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n his ninth “date” of the morning, Harry Khanna still hadn’t broken a sweat. He kept good eye contact, smiled frequently and had the person sitting across the table rapt on his every word. Then the party horn blew. JHU takes “Change, please. Time’s up,” said a on matchsmiling man at the podium. making Khanna stood up role for its and shook hands with his partner. He wondered if he had met inventors his match but didn’t have much time to dwell on it. Date No. 10 awaited. No need for another splash of cologne, however; this wasn’t your typical speeddating session. Khanna, a graduate student in the School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, had spent the past 10 minutes discussing his portable negative pressure ventilation system with Lawrence Agulnick, a venture capitalist and executive director of TBED21, a nonprofit science and technology education organization. Each had something the other wanted. Khanna needed funds and expertise to bring his invention to market. Agulnick was on the lookout for that next great idea. Khanna was one of 12 university scientific investigators on the hunt for financing at the inaugural Johns Hopkins Medicine Entrepreneurial SpeedDating event, held June 25 in the Rangos Building of the new Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. The purpose of this half-day event was to connect Johns Hopkins inventor scientists with entrepreneurs experienced in starting businesses. Organizers felt that such an event could accelerate the formation of new life-science companies.

Honorees Ben Carson and James West share a personal moment during the Black Faculty and Staff Association dinner.

BFSA honors Ben Carson and James West at its 2009 Juneteenth celebration By Greg Rienzi

The Gazette

he university’s Black Faculty and Staff Association recently paid tribute to two of Johns Hopkins’ own legendary figures at its fifth annual celebration of Juneteenth, the unofficial holiday commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

For this year’s event, the organization chose to honor the contributions of African-Americans in science and laud the professional accomplishments of Ben Carson, the School of Medicine’s renowned brain surgeon, and James E. Continued on page 9

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‘Perfect storm’ of fiscal stress hits nonprofits JHU survey finds that theaters and orchestras are particularly hard-hit By Mimi Bilzor

Institute for Policy Studies

ighty percent of nonprofit organizations are experiencing fiscal stress, according to a survey released June 29

In Brief

Nichols House closed for renovations over summer; School of Nursing launches podcasts

by Johns Hopkins, and close to 40 percent of them reported that this stress was “severe” or “very severe.” Theaters and orchestras were particularly hard-hit, with nearly 75 percent of the former and half of the latter reporting “severe” or “very severe” stress. Contributing to this stress has been a perfect storm of impacts including declining revenues (51 percent of organizations); increased costs, particularly for health benefits; declining endowments; and decreased cash flow as a result of restricted credit and government payment delays.

The 363 organizations that participated in the survey as part of the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project differ widely in size, cover all regions and represent a diverse array of fields, including children and family services, elderly services and housing, community development, education, arts and culture, and others. Despite the dire challenges, more than two-thirds of the organizations indicated Continued on page 12

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lavio Delbono, who has taught at the SAIS Bologna Center for more than 20 years, was elected mayor of Bologna on June 22. Delbono, representing the center-left coalition, won in a run-off election against his opponent by more than 60 percent of the vote. Delbono is an adjunct professor of international economics at the Bologna Center, where he has taught a variety of courses in economics, including macro- and microeconomics, industrial organization, and regulation policies and industrial management. He is also a professor of economics at the University of Bologna and was a visiting professor at SAIS in Washington, D.C. The mayor in Bologna, says Erik Jones, professor of European history at the center, plays a significantly larger role in Italian politics than counterparts in the United States. “First, in Italy the symbolic attachment citizens have to their cities is for the

most part much stronger than elsewhere,” he says. “Second, the mayor in Bologna has always been a part of the national political discussion, and the position is usually a springboard to the national government or the governing body of the European Union.” Delbono has been active in local and regional politics and was formerly Bologna councilman for budget and finance. He has written books on poverty and microeconomics and contributed articles to several economics journals. He received his doctorate in economics from the University of Oxford. “Professor Delbono is an articulate and well-respected member of the faculty, and we wish him well in his latest achievement,” says Kenneth H. Keller, director of the Bologna Center. “We also look forward to his giving a firsthand account of local government when he talks to Bologna Center students in his role as mayor.” —Karen Riedel

Nichols House to be closed over summer for renovations

this summer is being undertaken at the board’s direction and will be completed before the fall semester.

ichols House on the Homewood campus will be closed this summer and events usually held there will be moved elsewhere while deferred maintenance and refurbishments are completed. Work will be done to bring the university president’s official residence, completed in 1959, up to current code in such areas as electrical service, heating and air conditioning, and access for the disabled. There will also be improvements to the public areas of the house, used for university events, and the living quarters will be prepared for President Daniels and his family. The board of trustees requires the president to reside at Nichols House. The work

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Johns Hopkins Nursing launches research podcast series

he School of Nursing is launching a series of audio podcasts highlighting new research and focusing on critical health topics that span the issues of today’s nursing profession. The premier installment features Sarah Szanton, an assistant professor, in a five-minute interview exploring her research findings on health disparities in older adults. The digital audio interviews will be available on the school’s Web site at www .nursing.jhu.edu/aboutu/gallery/podcasts and on the school’s Facebook page.

Contributing Writers Applied Physics Laboratory Michael Buckley, Paulette Campbell Bloomberg School of Public Health Tim Parsons, Natalie Wood-Wright Carey Business School Andrew Blumberg Homewood Lisa De Nike, Amy Lunday, Dennis O’Shea, Tracey A. Reeves, Phil Sneiderman Johns Hopkins Medicine Christen Brownlee, Audrey Huang, John Lazarou, David March, Katerina Pesheva, Vanessa Wasta, Maryalice Yakutchik Peabody Institute Richard Selden SAIS Felisa Neuringer Klubes School of Education James Campbell, Theresa Norton School of Nursing Kelly Brooks-Staub University Libraries and Museums Brian Shields, Heather Egan Stalfort

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onald Steinwachs, a Johns Hopkins faculty member for more than three decades who has deep connections throughout the university, has been named interim director of the Institute for Policy Studies, effective July 1. Sandra Newman, the previous director, stepped down from the post on June 30; she will remain on the faculty. “The university has been fortunate to have Sandee Newman at the helm of IPS for the past 12 years, and I can think of no one better suited to steer the institute through this period of transition than Don Steinwachs,” said Scott Zeger, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, who announced the appointment last week. “Among his many responsibilities as interim director, Don will lead an effort to study the role of IPS in the broader context of policy analysis within the research and professional practice enterprises at Johns Hopkins.” Zeger said he expects the search for a permanent director to be launched in the fall. Steinwachs served for 11 years as chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he is currently a professor.

