8 THE GAZETTE • June 11, 2012
Class of 2016 nets highest yield at Homewood B y A m y L u n d ay
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n the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at The Johns Hopkins University, the story is much the same this spring as it has been for the past two years: Once again, the incoming freshman class has given the Homewood schools their highestever yield from an increasingly large pool of applicants. As of June 1, 37.5 percent of the 3,632 high school students offered admission into the undergraduate class of 2016 have enrolled, for a class of 1,362 students. The freshmen were drawn from a record-breaking 20,504 applicants, up 6 percent from last year. The admit rate held steady for a second year in a row at a record low of 18 percent. In terms of diversity, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering have been enrolling more students who are African-American, Hispanic and Native American each year since 2009. The 273 incoming freshmen from underrepresented minorities make up 19.6 percent of the class of 2016, up from 12.9 percent three years ago. The Admissions Office has noted an
increase this year in the percentage of humanities students enrolling, with 28 percent of students indicating they wish to major in the humanities, up from 24 percent last year. The top five states that the enrolling students call home are the same as last year, although Maryland has overtaken California at third place. New York and New Jersey hold first and second place, with Pennsylvania rounding out the top five. The target for the freshman class was pegged at 1,275, a number that allowed for 30 more students than in the previous freshman class. The class of 2016 had a higherthan-expected response rate, though admissions officials expect to lose some of these students with “summer melt,” the admissions term describing the seasonal phenomenon when some students change their plans. For instance, 1,302 students enrolled in the class of 2015, which was targeted at 1,245; by the time the class moved into the residence halls in late August 2011, 57 students had changed their plans, bringing the class to its targeted size. Even so, university officials are making preparations to welcome a class that is slightly larger than anticipated, including securing extra housing options and adding new sections of many popular gateway courses if necessary. J U N E
Because the class is currently at capacity, the university released the majority of waitlisted students in late May; a small number of students were offered spots on a “summer wait list.”
Tests of JHU Emergency Alert set for June 12
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omewood Campus Safety and Security will conduct a test of the campus siren/public address system and the Johns Hopkins Emergency Alert text messaging system at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12. The test will be a full-scale simultaneous activation of both systems. The siren/PA system, which is activated by radio signal from the Homewood Communications Center, has speakers on Garland Hall, Whitehead Hall and the O’Connor Recreation Center. The sirens will simultaneously sound the alert tone and then sequentially broadcast the voice message, announcing, “This is a test of the Homewood campus emergency warning system.” Those who have subscribed to the text message alert system will receive a brief message that reads, “This is a test of the Homewood Emergency Alert text message system. There is NO EMER1 1
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B L OO D D R I V E S
Tues., June 12, and Wed., June 13, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. JHU/Amer-
ican Red Cross blood drive. For information, call 410-614-0913 or email johnshopkinsblooddrive@ jhmi.edu. Turner Concourse. EB
2012 Pioneers in Biology Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecture— “Biological Complexity, Paradigm Changes and Systems Medicine” by Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology. Sponsored by Biology. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
“Health and Human Rights in Burma,” a Center for Public Health and Human Rights lecture by Nisha Biswal, USAID. W1214 SPH. EB
Fri., June 15, 4 p.m.
COLLOQUIA Fri., June 15, 2 p.m. “Learning to Eat Soup With a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons From Iraq and Afghanistan,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with John Nagl, Center for a New American Security. Parsons Auditorium. APL
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Wed., June 20, 2 p.m. “Lung Stem Cells and Their Role in Repair and Disease,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine lecture by Brigid Hogan, Duke University Medical Center. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
MUSIC
Wed., June 20, noon to 1:30 p.m. “Reducing Asthma Dispari-
ties in Children: A Model Program With Promising Results,” Public Health Practice grand rounds with Greg Diette, SPH and SoM, and Kate Scott, Baltimore City Health Department. Co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (To see a live webcast or for information on continuing education credits or contact hours, go to jhsph.edu/maphtc or call 443287-7833.) W1214 SPH. EB
“East Meets West,” a recital exploring the relationship between Asian and French music by Peabody faculty artist Marina Piccinini. (See story, p. 6.) The recital opens the fifth year of the Marina Piccinini International Flute Master Classes at Peabody. $20 general admission, $10 for students with ID. To reserve tickets, call 410234-4772. Griswold Hall. PeaFri., June 15, 7 p.m.
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“Surgery, Health Systems and Global Health: Reflections From Personal Experience Regarding Emergency and Essential Surgery at District Hospitals in Haiti, Tanzania and Malawi,” an International Health seminar with Mike Curci, University of Vermont School of Medicine. W2009 SPH. EB
Mon., June 11, 4 p.m.
