the Primate Brain” with Julio Martinez-Trujillo, McGill University. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW SPECIAL EVENTS

2010 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium— The Global Network: America’s Changing Role in an Interconnected World, with film critic Richard Roeper. Talk followed by question-and-answer session and reception. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW Tues., Oct. 5, 8 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m. “Afri-

ca in Exile,” an evening of poetry readings by African poets Niyi Osundare and Syl Cheney-Coker. (See story, p. 10.) Co-sponsored by the Center for Africana Stud-

large numbers in his head in a matter of seconds, and when audience members provide their birth dates, he can immediately identify the day of the week on which they were born. At the end of his show, Benjamin reveals how he accomplishes his mental math tricks. Earlier this year, Benjamin performed some of these tricks on television’s The Colbert Report. He also has taken his act to many science festivals, conferences and other events. Some of his strategies are detailed in his book Secrets of Mental Math. Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. His visit to Johns Hopkins will represent a homecoming. In 1989 he earned his doctoral degree in applied mathematics from the Whiting School of Engineering. His doctoral adviser was Alan J. Goldman, who died earlier this year. Benjamin was invited to return to Johns Hopkins this week to deliver the annual Goldman Lecture (see Calendar), funded in honor of his mentor. Upon learning that the Mathematician was coming to Homewood, members of the Hopkins Undergraduate Society for Applied Mathematics asked Benjamin if he would also present his magic show on campus. Rachel Kloss, president of the organization, said Benjamin agreed to perform without charge.

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ies and the Department of English at JHU and the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University. Auditorium, Baltimore Museum of Art. Thurs., Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Mathemagician Arthur T. Benjamin will perform. (See story, p. 9.) Sponsored by the Whiting School of Engineering and the Hopkins Undergraduate Society for Applied Mathematics. 110 Hodson. HW

“Historic Home Brews,” a sampling of hard ciders, fruit wines and craft beers with Brian Strumke, Stillwater Artisanal Ales. Sponsored by JHU Museums. In conjunction with the exhibition Cheers! The Culture of Drink in Early Maryland. $12 general admission, $8 for museum members. Must be 21 or over with ID. Advance registration required; call 410-516-5589 or go to www.brownpapertickets .com/producer/22987. Homewood Museum. HW

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Fri., Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. “Divalicious,” a Figaro Project cabaret/ dinner theater with students and alumni of the Peabody Institute. $10 admission. Germano’s Trattoria, 300 S. High St., Baltimore.

“The American Porch: Selections (and Adventures) From the Historic American Buildings Survey,” a JHU Museums lecture by HABS architect Mark Schara. (See story, p. 8.) 5 p.m. Pre-lecture reception. First in a three-part series on the history and cultural significance of the porch in

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America. $20 general admission, $15 Homewood and AIA Baltimore members. Advance registration required; call 410-516-5589 or go to www.brownpapertickets .com/producer/22987. Homewood Museum. HW SYMPOSIA Sat., Oct. 9, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Thoroughly Modern Billy:

The Career and Legacy of Baltimore’s Billy Baldwin,” a JHU Museums symposium with James Abbott, director and curator, Evergreen Museum & Library; Steven Sutor, senior interior design associate, Chambers; interior designer Edward Zajac; and author Adam Lewis, author of Billy Baldwin: The Great American Decorator. (See “In Brief,” p. 2.) $45 general admission, $35 for members, $25 for full-time students with ID; limited free seats for Hopkins students with valid ID. Advance registration required; call 410-516-0341. Evergreen Museum & Library.

a Welch Medical Library workshop on defining personal information needs and style, choosing personal information technologies and maintaining files; with Victoria Goode and Donna Hesson. W1214 SPH. EB Tues., Oct. 5, 1:30 p.m. “Eyes on Teaching: Lecture Strategies,” a Center for Educational Resources workshop for faculty, postdocs and graduate students. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

workshop series, sponsored by the MSE Library. To register, e-mail akoenig@jhu .edu. Free coffee supplied by the Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

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Mon., Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m. “Personal Information Management,”

“What’s New in the Humanities?” A look at recently acquired online resources, and rare books and manuscripts. “What’s New in the Social Sciences?” A workshop on new research resources with social science librarians; a tour of Passport GMID, Roper Center for Public Opinions Research, Ethnography in Video and more. “What’s New in the Sciences and Engineering?” Science and engineering librarians talk about electronic resources including SciFinder Scholar, Beilstein and Gmelin and journal backfiles and e-books.