He directs its Health Services Research and Development Center and holds joint appointments in the schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Arts and Sciences. He teaches undergraduates in the public health studies major at Homewood. “I look forward to working with the IPS faculty,” Steinwachs said. “The institute offers an outstanding master’s in public policy that is nationally recognized. The policy research conducted by the institute is addressing major national concerns and, very importantly, issues facing Baltimore and other urban communities. It is a pleasure for me to provide interim leadership until a permanent director is appointed.” Steinwachs has been involved with the administration of the university not only as department chair but also as interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs before the appointment of Kristina Johnson, who recently left the position to become undersecretary of the Department of Energy. He was a member of the universitywide Faculty Budget Advisory Committee, serving for 20 years as its chair. He co-chaired a 2004 review of the university’s employee benefits and chaired an advisory committee formed to increase faculty input on HopkinsOne. Elected a member of the Institute of Medicine in 1993, Steinwachs has studied

medical effectiveness and outcomes for individuals with specific medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions. His current research focuses on health care quality and has included a project evaluating a Web-based tool for use in the care of schizophrenic patients and another evaluating the Hospital at Home program for elderly patients. He is a member of the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and chairs its Population Subcommittee. Steinwachs earned his doctorate in operations research in 1973 from what is now the university’s Whiting School of Engineering and joined the Johns Hopkins faculty that year. He is a 1968 graduate of the University of Arizona and earned a master’s in systems engineering there in 1970. Newman, a professor of policy studies, was selected as director of IPS in May 2000 after a national search, but her leadership of the institute actually began in July 1997, when she was named interim director. (Prior to that, she was associate director for research.) During the 12 years that Newman led IPS, its programs experienced tremendous growth. The graduate program in public policy doubled in size and is now the fourth-largest graduate program on the Homewood campus. Newman also appointed an IPS national advisory board.

Under her leadership, the institute either solely or in collaboration with colleagues across Johns Hopkins brought notable public policy scholars and professionals to campus for public lectures and symposia. In 2003, Newman received a Women’s Leadership Award from the Hopkins Women’s Network. Newman’s research focuses on the role of housing, neighborhood and community in the lives of families, children and disabled populations. A renowned housing policy expert, Newman came to Johns Hopkins nearly 26 years ago from the University of Michigan, where she was a senior researcher at the Institute for Social Research and a tenured associate professor in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Newman will maintain joint appointments in the Department of Sociology in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. “IPS is honored to have Don Steinwachs as our interim director,” Newman said. “Don brings a unique combination of wisdom about Johns Hopkins University and knowledge of IPS’ mission and activities, having served on the Faculty Oversight Committee of our public policy graduate program and having helped to develop the Certificate in Health Policy. IPS is in wonderful hands.”

Bioethicists lead call for public debates on future use of stem cells

ore than 40 scientists, bioethicists, lawyers and science journal editors are calling on their colleagues, policy-makers and the public to begin developing guidelines for the research and reproductive use of stem cell–derived eggs and sperm, even though such use may be a decade or more away. “Science has always moved faster than social debate or society’s ability to grapple with these issues,” said Debra Mathews, lead author of a paper published in the July issue of Cell Stem Cell and assistant director of science programs at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. The paper calls for all parties to begin engaging in open discussion and debates, and describes the need for informed social policy well in advance of the eventual use of eggs and sperm derived from pluripotent stem cells. Mathews said that stem cell researchers need to be better prepared to address public questions about uses of so-called pluripotent stem cell–derived gametes, regardless of how realistic or soon those uses may be. Reproductive uses would potentially include the creation of sperm and eggs for in vitro fertilization, embryo selection based on genetic profile and the creation of embryos from the tissues of fetuses, children and the deceased. The issues are too complex, and the stakes are too high, the authors suggest, for the public to be caught unawares by some

new capability for using stem cell–derived gametes, and the research already is moving rapidly toward generation of sperm and eggs capable of making human embryos and, potentially, children. “Because derived gamete research will require the creation and destruction of human embryos, this line of research will be morally objectionable to those who imbue human embryos with full moral status, and those objections must be addressed,” the authors state. In the paper, the Johns Hopkins–led team described an analysis of the current state of pluripotent stem cell science and suggested a framework for the debates that need to take place. There was consensus by the authors that policy-makers should not restrict scientific inquiry solely because ethical or moral disagreement exists about the use of these cells. Instead, they offered recommendations for guidelines that would be the focus of social debate. Among them were that restrictions should be specific to those aspects of the technology that are deemed morally unacceptable in a given nation or state, and that specific consent should be required of tissue donors whose cells will be used to derive gametes for use in reproduction. This approach would rule out using for reproduction any tissue from fetuses, minors and the deceased. Consent, they said, need not be

required in situations involving laboratory studies that produce no embryos. The authors emphasized that significant oversight rules must be in place before any reproductive uses of gametes even begin, and early attempts to use gametes for these purposes should take place only as part of clinical research that follows the highest ethical standards. Assuming that reproductive use of stem cell–derived gametes does occur, the health of women carrying the resulting fetuses, and of children born to them, should be monitored rigorously and tracked in long-term studies. Pluripotent stem cell–derived gamete research brings together several of today’s most contentious ethical issues, including the use of embryonic stem cells, the increasing ability to identify and understand risks associated with particular parts of the human genome, advanced reproductive technologies to treat infertility and interest in “human enhancement.” Mathews noted that pluripotent stem cell–derived gamete research already is producing significant advances in basic understanding of how eggs and sperm develop from germ cells, infertility, genetic diseases and some cancers. Mathews said that the most difficult scientific issue the study team faced was predicting how long it would take to get from a

human stem cell to a set of gametes capable of successful test tube fertilization and how long, if ever, it would be until such gametes are used in clinical care. The group said it believes that it will take at least a decade to develop derived human gametes and that clinical applications likely won’t be available for several years beyond that. Whatever the time frame, she said, determining whether pluripotent stem cell–derived gametes can function reliably and normally is critical for both nonreproductive and reproductive purposes. Scientists and the public also must prepare, Mathews noted, for the potential production of large numbers of human gametes that facilitate multigenerational laboratory studies of human genetics and disease. “Although many welcome the prospects for disease prevention and health promotion that such research should facilitate, many others will find the treatment of human embryos in such blatantly manipulative ways to be ethically unacceptable,” the authors said in their paper. Other authors of the paper are Peter J. Donovan, of the University of California, Irvine; John Harris, of the University of Manchester; Robin Lovell-Badge, of the MRC National Institute for Medical Research; Julian Savulescu, of the University of Oxford; and Ruth Faden, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. —Christen Brownlee

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Federal student loan forgiveness program launched at JHU

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colleges and universities are in the business of preparing young people to make this world a better place. But college graduates who want to do exactly that sometimes run headlong into a huge problem: their student loans,â&#x20AC;? Daniels said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These young people want to get out there and make a difference. They want to work in the public sector and help people. But they also need to make enough money to rent an apartment and eat â&#x20AC;Ś and to repay those students loans.â&#x20AC;? All too often, though, the numbers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up, Daniels said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our graduates are reluctantly forced to consider jobs that pay the bills but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t satisfy, in quite the same way, their desire to make a difference. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame. And Congressman Sarbanes, to his credit, recognized it as not just a shame but also as a lost opportunity.â&#x20AC;? The loan forgiveness program was signed into law two years ago but did not go into effect until July 1 because funding and regulations had to be secured. Under the program, people with qualifying student loans can enter what is known as the IncomeBased Repayment plan. The plan enables