L E C T URE S Tues., June 12, 8 p.m. “Crash of the Titans,” an STScI public lecture by Frank Summers, STScI. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW Thurs., June 14, 4 p.m.
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“PostTranslational Modifications of Centromeric Histones Regulate Genome Stability in Budding Yeast,” a Johns Hopkins Technology Center for Networks and Pathways seminar with Munira Basrai, CCR/NCI/NIH. G007 Ross. EB
Tues., June 12, 11 a.m.
“Development of a Localized Nervous System in a Dipleurula-Type Larva,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Kristen Yankura, Carnegie Mellon University. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Tues., June 12, 11 a.m.
Wed., June 13, noon. “RedoxBased Oligomerization Mechanisms of Anti-Diabetic Hormone Adiponectin,” a Physiology seminar with Tsu-Shuen Tsao, University of Arizona. 203 Physiology. EB
“Evaluating Disparities in the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Body Composition in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Rosemay Remigio-Baker. W2030 SPH. EB
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GENCY. Had there been an imminent threat additional information would follow.” Shortly after the public address broadcast, an all-clear alert tone will sound, followed by the message saying, in part, “This has been a test of the Homewood campus emergency warning system. Had there been an actual emergency, you would have been given specific instructions on what to do.” Because the public address system incorporates a silent self-test feature that will exercise each module on a weekly basis, Campus Safety and Security will schedule “live” tests only three times a year. The main purpose of the exercise is to familiarize the Homewood community with the sound of the system. Except for these periodic tests, the system will be used only in the event of an incident or situation that presents a significant threat to the lives or safety of the campus community.
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The increased enrollment figures are, in part, the result of many university initiatives, including admitted-student events hosted by the Admissions Office throughout April. This year’s signature events— two two-day Spring Open House and Overnight Programs—brought more than 930 admitted students and 1,770 total guests to campus.
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“Control of Muscle Cell Development and Maturation by RNABinding Proteins,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Frederic Rosa, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Tues., June 19, noon. “Regulated miRNA Biogenesis Confers Specificity to Neuronal Gene Expression,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Mollie Meffert, SoM. 612 Physiology. EB
“Epidemiologic Evaluation of State AIDS Drug Assistance Program
Wed., June 20, 10 a.m.
Features in the United States,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with David Hanna. W3008 SPH. EB “Role of p53 in Telomere DysfunctionDriven Breast Tumorigenesis,” a Molecular Pathology seminar with Yibin Deng, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by Pathology. G01 BRB. EB Wed., June 20, noon.
Fri., June 22, 12:15 p.m. “Mitochondrial DNA Elimination From Sperm Ensures Strict Maternal Inheritance,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Steven DeLuca, University of California, San Francisco. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW Fri., June 22, 2 p.m. “Genetic Association Study of Urological Cancers in Men and Dogs,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine/ Human Genetics Graduate Program thesis defense seminar with Erika Kwon. G007 Ross. EB
SYMPOSIA Fri., June 15, 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. From Bench to Bedside
and Society, the Schizophrenia Center’s annual symposium, with multiple speakers. To register or for more information, go to hopkinsmedicine .org/schizophrenia_symposium .html. Sponsored by Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Turner Auditorium. EB W OR K S H O P S The Center for Educational Resources sponsors a series of
hands-on workshops on the Blackboard interface. The training is open to all faculty, students and staff who have administrative responsibilities in a Blackboard course. Seating is limited to six per session. To register, go to bb.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW •
Wed., June 13, 10 a.m. to noon. “Getting Started.”
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Thurs., June 14, 10 a.m. to noon. “Communication
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mon., June 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Moving Academic Medicine
Forward, a conference in honor of Dean Edward D. Miller, with keynote speaker Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (See story, p. 1.) Reception follows at 4 p.m. in Turner Concourse. Turner Auditorium. EB Mon., June 11, 5 to 7 p.m.
School of Education street festival and groundbreaking ceremony for a $30 million state-of-the-art elementary school and the $10 million Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center. (See story, p. 1.) Formal program begins at 6:15 p.m. and features a musical presentation by students from the East Baltimore Community School, followed by remarks by EBCS board chair David Nichols, JHU President Ron Daniels, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake and Baltimore City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young. 2100 Ashland Ave. EB
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Fri., June 15, 10 a.m. to noon. “Assessment and
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(Events are free and Calendar open to the public Key except where indicated.) APL BRB CRB EB HW JHOC
Applied Physics Laboratory Broadway Research Building Cancer Research Building East Baltimore Homewood Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center KSAS Krieger School of Arts and Sciences NEB New Engineering Building 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