Thurs., Oct. 7, noon. “Spotlight on Blogs, Journals and Wikis,” a “Bits & Bytes” workshop designed for faculty, staff and TAs in fulltime KSAS or WSE programs who will serve as administrators in Blackboard courses. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. To register, go to www .bb.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

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n evening of poetry readings featuring acclaimed African poets Niyi Osundare and Syl CheneyCoker is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, in the auditorium of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Presented by the Department of English and the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in partnership with the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University, the event also offers students from both universities an opportunity to read some of their own poems before the visiting poets take center stage. Several local poets have been invited to read their work as well. Osundare, who is from Nigeria, and Cheney-Coker, who is from Sierra Leone, are among Africa’s most accomplished

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CREF to host a complimentary Financial Education Seminar series designed for employees across the JHU campuses. The sessions will focus on how to use the university’s retirement plans to reach savings goals

R&D Continued from page 1 at Johns Hopkins. “Our faculty combine the freedom and stimulation in this research environment with their entrepreneurial spirit to make a difference each day. Our success is a testament to their talents and efforts.” Johns Hopkins has led the NSF’s research expenditure ranking each year since 1979, when the agency’s methodology changed to include spending by the university’s Applied Physics Laboratory in the totals. Behind the University of Michigan on the FY2009 total research expenditure list is the University of Wisconsin, Madison, at $952 million, followed by the University of California, San Francisco, at $947 million. Completing the top five, with $889 million,

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lation models showing how people and complex social systems might react to major catastrophes. • Creating the first-ever professional society dedicated to disaster health. • Developing an advanced version of EMCAPS, a PACER software program designed to help hospitals and disaster planners determine staffing and resources they will need for a wide range of disasters. • Evaluating rapid-testing technology now in development to see if it would help health officials spot respiratory infectious disease outbreaks faster so that they can allocate proper resources and prepare for a potential epidemic earlier. • Exploring whether emerging new

• Private balcony or terrace • Beautiful garden setting • Private parking available • University Parkway at West 39th St. 2 & 3 bedroom apartments located in a private park setting. Adjacent to Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus and minutes from downtown Baltimore.

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poets currently in exile in the United States. They are part of the second generation of modern African writers to emerge after that of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. Poet, dramatist, critic, essayist and media columnist, Osundare is a professor of English at the University of New Orleans, where he specializes in African literature, literature of the African diaspora, literary stylistics, sociolinguistics and creative writing. Cheney-Coker is a poet and novelist who is considered one of the more exciting voices among contemporary African poets. Earlier in the day on Oct. 7, Osundare and Cheney-Coker will offer two workshops at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood campus for students at Johns Hopkins, Morgan State and other area institutions. A reception will follow the event at the BMA. For more information, call 410-5164313 or e-mail ktiefenwerth@jhu.edu.

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and manage long-term investments through a volatile market. The seminars will be offered from September to December across many JHU campuses. Employees wanting to participate can sign up for one, two or all three seminars. Sign up at www.signup4.net/public/ap .aspx?EID=JHUI10E&OID=130 and learn about the specific seminar times, locations and dates. Participants will also have the option to set up a one-on-one counseling session with a provider.