enrollees to lower their monthly payments based on a debt-to-income ratio, which can be calculated at www.ibrinfo.org. Sarbanesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office provided an example of how the program works: A student graduates with $100,000 in qualifying debt at 6.8 percent interest and takes a full-time public service job starting at $40,000 with annual increases of 5 percent. He or she elects to enroll in the IBR plan, and in the first year, the monthly payments are $309, as opposed to $1,151 under the standard 10-year payment plan. As the student receives annual salary increases of 5 percent, the monthly IBR payments gradually rise until in year 10 they amount to $526 per month. Because the student remained in public service for 10 years and paid $49,132 under the IBR plan, his or her remaining principal and interest totaling $118,868 are forgiven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These new programs are powerful tools to recruit and retain the best and brightest into the public sector,â&#x20AC;? Berry said. Sonia Sarkar, a Johns Hopkins alumna and program coordinator as an undergraduate of the Baltimore chapter of Project Health, a national nonprofit that works to break the link between poverty and poor health, was among several current and former students who spoke at the event announcing the loan forgiveness program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Increasingly, my peers are turning to careers in the nonprofit or government sector, and with growing momentum and support at the highest levels, the opportunities are boundless,â&#x20AC;? Sarkar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initiatives such as the Sarbanes Public Service Loan Forgiveness Option are a tremendous boon in helping those of us with student loan debt pursue our passions and turn acts of service into lifelong endeavors.â&#x20AC;?

with investors. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always so easy to make these kinds of connections.â&#x20AC;? The event was organized by the Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute, the School of Medicineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biomedical Engineering Department, the Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer Office and the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. Aditya Polsani, an industrial liaison associate with the Brain Science Institute and Biomedical Engineering Department, and one of the organizers, said that the event allowed university scientists to meet with multiple entrepreneurs in one setting, practice their business pitches and perhaps make that all-important first step in the creation of a new business venture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was all about networking. I saw the gap that exists here, which is the lack of access to entrepreneurs and good management,â&#x20AC;? Polsani said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially with the current economy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very tough to get money. Venture capitalists are being extremely cautious. But a downtown in the economy is also an opportunity for new business creation because you have a lot of good ideas floating around for those willing to take a chance.â&#x20AC;? Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to the speed-dating pilot, Polsani said that there would be more such events, to be held once or twice annually. The organizers plan to survey participants and follow up with them to see if anything comes of this kind of interaction. Aris Melissaratos, senior adviser to the

president for enterprise development at Johns Hopkins, said that events like Entrepreneurial Speed Dating help push the message that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johns Hopkins is open for business,â&#x20AC;? which has become a motto in his office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are trying to look at technology transfer more broadly and show the business community that we can become a medical version of Silicon Valley,â&#x20AC;? he said. Melissaratos, former secretary of Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Business and Economic Development, joined Johns Hopkins in February 2007 and in his role supervises the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Technology Transfer Office, the intellectual property administration center that serves Johns Hopkins researchers and inventors as a licensing, patent and technology commercialization office. Melissaratos said that from day one heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been trying to change the culture here and make Johns Hopkins more entrepreneurial. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly made a dent. Johns Hopkins spawned a dozen start-up companies in 2008 and nine already this year. The average used to be four annually, with a previous high of six.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being commercial used to be sort of looked down upon here, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wrong with helping to create jobs and bring these inventions that can benefit mankind to market,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Financially speaking, the faculty benefits, as does the lab, department and the university. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a number of positives.â&#x20AC;? Events like speed dating, Melissaratos said, could also create a pipeline of companies to populate the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. The Rangos Building is the first of five state-of-the-art life sciences facilities planned for the project by the Forest Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; New East Baltimore Partnership. Johns Hopkins is the anchor tenant and is leasing one-third of the space in the building, which is the new home for the School of Medicineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences. The remaining space will be leased to private biotech companies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where we chose to host this event was definitely intentional,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to show people we have room to move in.â&#x20AC;? G

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Seeking Continued from page 1 Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the setup: one room, 12 Johns Hopkins inventors and 13 entrepreneurs. In round one, the inventors meet with each entrepreneur for 10 minutes. The inventor pitches his or her technology or startup concept, and the entrepreneur pitches his or her background and ability to raise money. At the end of the round, the participants, who are given scorecards, submit their top five â&#x20AC;&#x153;matches,â&#x20AC;? the inventor or entrepreneur they would like to have another 20-minute session with for round two. Following the two rounds, all 25 participants mingle for an informal networking session. Khanna came to promote the portable ventilation system that he co-invented and was ready to bring to market. The device, to be used in an emergency setting on patients with respiratory arrest, stimulates the phrenic nerve on the neck to allow the individual to breathe. The current method of ventilating patients with respiratory arrest is positive pressure ventilation. How did it go for Khanna? He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to tell, but he received some encouraging signs from a couple of the entrepreneurs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fun and definitely worthwhile, but I must admit I was a bit hoarse by the end,â&#x20AC;? Khanna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great way to meet

HIPS / WILL KIRK

.S. Rep. John Sarbanes visited the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus last week to launch a new federal student loan forgiveness program for people who accept jobs in public service and the nonprofit sector. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Option, which the Maryland congressman authored, allows individuals with qualifying debt to make regular loan payments over a 10-year period. If after that time the individual has made all of his or her payments and is still working in public service or the nonprofit sector, the federal government will forgive the remaining debt. Professions that qualify under the new program include teaching, civil service, public interest law and many health care jobs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student loan debt can have a significant effect on career decisions, and I hope that this new law will allow college graduates to live by their dreams, not by their loans,â&#x20AC;? said Sarbanes, who spoke on July 1 at the School of Education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This legislation helps ensure stability for student borrowers, allowing them to embark on careers in public service especially when our country needs public service employees the most. It does so by giving students and families more time and better conditions for repayment.â&#x20AC;? Joining Sarbanes at the event were U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry and university President Ronald J. Daniels, who characterized the new program as an opportunity to deploy our best and brightest and to put them to work to make a better world.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry and Rep. John Sarbanes react to a quip by Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels.

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taff from a wide range of Johns Hopkins schools and divisions were recognized for five, 10 and 15 years of service at the Hawaiian-themed afternoon reception held June 18 in the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood campus. Among the honorees were staff members from Academic and Cultural Centers, Carey Business School, Homewood Student Affairs, Johns Hopkins Club, Johns Hopkins University Press, Jhpiego, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Peabody Institute, Professional Schools Administration, School of Education, Sheridan Libraries/JHU Museums, University Administration and Whiting School of Engineering. Recognized were 138 staff with five years of service, 119 with 10 years and 70 with 15 years.

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uests were treated to an ice cream bar at the School of Public Health’s annual reception, held on June 17 to recognize those celebrating milestone service anniversaries. Dean Michael Klag spoke, and school leadership handed out awards, scooped ice cream and served juice and cookies to 69 employees with five years of service, 29 with 10 years and 15 with 15 years, along with other staff in attendance.