is the University of California, Los Angeles. The total funding ranking includes research support not only from federal agencies but also from foundations, corporations and other sources. In FY2010, universities are also getting a boost from funds administered through the federal stimulus package designed to advance scientific and medical knowledge while aiding the recovery of the U.S. economy. To date, Johns Hopkins has won 469 research grants totaling $222 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These grants are underwriting investigations ranging from the role that certain proteins play in the development of muscle-wasting diseases to research into what strategies best motivate drug addicts coming out of rehabilitation to agree to enroll in continuing sobriety support programs. G For details on the NSF findings, go to www .nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10329.

tracking, or “surveillance,” of infectious diseases via Internet-based networks such as Google Flu are reliable enough for emergency departments and others to use as early warning signals of impending outbreaks. As part of its strategy to enhance national security, PACER has developed partnerships for its efforts with a number of other major universities, colleges and federal agencies, including Columbia, Vanderbilt and Howard universities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The PACER Center was established in 2005 with the help of a major multiyear grant from DHS and the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response. It has been named a Center of Excellence, a designation awarded by DHS to a limited number of academic-based centers with leading national security researchers and experts. G For more information on PACER, go to www.pacercenter.org.

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Classifieds APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT

Baltimore City, updated 1BR condo in secure gated community, assigned prkng, swimming, tennis, nr hospital and university; option to own ($135,000). $1,200/mo incl utils. 410-951-4750. Bayview, 2-3BR apt, 1st flr. $700/mo + sec dep. 443-243-1651. Charles Village apts avail, studio ($625/mo) and newly renov’d 1BR apt ($825/mo); utils incl’d for both. murilo_silvia@hotmail.com. Charles Village, spacious, bright 3BR apt nr Homewood campus, move-in condition. $1,275/mo. 443-253-2113. Ednor Gardens, 4BR, 2.5BA EOG TH, all appls, W/D, fin’d bsmt, fenced yd, nr Homewood and Eastern campuses, pets welcome. $1,850/mo + utils. mrochern@gmail.com. Ellicott City, 3BR, 3BA single-family house, fin’d bsmt, 2-car garage, lg backyd, excel schools and location. $2,700/mo (unfurn’d) or $3,000 (furn’d). 410-461-1552. Evergreen/Roland Park, sunny, furn’d 3BR house, avail January-June 2011, 15-min walk to Homewood campus/shuttle. http://tinyurl .com/2a83whe. Guilford, lg 1BR apt across from JHU shuttle, lg living rm, kitchen, dining rm, garage prkng, lots of closet space. $1,100/mo incl heat, AC, hot water. 410-455-9627. Hampden, 3BR, 2BA TH, dw, W/D, fenced yd, nr light rail. $1,100/mo + utils. 410-3782393. Hampden/Medfield, 3BR single-family house w/office, furn’d/unfurn’d, laundry, priv prkng, walk to campus/shopping/public transit. $1,300/mo + utils. adecker001@yahoo .com. Homeland, 3BR, 2.5BA single-family house w/renov’d kitchen, hdwd flrs, CAC, fenced yd, garage. boligrafo@hotmail.com. Mays Chapel/Timonium, 3- 4BR EOG TH, 3.5BAs, family rm, deck, patio, fenced yd, nr good schools, pleasant green area great for walking/jogging, 5 mins to 695 via I-83, light rail park & ride is close in Lutherville. $1,600/mo + utils. 410-321-8889. Owings Mills, 2BR, 2BA condo, W/D, walkin closets, storage, prkng, pool/tennis court privileges, backs to woods, conv to metro, sm pets negotiable ($250 nonrefundable deposit), pics avail, 1-yr lease. $1,100/mo. 410336-7952 or ljohnsto@mail.roanoke.edu. Severna Park, sm 2BR, 1BA house, nonsmoking, credit report/references req’d. $1,075/mo. 410-518-6427. Union Square, upscale 1BR apt in Victorian TH in historic district, furn’d, flexible terms. $750/wk. 410-988-3137, richardson1886@ gmail.com or http://therichardsonhouse .vflyer.com/home/flyer/home/1931153. University One, 1BR, 1BA condo, fully crptWYMAN COURT HICKORY HEIGHTS Beech Ave. adj. to JHU!

Studio from $570 1 BD Apt. from $675 2 BD from $785

Hickory Ave. in Hampden, lovely Hilltop setting!

2 BD units from $750, or, with Balcony - $785!

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3BD.,3BA,office, lg. open space w/ LR & dining area, kitch w/6burner-Viking Stove, CAC, front porch, rear deck, in-ground pool, 2 car garage, lg. enclosed private lot! Furn. or unfurnished. $3K + util. Jeff - 410-218-5235 cooperbarn@comcast.net

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ed, full kitchen, 24-hr security, rooftop swimming pool, fitness rm, laundry and garage in bldg, no pets. $950/mo + sec dep ($950). 701388-4319 or abakjalpan@gmail.com. 2BR, 1.5BA TH in St Agnes Hospital area, club bsmt. $900/mo + sec dep ($900). 443244-5044. 1st flr (living rm, dining rm, kitchen, halfBA and 2nd flr (2BRs); each w/priv BA, W/D, AC, alarm. $1,300/mo. 516-680-6703.

HOUSES FOR SALE

Gardenville, 3BR, 1.5BA RH in quiet neighborhood, new kitchen and BA, CAC, hdwd flrs, club bsmt, fenced, maintenance-free yd w/carport, 15 mins to JHH. $139,500. 443610-0236 or tziporachai@juno.com. Lg 1BR in luxury high-rise condo, secure bldg, doorman, W/D, CAC/heat, swimming pool, exercise rm, nr Guilford/JHU. $180,000. 757-773-7830 or norva04@gmail .com. Charming 3BR, 2BA condo, separate garage, walking distance to the university, great buy, low $200s. 443-848-6392 or sue.rzep2@ verizon.net. Craftsman’s delight, walk in and live, nr all Johns Hopkins campuses. www .3402mountpleasantavenue.canbyours.com.

ROOMMATES WANTED

Share 3BR RH in Charles Village (29th and Cresmont), across from Papermoon, 2 blks to Homewood campus, fin’d bsmt, full deck, prkng in driveway. $480/mo + utils. 757-2066947 or ben.y.winer@gmail.com. Rm avail in Charles Village RH (208 W 29th St), share w/grad students. $480/mo + utils. 787-548-9422. F wanted for rm w/priv BA in lg 2BR, 2BA condo on N Charles St, 8th flr, amazing view, swimming pool, gym, sauna, doorman, 24-hr security, underground prkng, walk to Homewood campus/shuttle. 410-967-4085. Share 3BR house w/2 grad students, priv BR on 2nd flr, shared access to common areas, free W/D, dw, hdwd flrs, CAC/heat, backyd, quiet, safe street, avail Nov 7. $640/ mo + utils. Brian, 443-478-8745 or brian@ bcomgmt.com. 1BR in 3BR, 2.5BA Mt Washington apt. $450/mo + 1/3 utils, Internet, AC, W/D. 443-220-2138 or hlhuang@gmail.com. Rm in brand new TH, walking distance to JHMC, pref nonsmoker/no pets. 301-7174217 or jiez@jayzhang.com.

CARS FOR SALE

’98 Ford Explorer XLT, AWD, great snow vehicle, Maryland state insp’d, 107K mi. $4,300/best offer. 443-928-5192. ’04 Lexus RX330, black w/black interior, heated seats, sunroof, 79K mi. 336-2134704. ’00 BMW 323ci coupe, black w/black interior, 2nd owner, perf cond, very well maintained, clean title, 133K mi. bill_bb06@ hotmail.com. Large HFS in Timonium Heights - $289,900

Huge 6 BR/4 BA home--perfect for extended family, in-laws, roommate! LL set up as sep. living area w/kitchen, patio. 3 BR/2 BA, laundry, sep. entrance & meter! Move-in condition--freshly painted, new carpet! Deck off main level. Lg. hobby shop out-bldg., could be office/studio or convert to garage! 2 driveways for ample parking. Excellent schools and public transportation nearby! 240-472-0316 or vsk2004@hotmail.com

ITEMS FOR SALE

reliable, energetic, outstanding references from JHU faculty. Mary, 410-736-0253.