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Co-op learning tops list of best approaches for secondary math By Theresa Norton

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ooperative learning methods have been found to be most effective in raising the math scores of middle and high school students, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Center for Research and Reform in Education. Robert Slavin, director of the center, and Cynthia Lake, research scientist, reviewed 102 previously released experimental studies evaluating the effectiveness of math programs in the middle school grades. The review builds on their analysis of elementary math programs published in 2008. The researchers’ review covered three approaches to improving math achievement: textbooks, computer-assisted instruction and approaches emphasizing professional development in specific teaching methods, such as cooperative learning (in which students interact in teams) and teaching of learning skills. Both the elementary math and the middle and high school math reviews found that the most effective programs focus on daily teaching practices. Two cooperative learning programs for middle and high school math— STAD (for Student Teams–Achievement Divisions) and IMPROVE—showed the strongest evidence of effectiveness. “The findings of this review suggest that educators as well as researchers might do well to focus more on how the classroom is organized to maximize student engagement and motivation rather than expecting that choosing one or another textbook by itself will move students forward,” Slavin said. “Both the elementary review and the current review find that the programs that produce

consistently positive effects on achievement are those that fundamentally change what students do every day in their core math classes.” Researchers conducted a broad literature search in order to locate every study comparing the effectiveness of various math programs to traditional control groups. The results were published in the June issue of the American Educational Research Association’s Review of Educational Research. The study notes that the three approaches to mathematics instruction do not conflict and may have added effects if used together. The Johns Hopkins Center for Research and Reform in Education is conducting one of the largest research review projects ever undertaken to increase the use of evidence in education to improve student achievement. The intent is to place all types of programs on a common scale to provide educators with meaningful unbiased information that they can use to select programs and practices most likely to make a difference with their students. Topics include reading, math and other programs for grades K–12. Educator-friendly ratings of effective education programs as well as the full reports appear on the Best Evidence Encyclopedia Web site at www.bestevidence.org. The School of Education’s Center for Research and Reform in Education is a nonprofit center that received funding from the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. For more information on the center, go to http://education .jhu.edu/crre.

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iovanni Arrighi, the George Armstrong Kelly Professor of Sociology, died on June 18 at his home in Baltimore after a yearlong battle with cancer. A renowned authority in the fields of world systems analysis and historical sociology, Arrighi, 71, came to Johns Hopkins in 1998 to anchor the Sociology Department’s comparative-historical group. Arrighi served as director of the Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power and History from 1999 to 2002 and as department chair from 2003 to 2006. He remained active in the classroom through the spring semester, when he taught a graduate seminar on international development with his wife, Beverly Silver, also a professor in the Department of Sociology, while finishing several articles. “The School of Arts and Sciences has been enriched immeasurably by Giovanni, as have those of us who knew him personally,” said Adam Falk, the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, in a letter to students, faculty and staff on the Homewood campus. “I am struck by the enormous impact Giovanni had on his field and on Johns Hopkins over the years, bringing bold new perspective to social theory and historical sociology broadly.” Arrighi was born in Milan in 1937 and received his doctorate in economics in 1960 from the Universita Bocconi, also in Milan. After graduating, he was appointed an unpaid teaching assistant, a position he described as “the first rung on the ladder in Italian universities.” To earn a living, he got a job with Unilever as a trainee manager.

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York, Binghamton. He also had taught at the University of California, Los Angeles; Universita di Trento and Universita degli Studi della Calabria, both in Italy; and the University College of Dar es Salaam. He also spent a number of years as the principal investigator on various reseach projects funded by fellowships and grants. Falk wrote that Arrighi and Silver had planned to attend a major international conference in his honor in late May in Madrid, but his condition deteriorated suddenly just days before the event. The weeklong conference, Dynamics of the Global Crisis, Anti-Systemic Movements and New Models of Hegemony, featured several of the field’s top scholars in an exploration of the insights of his work. He will be further honored at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in August with a session titled “From Rhodesia to Beijing: Reflections on the Scholarship of Giovanni Arrighi.” In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Andrea. Other tributes are being planned and details will be posted online at www.soc.jhu .edu/people/Arrighi/index.html as arrangements are finalized.

SoM postdocs share research in inaugural poster session By Greg Rienzi

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he young scientists pointed, explained and employed a bit of charm at the School of Medicine’s inaugural Postdoctoral Poster Session, held on June 24. The goal: impress the faculty judges and bring home some cash and prestige. The event, part of the Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association’s Scientific Seminar Series Awards Ceremony, showed off the high level of research being conducted by the school’s postdoctoral fellows. The session drew scores of faculty and fellows who stopped by Turner Concourse to see what colleagues in other labs are working on. The JHPDA added the poster session to give fellows who could not take part in the seminar series an opportunity to showcase their work. The seminar series, now in its third year, takes place between January and June, and this year fellows submitted 37 abstracts. From this group, 10 were selected by a competition committee to be presented during five lunchtime sessions, with faculty judges

evaluating the research on the basis of scientific impact. The first-place winner in the seminar series was Jonathan Jun, of the Department of Medicine, for his presentation “Hypoxia-Induced Lipolysis as a Novel Mechanism of Hypercholesterolemia.” Jun won $500. During the poster session, a panel of seven School of Medicine faculty judges evaluated the 47 posters submitted in both clinical and basic/translational research categories. In the clinical category, Stephen Sozio, of the Department of Medicine, won first prize. Sozio wowed the judges with his poster titled “Multiple Markers of Inflammation are Not Associated With Risk of Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Initiating Dialysis.” Said one judge, “Proving a negative is not easy, and he was very persuasive. Exceptional work.” Ye Yan, of the Department of Neuroscience, won in the basic/translational category for her poster “The Antioxidant Enzyme Prdx1 Controls Motor Neuron Differentiation by Thiolredox Dependent Activation of GDE2.” Sozio and Yan each received $250, a blue ribbon and some bragging rights. For a list of all the winners, go to www.hopkins medicine.org/jhpda/about/scientific.html.

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Predicting prostate cancer return: Study betters success odds By Amy Mone

Johns Hopkins Medicine

ancer experts at Johns Hopkins say that a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis. The new prediction method comprises the length of time it takes for PSA (prostatespecific antigen) to double, Gleason score (a numeric indicator of prostate cancer aggressiveness as seen under the microscope) and the interval between surgical removal of the prostate and the first detectable PSA level. According to the investigators, combining these three measurements more accurately estimates risk that the cancer has spread than do other methods and should help determine which patients may benefit from additional therapy when PSA levels rise after surgery to remove the prostate. Findings from the study presented at the June annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology may also help resolve the debate on when and in what form secondary treatments should occur. “There is much debate on whether to prescribe immediate treatment for a man whose PSA begins to rise after he has had prostate cancer surgery or to delay it,” said Emmanuel Antonarakis, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigator. “Studies suggest that most men live the same length of time overall whether they receive therapy at the first sign of a rising PSA or wait until the cancer has spread to other sites.”

Juneteenth Continued from page 1 West, a Whiting School of Engineering faculty member who co-invented the microphone used in most telephones and many other electronic devices worldwide. Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, the day Major Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, to inform its residents that the Civil War had ended. On that day, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Granger read general order No. 3, a document that stated that all remaining slaves were to be set free. The celebrations that followed the reading began a tradition that continues to this day. The 2009 JHU Juneteenth program was a dinner held in the Glass Pavilion on the Homewood campus. Emory Tolbert, a professor of history at Howard University, was the keynote speaker. The Ian Sims Jazz Trio provided musical entertainment. In past years, the organization honored faculty and staff who have made significant contributions to neighboring communities. Deborah Savage, past president of the organization and current co-chair of its communication and membership committee, said that the BFSA wanted to move in a different direction and celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans at Johns Hopkins who have made an impact far beyond the university. “These two gentlemen are both renowned in their fields and larger-than-life figures. Had those who fought for us to be free not been successful, would there be a Dr. Carson or a scientist like Dr. West?” said Savage, IT manager of Student Technology Services. “This was an event to celebrate these two men and our freedom, and what it meant to millions.” Carson has been director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center since 1984, when he became the youngest ever appointed to this academic level at Johns Hopkins. Carson also co-directs the Craniofacial Center and is a professor of oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics.