Patio glass-top table w/4 chairs, cushions, green and off-white color, clean, very well kept. $70/best offer. 443-676-1046 or Lafram1@verizon.net.

Community health fair in Hampden, 10am1pm on Sunday, Oct 17, at 37th and Roland Ave, health info, screening, flu shots, more. 410-366-4488 or staquina@archbalt.org.

6-pc bedroom set, $550; sofa, $150; chair, $50; chifforobes (2), $75/ea. 410-665-7030.

Responsible house sitter avail, 14-yr employee of JHU, references gladly provided. 410963-1785 or bweber112003@yahoo.com.

Guitar, Ibanez Artcore AF75 w/hardshell case, like new. wreisig@verizon.net. Oak dining rm table, parquet w/leaf, 44" x 78", solid, sturdy, attractive, good cond; also 6 upholstered chairs. $450. 410-499-7460 or tinyurl.com/drotable (for pics). Sailboat: 1981 Bayfield 32, Gozzard design, in very good cond. Michele, 410-639-7111. Full-size bedroom set: headboard, bedframe, dresser w/mirror, chest; mattress not incl’d. Best offer. balt.furniture4sale@hotmail.com. Flutes: student, Yamaha model 225SI, silver, $195; and intermediate, Yamaha model YFL-461H, w/offset G/B foot, used approx 2 yrs, $695; both well maintained, best offers accepted. wjgpublic@gmail.com. Toys, books, boy’s clothes (0-3 yrs); other items incl stroller/car seat system, baby swing, wall-mount gate, shopping cart cover. 410-662-6652 or rvr@verizon.net.

Looking for a licensed home improvement contractor. 443-956-4325. Landscaping/remodeling help needed for 80-yr-old Lauraville house, mostly wknds; I have tools and know what to do, but need extra hands. $9/hr. Mike, gusnite@gmail.com. Looking for after-school care for our children, ages 6 and 8, pick up from school MonFri, 2:45-5:45pm, pref French spkrs, transportation and good driving record necessary; we can reimburse for gas. 443-438-9259 or k_e_dooley@hotmail.com. Experienced, warmhearted teacher, TESOLcertified, avail to tutor children or adults in English, reasonable rates, refs provided. 828729-3280 or thejetsons2@mac.com. Seamstress available for clothes alterations and window treatments. 443-604-2797 or lexisweetheart@yahoo.com.

Solid dark oak headboard/footboard, queensize, sleigh/Mission style, in excel cond. $300. karpat1@verizon.net.

Tai chi beginners’ classes starting Mondays in Charles Village or Thursdays nr Towson. 410-296-4944 or www.baltimoretaichi.com.

1918 Knabe reproducing upright piano w/ bench, roll cabinet, 212 orig Ampico rolls, immaculately restored by original owners. Estelle, 301-718-8898.

Great photos, headshots for interviews/ auditions, family pictures, production shots, events. Edward S Davis photography and videography. 443-695-9988 or eddaviswrite@ comcast.net.

Conn alto saxophone, best offer; exercise rowing machine, $50; both in excel cond. 410-488-1886. 3-step ladders (two), printer, reciprocating saw, beach chairs (2), digital piano, dresser w/ shelves. 410-455-5858 or iricse.its@verizon .net. Half-size violin w/bow and case, $199; fullsize digital piano (Casio cs-48), $200; both in excel cond. 410-718-6484 or songzm@ gmail.com. Bassett 4-drawer chest, white w/chrome trim, 34"W x 18"D x 43"H. $100/best offer. Tina, 443-717-4982. Dansko shoes (2 pair): size 40, dk brown suede leather and size 39, black leather; both in slightly worn cond. $50/ea or best offer. 410-493-1045.