After reviewing the records of 774 men whose PSA rose after surgery to remove the prostate, the researchers found that Gleason score and two measurements for PSA were the strongest risk factors for prostate cancer metastasis. Men with Gleason scores in the highest range, between eight and 10, were twice as likely to develop metastatic cancer. In men whose PSA became detectable within three years after surgery, cancer was more than three times more likely to spread to other organs. Finally, men whose PSA doubled the fastest, within three months, were more than 20 times more likely to develop metastatic cancer than men whose PSA look longer than 15 months to double. For men enrolled in the study, it took a median of 10 years for the disease to reappear on imaging scans. “The 10-year average will not apply to every man, so we wanted to know what factors put men at higher risk for their cancer progressing earlier,” said Mario Eisenberger, professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. An increase in PSA occurs in approximately 20 percent to 30 percent of men after surgery to remove the cancerous prostate, Antonarakis said. In these patients, the newly emerging prostate cancer cells are rarely detectable on imaging scans. When faced with the likelihood that their cancer has spread, many men opt to undergo hormone therapy, which blocks testosterone production, a fuel for prostate cancer. The side effects, which mimic those of menopausal women, include hot flashes, night sweats, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome and coronary disease, and can be debilitating, Antonarakis said.

He is renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking neurosurgeries, which include separation of twins joined at the head and hemispherectomies, in which a portion of the brain is removed to stem intractable seizures in children. At the event, he received a silver plaque engraved with hands holding a brain. Carson has authored more than 100 neurosurgical publications, along with three best-selling books, and has been awarded more than 40 honorary doctorates and dozens of national merit citations. Challenged to strive for excellence by his mother, Carson moved on from a childhood life of poverty in Detroit’s inner city to graduate from Yale University, 1973, and the University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1977. He subsequently trained in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins before joining its faculty. Carson’s personal story was first chronicled in his autobiography, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, published in 1990. Earlier this year, Turner Network Television premiered a movie based on the best-selling memoir. The film, which stars Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., traces Carson’s life journey from Detroit to Baltimore. Excerpts were shown during Carson’s introduction. In June 2008, Carson received the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in a White House ceremony. James West was born in 1931 in Farmville, Va., and developed an interest in electronics at an early age. His parents were disappointed that he wanted to study physics instead of medicine, but despite this warning, West pursued his original goal. While attending Temple University, West began working during summer breaks as an intern at Bell Labs. He joined the company full time in 1957, and five years later he and his colleague Gerhard Sessler patented the electret microphone, in which thin sheets of polymer film, metal-coated on one side, are given a permanent charge to serve as the membrane and bias of a condenser microphone that helps convert sound to electrical signals with high fidelity. Almost 90 percent of the more than 2 billion microphones produced today are based on the principles developed by West and Sessler. West spent more than four decades with

Besides immediate hormone therapy, other options for men whose PSA is rising are to use hormone therapy intermittently, enroll in clinical trials testing experimental therapies or combinations of them or to “watch and wait” until imaging scans can locate metastatic disease. Data on the prostate cancer patients involved in this study were collected from a database maintained by Patrick C. Walsh at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Insti-

tute. The information spans nearly 20 years of patient records at Johns Hopkins. The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program. In addition to Antonarakis and Eisenberger, researchers who participated in the study are Bruce Trock, Zhaoyong Feng, Elizabeth Humphreys, Michael Carducci, Alan Partin and Walsh, all of Johns Hopkins.

Online Guided Care Nursing Course endorsed by NGNA

he National Gerontological Nursing Association, the nation’s first specialty organization dedicated to improving the quality of nursing care for older adults, has endorsed the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing’s new online Guided Care Nursing Course. The unique six-week course, which launched in June, was developed in collaboration with the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation. The course brings together faculty and clinical experts from the Johns Hopkins schools of Nursing, Medicine and Public Health, as well as The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, to focus on geriatric care.

Bell Labs, building upon this research and obtaining more than 200 U.S. and foreign patents. He also authored or contributed to more than 140 technical papers. In 2002, West joined the Johns Hopkins faculty as a research professor in the Whiting School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Since joining the faculty, West has continued to experiment with new communications materials and technologies and has conducted research aimed at reducing hospital noise. At a White House awards ceremony in 2006, he received the National Medal of Technology in recognition of his work. West also has been active in programs designed to encourage more minorities and women to enter the fields of science, technology and engineering. At the BFSA event, West received a silver plaque engraved with the microphone he helped create. The Johns Hopkins University Black Faculty and Staff Association was formed in 1995 by five faculty members who felt that the university’s response to a white staff member’s physical assault of a black colleague to be inadequate. The faculty felt that the university’s African-American population needed a unifying voice. The BFSA—which has caucuses on the Homewood, East Baltimore and Applied Physics Laboratory campuses—acts as an advocate, information resource, provider of networking and professional development opportunities, and community outreach provider for JHU faculty and staff. The BFSA also serves as a resource to the university administration on a variety of topics and issues. The organization regularly hosts professional development seminars, roundtable discussions, cultural events and opportunities for contributing to the surrounding Baltimore community. In 2007, the BFSA hosted a national conference titled Fixing the Academy: Tapping Black Excellence on White Campuses, featuring participants from Princeton, Rice and Kansas State universities; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and many other institutions. “Our continuing mission is to be a viable and valuable resource for people here,” Savage said. G For more information on the BFSA, go to http://bfsa.jhu.edu.

“The specialty of gerontological nursing is so rewarding, and this new opportunity to combine skills in caring for older adults with the advocacy role of the guided care nurse is very exciting,” said Elizabeth “Ibby” Tanner, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing who participated in developing the curriculum for the course. The learning experience features asynchronous Web-based learning modules, live webinars and simulations, and focuses on best practices in chronic disease management, caregiver education and support, transitional care and geriatric evaluation. The course is aimed at both nurses who would like to work in this new role in health care and those who wish to increase their knowledge about care of older adults and learn new skills such as coaching and motivational interviewing. The tuition fee includes access to the new online examination and American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Certificate in Guided Care upon course completion. For more information, go to www.ijhn.jhmi .edu.

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3 BD Townhouse, S. Chester St. Convenient to JHU, JHMI & Bayview campuses. $1650 per mo.

Call Biff: 410-598-3649

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Classifieds APARTMENTS/HOUSES FOR RENT

Anne Arundel Co (Arnold), 2BR, 2BA condo, 2nd flr, all appls, W/D in unit, no pets/no smokers, sliding drs from sunrm to tree-shaded balcony. $1,100/mo. Val, 443994-8938. Bayview, 2BR house within walking distance of BMC, full bsmt, W/D, prkng pad, no pets, sec dep req’d + utils. Mary, 443-798-8652. Butchers Hill, 3BR, 2.5BA house, walk to JHH and park, gated off-street prkng, great to share. $1,800/mo. 616-283-7326. Butchers Hill, 1BR, 1BA carriage house, 2 flrs, kitchen, W/D, new crpt, priv patio, prkng, 1 blk to Patterson Park. $775/mo + some utils. Sharon, 443-695-9073. Cedarcroft, 3BR, 1.5BA TH, W/D, dw. $1,250/mo + utils. 410-378-2393. Cedarcroft, 2BR, 1.5BA Victorian, avail furn’d/unfurn’d, W/D, AC units, fp, hdwd flrs, living rm, dining rm, den, office, yd, prkng. $1,250/mo + utils. szieman1@hotmail .com. Charles Village, spacious 1- and 3BR apts nr Homewood. $700/mo or $1,275/mo + utils. 443-253-2113 or pulimood@aol.com. Cross Keys Village, 1BR condo w/hdwd flrs, CAC/heat, free prkng, 24-hr security, swimming pool. $900/mo + utils (water incl’d). 646-284-2279 or tamrirev@yahoo.com. Federal Hill, 2BR, 2BA end unit, CAC, tons of storage, jacuzzi tub, wood blinds, alarm sys, prkng. 410-419-6575.

M A R K E T P L A C E

Kingsley Ave off Wilkens (nr St Agnes Hospital), 3BR EOG RH w/new kitchen, new BA, ceiling fans, CAC, W/D, new hdwd flrs, safe homeowner’s neighborhood, easy commute to DC, nr 95/695 exits. $900/mo + sec dep. croweb@verizon.net. Locust Point, modern 2BR, 1BA TH nr Federal Hill/Riverside Park, open flr plan, hdwd flrs on main level, laundry center, w/w crpt (2nd level), CAC, gas heat, all appls, patio w/privacy fence, half-bsmt for storage, no pets, easy commute. $1,300/mo. Marilyn, 410-808-3103 or mdavis@mris.com. Mt Washington, 3BR, 2.5BA house, CAC, dw, W/D, hdwd flrs, deck, backyd, covered prkng, storage rm, pool, tennis court, easy commute to JHU/JHH/downtown. $1,800/ mo + utils. 443-540-3993. Mt Washington, 2BR, 2BA apt w/loft, balcony, garage, elevator, W/D, dw, fp, avail July 15. $1,550/mo. 301-525-4505 or ufruth@ yahoo.com. Mt Washington, remodeled 2BR, 1.5BA single-family house in quiet neighborhood w/park, granite counters, wood and slate flrs, jacuzzi, W/D, storage, nice backyd, walk to shops/cafes/lt rail. Lasasha16@gmail.com. North Charles St (Highfield House), beautiful 1BR, 1BA condo, 814 sq ft, 24-hr receptionist, AC/heat incl’d, swimming pool. $1,100/mo. highfield4000@yahoo.com. Ocean City, 2BR, 2BA condo on 124th St, ocean block, AC, W/D, walk to restaurants/ shops, 20 mins to outlets. kmeadow112@ aol.com.

Guilford Ave (2600 blk), 1BR in 3BR, 2.5BA house, 1-yr lease, house has dog. khc02@alum.dartmouth.org.

Ocean City, 3BR, 2BA condo on ocean block (137th St), lg pool, walk to beach/ restaurants/entertainment, half-block to bus line. 410-544-2814.

Hampden, 2BR, 2BA TH, 2 blks from the Avenue, AC, W/D, front and back porches, rear yd, nr JHU. $975/mo. ghefter@hotmail .com.

Overlea, spacious 4BR, 2BA house, W/D, big yd, safe neighborhood, easily shared by 2-4 people, pets OK, furn’d option (negot). $1,675/mo. 410-908-9873.

Homeland, 2BR EOG + office, 1.5BAs, offstreet prkng, nr JHU, no pets. $1,250/mo. 443-846-7766.

Owings Mills, 2BR, 2.5BA condo, 2 levels, wood flrs, all appls, W/D, garage. $1,400/mo. 979-575-4976.

Homeland, quaint 2BR TH, 3 levels, 2 full BAs, 2 half-BAs, deck, garage, easy access to I-83/695. 443-622-6049.

Patterson Park, 2BR, 1.5BA house, hdwd flrs, crpt upstairs, stainless steel appls, skylight, expos’d brick, 1.25 mi to JHH. $1,100/mo. 443-286-4883.

BUTCHERS HILL - 2 blocks from JHMI, 3-story, 2BD, 1BA, new W/D, IKEA cabinets, Brinks alarm, det. 500 sq ft office or studio w/BA, e-z park.

$1150 MO. CALL 321-544-0012

HISTORIC MT VERNON

3rd Fl. Apt. - 2BD, 2BA, pristine renovation, 12ft. Ceilings, 2FP, chandeliers in all rooms, dishwasher, W/D, built-in closets, stained glass windows, 2 parking spaces incl. $1800 + util. Contact N. Piscatelli, 410-365-0200 or email npiscatelli@gmail.com

CHARLES VILLAGE 3 lvl twnhm, w/cool garden retreat .4 BD, 2.5BA + study, laundry, alarm sys. Ideal for family or 3-4 sharing adults. One blk from JHU shuttle and near all publ. transp. $1950.00mo. 410-243-7493, 410-949-7255, antonio@agricolaluna.com

Hampden/Medfield Area

Newly renovated 2 & 3 BD Townhomes w/eat-in kitchens., W/D, W/W carpet, ceiling fans, big closets, pet friendly, Onsite 24 HR Emerg./Maintenance., CAC/Heat. First Month Free! Call: 410-366-1968

Reisterstown, MD, bsmt BR of single-family house, queen bed, bookshelf, walk-in closet, refrigerator, use of kitchen and laundry. $700/ mo. 410-833-5691 or yogeshjagruti@gmail .com. Smith Island, cute 2BR cottage on Chesapeake Bay, views of bay, gorgeous sunsets, a

Reduced for Quick Sale + $2500 LNYW eligible Historic Washington Hill, 12 N. Bond St. 21231, across from shuttles, HUGE 4/5BD, 3 lvl - 10 rooms, new CAC, heat, Kraftmaid kit. w/Granite, SS App. Beautiful Hwd Flrs., $305,495! Call Pat: 443-250-2812

true getaway. 410-905-6041 or marciaupdike @yahoo.com. University One, sunny 2BR, 2BA unit w/ balcony, 24-hr front desk security, indoor garage, lots of closet space, space enough for 3-4 people, utils incl’d. uni1condo@hotmail .com. Upper Fells Point, 2BR, 1BA apt, W/D, dw, CAC, kitchen, living rm, gated fence, backyd, mins to JHH. 410-733-4622. Woodberry, master BR avail, expos’d brick, huge closet, bay windows, great location, no pets, 10 mins to JHU/Charles Village/downtown. Justine, 443-827-9231. Spacious 2BR, 1.5BA duplex, lots of charm, on light rail stop. $1,100/mo. Bob, 443-9949505. Bright, quiet 1BR, 1BA apt, 3 blks to JHH/ JHMI, gourmet kitchen, W/D, CAC, sep entry/garage/sec sys, avail August 1. $950/ mo. 410-563-2352 or jLandshof@gmail.com.