SERVICES/ITEMS OFFERED OR WANTED

Piano tuner located in Mt Vernon, competitive and flexible rates, starting at $50. Justin, 410-209-0326. Violin/viola teacher w/10 yrs’ experience, student-centered curriculum adaptable to all levels, can teach at my residence, will also travel within city limits for travel expenses only. $25 for half hr, $40 for hr. Annabel, 410-209-0326 or thebirdcage@gmail.com. Very experienced, loving and gentle nanny available, outstanding references, do not have car but am extremely reliable. Annette, 443-813-5028. Experienced nanny available, warm, honest,

Piano lessons w/Peabody alum w/doctorate, patient instruction, all levels/ages welcome. 410-662-7951. Loving, trustworthy dog walker avail day/ eve, overnight sitting w/complimentary house-sitting services, impeccable references. 443-801-7487 or alwayshomepc@gmail.com. Licensed landscaper avail for scheduled lawn maintenance, yd cleanup, other landscaping services, trash hauling, fall/winter leaf and snow removal. Taylor Landscaping LLC. 410-812-6090 or romilacapers@comcast.net. Friday Night Swing Dance Club, open to public, no partners needed, great bands. 410663-0010 or www.fridaynightswing.com. Cabinetmaker w/30 yrs’ experience, custom furniture, built-ins. Dan Whitson, 859-6302330 or heartwoodfardept@yahoo.com. Anywhere, any job, any time, absolutely flawless detailing and mobile power wash service. Jason, 410-630-3311. Expert clock restoration and repair. Rich, 215-465-5055 or rich@restoredclocks.com. Need help with your JHU retirement plan investments portfolio? Free consultation. 410-435-5939 or treilly1@aol.com. Piano lessons for all, reasonable rates. 425890-1327 (for free placement interview). Halloween costumes for rent, Theatre Hopkins stock avail, contact by Oct 26. $25-$35 for complete outfit. 420-516-7159 or thehop@ jhu.edu.

PLACING ADS Classified listings are a free service for current, full-time Hopkins faculty, staff and students only. Ads should adhere to these general guidelines: • One ad per person per week. A new request must be submitted for each issue. • Ads are limited to 20 words, including phone, fax and e-mail.

• We cannot use Johns Hopkins business phone numbers or e-mail addresses. • Submissions will be condensed at the editor’s discretion. • Deadline is at noon Monday, one week prior to the edition in which the ad is to be run. • Real estate listings may be offered only by a Hopkins-affiliated seller not by Realtors or Agents.

(Boxed ads in this section are paid advertisements.) Classified ads may be faxed to 443-287-9920; e-mailed in the body of a message (no attachments) to gazads@jhu.edu; or mailed to Gazette Classifieds, Suite 540, 901 S. Bond St., Baltimore, MD 21231. To purchase a boxed display ad, contact the Gazelle Group at 410-343-3362.

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by Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College. Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and Statistics. 304 Whitehead. HW “Postcolonial Celebrity,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Lydie Moudileno, University of Pennsylvania. 479 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Oct. 7, 5:15 p.m.

MUSIC

Wed., Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Wind Ensemble performs music by Kabalevsky, Ewazen, Grainger and Gould. $15 general admission, $10, senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

COLLOQUIA Tues., Oct. 5, 4 p.m. “Funding Anthropology at the National Science Foundation,” an Anthropology colloquium with Deborah Winslow, National Science Foundation. 404 Macaulay. HW

“Using Supramolecular Chemistry to Access Stimuli-Responsive Materials,” a Chemistry colloquium with Stuart Rowan, Case Western Reserve University. 233 Remsen. Tues., Oct. 5, 4:15 p.m.

HW

“A Tale of Two Conformations: Protein Amphitropism in Apoptosis, Mitochondrial Morphology and Biology,” a Biology colloquium with Blake Hill, KSAS. Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW Wed., Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m.