HOUSES FOR SALE

Columbia, 4BR, 4BA TH, 2,400 sq ft, new crpt/hdwd flrs, Silestone, cabinets, furnace, AC, water heater, W/D, appls, HW7034417. $299,000. 410-707-5197 or vindo@mris.com.

ington), 3BR, 3.5BA TH, open flr plan, 1 mi to 695, 20-25 mins to JHH, motivated sellers. $385,000. 410-707-8178, angela@ angelarom.com or www.redfin.com.

ROOMMATES WANTED

Share 3BR, 3BA Mt Vernon/Seton Hill house w/2 international health students, July and August sublet. $620/mo + 1/3 utils. krdecelle@gmail.com. Rm on medical campus, share w/JHU student, safe. happyhut4u@yahoo.com. F wanted for 1BR in 3BR house (we have cats and want no additional pets) in Ednor Gardens, newly remodeled, nr shuttles, W/D, cable Internet. $500/mo + utils. 410889-1811. Share 2BR, 2BA midrise for summer, 1/2 mi to campus, W/D, pool, security. $650/mo incl utils. kevinbalt@gmail.com. Share renov’d Fells Point RH w/2 grad students, BR w/priv BA and patio avail, 12-min walk to campus. $700/mo incl everything. 480-332-5990. Share lg, fully furn’d house nr local hospitals and universities, ideal for medical students/ residents/ researchers, short-term OK. 410889-2940 or gwg6@verizon.net.

Edgewood, beautiful 2BR, 2BA penthouse condo, move-in cond. $119,852. 717-4480843 or jtigs113@yahoo.com.

F wanted to share 2BR, 2BA apt nr Pikesville/metro w/single postdoc fellow working at Hopkins. 443-834-6323.

Hampden, totally renov’d 3BR, 2.5BA house, screened porch, fenced yd, priv prkng, walk to Homewood campus and to shops/restaurants/grocers/theater. $310,000. 919-607-5860 or 410-962-5417.

Share lg, 3-level renov’d house w/SPH and SoN students, walking distance to JHH, CAC, W/D, dw. $550/mo. 410-507-5784.

Old Catonsville, 3BR house w/remodeled kitchen, fin’d bsmt, hdwd flrs, screened porch, walk to village shops. $324,900. 410-788-3972, reesemike@gmail.com or www.310Locustdrive.com. Original Northwood, 3BR, 2BA house, new W/D, CAC, upgraded fixtures, garage, easy commute to JHU campuses, price reduced, MLS#BA6979786 (for pics). $274,900. 410908-6531 or www.redfin.com. Roland Park, gorgeous 2BR co-op apt, next to Homewood campus, easy walk to JHH shuttle. $148,000. 443-615-5190. Rosedale, 4BR, 2BA single-family house in great neighborhood, 8 mi from Hopkins, too much to mention. $285,000. Don, 410499-2139. Towson/Loch Raven Village (1609 Cottage Lane), 3BR, 2BA TH w/fin’d bsmt, CAC, hdwd flrs, nice patio, shed, easy commute to JHU, move-in cond, open Sundays, 11am3pm. $247,500. mcyzyk@comcast.net. Tuscany/Canterbury, 5BR EOG TH on quiet, one-way street, full bsmt, porch, sm garden, garage, walk to Homewood campus/JHU and Peabody shuttles/Roland Park schools. $469,000. wesselma@uab.edu. Wyman Park (at 31st St), fully renov’d 3BR, 2BA TH w/hdwd flrs, central HVAC, 2-car garage. $319,900. 410-581-4939 or syakov@ yahoo.com.

1 or 2 F wanted to share apt w/SPH student in mid-August, pref Homewood campus vicinity, short walk to shuttle bus, budget of $600/mo. 914-393-3349. F wanted to sublet rm in 2.5BR, 1.5BA TH on North Chapel St, August-October (dates flexible), walk to JHMI, in JH security watch zone and shuttle service (on request), alarm sys, W/D, cable. 443-415-1787 or choo.shelly@gmail.com. 1BR and BA avail in 2BR, 2BA Camden Court luxury apt, furn’d living rm, kitchen, gym, CAC, 24-hr security, share w/University of Md med student, nr metro. $720/mo. Jonathan, 443-257-7776. Furn’d level of house w/queen-size bed, nightstand, dresser, mirror, 32" TV, computer desk, avail 9/1, 2 blks to JHH, utils incl’d in rent, $350 sec dep req’d. 410-732-4686 or pritteeyez@aol.com. M wanted to share 3BR, 2.5BA Hampden RH w/M grad student, W/D, Internet, cable, heat, AC, nr the Avenue. $500/mo + 1/2 utils. 443604-8601 or http://room.carlsonhome.net.

CARS FOR SALE

’02 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer edition, blue, leather seats, fully loaded, excel cond, 130K mi, Md insp’d. $7,000/best offer. 443-6704851. ’05 Nissan Maxima SE, black, excel cond,

106 Lancefield Rd (north of Mt Wash-

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• 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 ad per person per week. A one week prior to the edition in new request must be submitted which the ad is to be run. for each issue. • Real estate listings may be offered • Ads are limited to 20 words, only by a Hopkins-affiliated seller including phone, fax and e-mail. not by Realtors or Agents. Classified listings are a free service for current, full-time Hopkins faculty, staff and students only. Ads should adhere to these general guidelines:

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Nonprofits Continued from page 1 that they have been “successful” or “very successful” in coping with the current fiscal crisis. This is consistent with experience in prior recessions, during which nonprofits boosted employment while for-profit employment declined. This suggests that nonprofits are a countercyclical force in the economy. “Our nation’s nonprofit organizations are displaying exceptional resilience in the face of enormous fiscal challenges,” said Lester M. Salamon, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, which conducted this survey as part of its Listening Post Project. “Nearly three-fourths of the organizations reported being able to maintain or actually increase the number of people they serve, and this was especially true of service to vulnerable populations.” To achieve this result, nonprofits have displayed unusual resolve and have launched inventive coping strategies. Among them: Well over half of all organizations have launched new or expanded fund-raising efforts, targeting individuals, state and local government, the federal government and foundations. Substantial proportions of organizations are tightening their belts further, cutting administrative costs, creating collaborative relationships with other nonprofits, instituting salary freezes, postponing new hires and relying more heavily on volunteers. Substantial numbers are also stepping up their marketing and their advocacy. Additional findings included the following: • While cultural institutions have been particularly hard-hit by the recession, a third or more of child-serving and elderly-serving organizations also reported “severe” or “very severe” fiscal stress. • Beyond the 51 percent of responding organizations that reported declining revenues, a substantial majority also anticipated further revenue declines over the coming months, particularly from private giving and

government support. • Among revenue sources, losses were particularly widespread from individual contributions (losses for 53 percent of organizations), corporate contributions (losses for 44 percent) and foundation support (losses for 42 percent). • Reflecting their heavier reliance on donations, theaters and orchestras saw the worst revenue losses, with close to 80 percent of theaters and 70 percent of orchestras reporting losses. • Government support, which plays a larger role than philanthropy in the funding of nonprofits, declined at fewer organizations, but more than a third (35 percent) of organizations experienced declines in this important source of support as well, and more than 40 percent reported delays in government payments. • More than half (57 percent) of organizations experienced increased health benefit costs, underlining the importance of health benefit reform for nonprofits. • Nonprofits were also affected by the general collapse of investment asset values. Among the organizations that have endowments, 80 percent reported a decrease in their value. • Despite these realities, 73 percent of responding organizations reported being able to maintain or increase the number of people they serve, and for organizations serving vulnerable populations, this figure was even higher (96 percent for those serving people with disabilities, 92 percent for those serving the economically disadvantaged, 86 percent for those serving the elderly, and 82 percent for those serving children and youth). “The news is mixed, at best,” noted Peter Goldberg, president and CEO of the Alliance for Children and Families and chair of the Listening Post Project Steering Committee. “Resilience in the face of crunching challenges inspires pride in the sector but also a deep concern about future capacities of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their missions.” The full text of the report, “Impact of the 2007–09 Economic Recession on Nonprofit Organizations,” is available online at www .ccss.jhu.edu. G

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The Fifth Robert A. Abraham, M.D. Endowed Lecture— “Obstetric Pain: Acute and Chronic” by James Eisenach, Wake Forest University School of Medicine/editor-in-chief of the journal Anesthesiology. Sponsored by Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Hurd Hall. EB

Thurs., July 9, 7 a.m.

Calendar B L OO D D R I V E S Johns Hopkins Institutions Blood Drives at various locations. To schedule

an appointment on-line, go to http:// hr.jhu.edu/fsrp/outreach/ blooddrive. •

Tues., July 14, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Homewood campus drive. (See

story, below.) Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW •

Thurs., July 16, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mount Washington campus

drive; for more information, call JoAnn Hans, 410-735-7221 or e-mail jhans@jhmi.edu. F I L M / V I D EO

presents free outdoor movies. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the Wyman Quad (in front of Shriver Hall). Hot dogs, burgers, nachos, candy and drinks will be sold; no alcoholic beverages permitted. 7:30 p.m. Live music begins. Movies will start as soon as it gets dark (around 8:30 p.m. ). Sponsored by the Office of Summer and Intersession Programs. HW

Hopkins Summer Outdoor Films

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Wall-E, with pre-show balloon artistry and strolling musicians. Fri., July 10,

The Dark Knight, with a pre-show performance by ...soihadto...

Fri., July 17,

S E M I N AR S Wed., July 8, 10 a.m. “The Relationship of Metal and Metalloid Exposure During Pregnancy With Cardiovascular Risk Factors,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Ellen Wells. W7023 SPH. EB

“Exponential Tilt Models in the Presence of Censoring,” a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Chi Wang. W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., July 13, 1:30 p.m.

Mon., July 20, 1 p.m. “Prenatal Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Impact on Infant Birthweight in Two Chinese Cities,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Nora Lee. W2017 SPH. EB Mon., July 20, 9 a.m. “Service Learning in Health Professions Education: Maximizing Its Sustainability and Quality,” a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Amanda Vogel. 688 Hampton House. EB

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

East Baltimore Homewood Preclinical Teaching Building

School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Public Health Wood Basic Science Building

Suburban Hospital Healthcare System joins JH Medicine By Gary Stephenson

Johns Hopkins Medicine

head of schedule, officials of Suburban Hospital Healthcare System and the Johns Hopkins Health System Corp. on June 30 completed and signed documents officially integrating the Montgomery County–based SHHS into the Johns Hopkins Health System. Under terms of the transaction, which does not involve any financial exchange, SHHS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of JHHS and a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, while retaining its commitment to the local community and community physicians. The SHHS name is not expected to change at this time, and both leadership and day-to-day operations at Suburban will remain the same. The formal signing followed what officials at both institutions agreed was an unusually quick, efficient and smooth due diligence process, and one that is likely to speed development of integrated regional health care services for patients. A special event celebrating the integration was held on July 1 in the Ratner Sculpture Garden on the grounds of Suburban Hospital. Under terms of the integration, SHHS will retain its voluntary medical staff and will operate under the same JHHS governance structure as The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Howard County General Hospital. “We are extremely eager to begin this next exciting phase of our long-standing relationship with Johns Hopkins,” said Brian A. Gragnolati, president and CEO of SHHS.

“As a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Suburban can foster the development of an integrated system of care for the national capital region, one focused on improving health by providing access to state-of-theart medicine supported by a strong base of research and medical education.” Edward D. Miller, dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, said, “We have united two strong health care systems with a shared vision. The proposal strengthens each institution’s ability to serve patients along the continuum of care, providing greater access to coordinated and efficient care.” Miller emphasized that JHM is “committed to preserving and strengthening Suburban’s mission and expanding opportunities for clinical research, teaching and services to its community and community physicians.” According to Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System President Ronald R. Peterson, partnering with Suburban was a strategically driven decision. “We are delighted to welcome a new member to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Suburban is strong financially, very highly regarded in its community and located virtually on the doorstep of the nation’s capital,” he said. “Having it as part of the Hopkins family provides us the critical mass to better position ourselves to provide an integrated, regional approach to care that we anticipate the future will demand.” Suburban Hospital and JHM have enjoyed an alliance dating back to 1996. In 2006, the two institutions and the National Institutes of Health collaborated to develop the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital, offering advanced cardiovascular specialty care, including cardiac surgery. Beyond the services provided on the main Suburban Hospital campus, SHHS offers a

broad array of patient services in non-acutecare settings. This includes an outpatient surgery center, an ambulatory cancer and radiation oncology center, and an imaging facility in the Suburban Outpatient Medical Center on Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, as well as imaging centers in Rockville and Chevy Chase, and a wellness center in Germantown. Numerous locations throughout the county provide rehabilitation services and community health and wellness programs. Suburban doctors will not receive faculty

appointments at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, nor will they have privileges at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bayview and other Johns Hopkins entities. It is expected that over time, however, some may obtain part-time faculty status and become involved with supervising medical students and trainees. Over time, some members of the JHM faculty may become involved in clinical program development at Suburban as a result of the transaction.

Faculty, staff donations needed at July 14 Homewood blood drive

lood donations from faculty and staff are particularly needed at the Homewood campus drive on Tuesday, July 14, in the Glass Pavilion, which is run by the office of Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs. Vacation schedules and school closings mean that fewer people have time to give blood during one of the busiest times of the year for local emergency rooms. The summertime absence of undergraduates who account for up to 80 percent of Homewood donations during the academic year makes the need that much more critical for donors from the rest of the Johns Hopkins community. Online pre-drive registration is encour-

aged and helps ensure adequate staffing levels, though walk-in donors are also welcome. Appointments are available from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Schedule information and links for registering online are available at http://hr.jhu.edu/ fsrp/outreach/blooddrive. Appointments can also be made by contacting drive coordinator John Black at jblack1@jhu .edu or 410-516-0138. Donors will receive a gift and discount coupons for local businesses. By joining the Red Cross Racing program, donors also have the chance to earn donation-based points to exchange for exclusive NASCAR racing gear and collectibles.