“In Pursuit of Presentness: Anri Sala’s ‘Long Sorrow’,” a Peabody DMA colloquium with Michael Fried, KSAS. 308C Conservatory Bldg.

Wed., Oct. 6, 5 p.m.

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“The Challenge of Dark Matter,” a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Joe Silk, Oxford University and JHU. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Oct. 7, 3 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 10, 1:30 to 6 p.m.

The Lavy Colloquium—“Six Decades of U.S.-Israeli Relations” with various speakers. Sponsored by the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel). HW D I S C U S S I O N / TA L K S

“Reporting From Africa to Asia,” a SAIS China Studies Program discussion with students presenting their experiences from a recent trip to Africa and Asia. For information, e-mail zji@jhu.edu or call 202663-5816. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS

Mon., Oct. 4, noon.

Tues., Oct. 5, 6 p.m. “The Euro’s First Real Crisis and What It Means for the Transatlantic Relationship,” a SAIS European

Studies Program panel discussion with Randall Henning, American University; Matthias Matthijs, American University and SAIS; and Kathleen McNamara, Georgetown University. For information, e-mail ntobin@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5796. Rome Auditorium.

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“The Canadian Century,” a SAIS Canadian Studies Program discussion with Jason Clemens, Pacific Research Institute, and Brian Lee Crowley, president, Civitas. For information or to RSVP, e-mail starr.lee@jhu .edu or call 202-663-5714. Rome Auditorium. SAIS

The 2010 Singleton Lectures, on the theme Worlds of

Wed., Oct. 6, noon.

“The Changing Dynamics of Labor Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean,” a SAIS Latin American Studies Program discussion with Jacqueline Mazza, visiting fellow, SAIS. A “Year of Demography” event. For information or to RSVP, e-mail jzurek@ jhu.edu or call 202-663-5734. 517 Nitze Bldg. SAIS

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“Strengthening Surgical Capacity in Developing Countries” with Adam Kushner, Society of International Humanitarian Surgeons/ Surgeons OverSeas, followed by a panel discussion with moderator Adil Haider, SoM and SPH; Fizan Abdullah, SoM; and Henry Perry, SPH. Sponsored by the School of Public Health. W1214 SPH. EB Fri., Oct. 8, 4 p.m. “Can Emerging Economies Truly Emerge?” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sachs. For information or to RSVP, e-mail developmentroundtable@jhu.edu or call 201-739-7425. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS

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Women, Gender and Sexuality presents Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring, part of the film series “Violence and Vengeance.” 113 Greenhouse. HW

Learned Experience: 16th-Century Medical Letter Collections, with guest speaker Nancy Siraisi, distinguished professor emeritus, Hunter College and CUNY. Sponsored by the Charles Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe and co-sponsored by History. HW •

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“Johann Lange: The Epistolae Medicinales of a Court Physician.” 388 Gilman. Thurs., Oct. 7, 4 p.m.

“The Medical Networks of Orazio Augenio.” 388 Gilman.

Sat., Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Jupiter String Quartet. (See photo, this page.) Part of the Discovery Series at the BMA. Auditorium, Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Open house for prospective students of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, sponsored by Admissions Services. Registration required; e-mail lvink@jhsph.edu. EB

Mon., Oct. 11, 1 to 5 p.m.

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“The Thomas Viaduct,” a Civil Engineering seminar with James Dilts, architectural historian and author. B17 Hackerman. HW

Mon., Oct. 4, noon.

Mon., Oct. 4, noon. “How Do Novel Functions Evolve From Existing Protein Scaffolds?” a Biophysics seminar with C.S. Raman, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. 111 Mergenthaler. HW Oct. 4, noon. “Cyto­ kinesis Through BiochemicalMechanical Feedback Loops,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Douglas Robinson, INBT/SoM. W1020 SPH.

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Special Dean’s Lecture—“A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge” with keynote speaker Laurie Mazur, Population Justice Project. Lecture followed by a panel discussion with Robert Engelman, Worldwatch Institute; Duff Gillespie, SPH; Rachel Nugent, Center for Global Development; Cindy Parker, SPH; and Shira Saperstein, Center for American Progress. W1214 SPH. EB Tues., Oct. 5, 4 to 6 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5, 4 p.m. The Lovejoy Lecture—“Kant’s ‘I’ in ‘I Think’ and Freud’s Ego” by Beatrice Longuenesse, New York University. Sponsored by Philosophy. 288 Gilman. HW Thurs., Oct. 7, 1:30 p.m. The 2010 A.J. Goldman Lecture— “Combinatorial Trigonometry”

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The David Bodian Seminar—“Genes, Brains and Spatial Representation: Evidence From Williams Syndrome” with Barbara Landau, KSAS. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Oct. 4, 4 p.m.

“Global Stability of the Boltzmann Equation Nearby Equilibrium,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with Robert Strain, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW

Mon., Oct. 4, 4 p.m.

Sylvia Adalman Artist Recital Series presents Alexander Shtarkman, piano, who will perform music by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, Stravinsky. $15 general admission, $10, senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Tues., Oct. 5, 8 p.m.

The Jupiter String Quartet opens this year’s Discovery Series at the BMA, an offering of free concerts presented by the Shriver Hall Concert Series to introduce audiences to emerging artists and less-familiar instruments and repertoire. See Music.

Games: A Control Theoretic Perspective,” an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Dario Bauso, University of Palermo, Italy. 320 Hackerman. HW

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“Spontaneous Mouse Mutants as a Source of Novel Lipid Metabolism Genes: The Lipin and Diet1 Genes,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Karen Reue, UCLA. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Mon., Oct. 4, 1:30 p.m. “Can High-Throughput Genomics Data Identify New Therapeutic Targets in Cancer?” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Rachel Karchin, WSE. 110 Clark. HW (Videoconferenced to 709 Traylor. EB ) Mon., Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m. “Statistical Issues in Illumina Beadchip Data Analysis,” a Center for Computational Genomics seminar with Wayne Yu, SoM. 517 PCTB. EB

“Robustness in Dynamical Cooperative TU

Mon., Oct. 4, 3 p.m.

“On the Algebraic K-Theory of Z/p^n,” a Topology seminar with Vigleik Angeltveit, University of Chicago. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger. HW

Mon., Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5, noon. “Development of a Therapeutic Compound for the Treatment of Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Scott Chappel, Tokai Pharmaceuticals Inc. 612 Physiology. EB Tues., Oct. 5, 3 p.m. “Transduction of Virulence Factors by Alphaviruses in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Models of Infection,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology thesis defense seminar with John Randall Clayton. W2030 SPH. EB Tues., Oct. 5, 3 p.m. M. Gordon Wolman Seminar—“Rizospheric Processes: From Plant Defense and Invasion Biology to Kin Recognition” with Harsh Bais, University of Delaware. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. 234 Ames. HW Tues., Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m. “Toward the Classification of Weak Fano 3-Folds With \ rho=2,” an Algebraic Complex Geometry/Number Theory seminar with Joseph Cutrone, KSAS, and Nick Marshburn, KSAS. Sponsored by Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW Tues., Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m. “SemiSupervised and Unsupervised Graph-Based Learning for Natural Language Processing,” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Katrin Kirchhoff, University of Washington. B17 Hackerman. HW Wed., Oct. 6, 8:30 a.m. “Challenges in the Design of Individually and Community-Randomized Trials in Rural Africa: The Rakai Program Experience,” a Center for Clinical Trials sem-

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Calendar Key APL BRB CRB EB HW KSAS

(Events are free and open to the public except where indicated.)

Applied Physics Laboratory Broadway Research Building Cancer Research Building East Baltimore Homewood Krieger School of Arts and Sciences PCTB Preclinical Teaching Building SAIS School of Advanced International Studies SoM School of Medicine SoN School of Nursing SPH School of Public Health WBSB Wood Basic Science Building WSE Whiting School of Engineering

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