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Issue date: 10/11/07
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Ted Poehler steps down after 15-year tenure as the vice provost
Ted Poehler, the vice provost for research, has decided to step down after his productive 15-year tenure. His resignation will be effective as of Dec. 31 of this year. Poehler does not plan to fully leave the University. After a one-year sabbatical he will return to the Whiting School of Engineering as a research professor on conducting polymers.
Poehler is a Hopkins alum, entering the University as a freshman in 1952. He was a student at Hopkins under the presidential terms of Bronk, Reed and Eisenhower while he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Under Hopkins presidents Eisenhower, Gordon, Muller, Richardson, Nathans and Brody, Poehler has served as a researcher, teacher and senior administrator, respectively.
Poehler has had a highly productive tenure which has produced his name on 154 papers and he is a holder of 14 patents. Some of Poehler's many accomplishments at Hopkins have been: The strengthening of the operations and facilities of the University's animal care program, chaired the Institutional Compliance Oversight Committee, and he has overseen the building of the Office of Research Projects Administration into a model of efficienc. He also helped to establish many important interdisciplinary research efforts such as the new Human Language Technology Center of Excellence and the Institute for NanoBiotechnology.
Provost Christina Johnson said of Poehler, "In each of these roles, for more than 55 years, Ted has been proud to be a part of Johns Hopkins and has done Johns Hopkins proud."
- Alex Begley
Bloomberg School researches human rights violations in eastern
In eastern Burma (Myanmar) there have been reports of flagrant human rights violations, including forced displacement, forced labor, attacks on civilians by soldiers, injuries from land mines and destruction or theft of food supplies. More than 50 percent of households in displaced areas reported incidents in a 2003-2004 survey.
This study, completed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health along with assistance from other institutions, is published in the October issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Fifty-two percent of those surveyed by The Back Pack Health Worker Team - a network of mobile health workers who provide basic health care and conduct surveillance in the area - said they had experienced one or more human rights violations during the previous 12 months. More than 32 percent of households reported forced labor, while 25 percent reported theft or destruction of their food supply. In the study more than eight percent reported that they had been forced from their homes. The mortality risk for children under five years of age was in excess of 200 per 1,000 live births. Afflictions like malaria, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections were cited as the most common causes of death. Land mine injuries rounded out the study with a reported rate of 13.3 injuries per 10,000 persons per year.
There are the key findings of the relationship between human rights violations in Burma and poor population-level health indicators:
Households that reported more than one human rights violations saw the occurence of death among children younger than five years old was five times higher.
The risk of land mine injuries was significantly increased among households that reported that they had been forced into displacement or stripped of food.
Three main ideas associated with poor nutritional status among children were forced displacement and food theft or destruction.
Deaths, in general, were more common in households that experienced forced displacement or food theft or destruction.
Hopkins researchers Mullany, Voravit Suwanvanichkij and Beyrer co-authored the study while additional authors include Adam K. Richards, of Montefiore Medical Center; Catherine I. Lee and Thomas J. Lee, of the Global Health Access Program; and Cynthia Maung and Mahn Mahn, both of the Back Pack Health Worker Team.
- Alex Begley
Bloomberg School to participate as National Children's Study
As part of the National Children's Study - an organization that is studying the environmental effects of the health of children - has chosen the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to assess the genetic factors on child and human health in the United States.
Twenty-two sister study centers of the National Children's Study, including the Bloomberg School, will be involved in the effort that is being run by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
To get the a complete representative sample of the U.S. population they will conduct the study in 105 locations across the country.
In this study, the Bloomberg School plans to recruit and enroll 100,000 women from neighborhoods in Baltimore County to participate in the examination of a host of health outcomes, including pregnancy, neurodevelopment and behavior, child health and development, and asthma and growth.
The study will also look at several different chronic conditions found in children that are affected by environmental factors. These include chemical exposures and biological and genetic factors.
The National Children's study will also study a random sample of another 100,000 children, documenting their development for 21 years (from before birth, to after birth) in order to draw out information on the prevention and treatment of some of the nations most pressing health problems (including autism, birth defects, and diabetes).
"What we learn will help promote the well-being of children and families in Baltimore County, Md., and across the United States and [will] shape child health guidance, interventions and policy for generations to come," said Lynn Goldman, a professor of the Bloomberg School and the principal investigator of the new center. "Only a study of the magnitude of the National Children's Study can provide answers to some of the most important questions about how we help children meet their full potential for health and development."
Â- Alex Begley
Jan Kiely named co-director of Hopkins Nanjing
Jan Kiely has been named as the New American co-director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American studies. He will sahre directorial duties with a Chinese co-director.
As co-director, Kiely is responsible for the management of the center's affairs as well as the administration of the newly established master's program. This master's program is the first Sino-U.S. MA degree accredited in both countries.
Kiely will also serves as an associate professor at the center. where he will teach courses about the history of U.S.-Chinese social and cultural interaction.
Kiely has worked as an associate professor of history and Asian studies.
Kiely has lived and studied in Wuhan, Hong Kong, Beijing and Nanjing. He has taught at Central China Normal University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University and Harvard University. Kiely is a National Committee on United States - China Relations Public Intellectuals Program Fellow.
Â- Max McKenna
Ted Poehler, the vice provost for research, has decided to step down after his productive 15-year tenure. His resignation will be effective as of Dec. 31 of this year. Poehler does not plan to fully leave the University. After a one-year sabbatical he will return to the Whiting School of Engineering as a research professor on conducting polymers.
Poehler is a Hopkins alum, entering the University as a freshman in 1952. He was a student at Hopkins under the presidential terms of Bronk, Reed and Eisenhower while he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Under Hopkins presidents Eisenhower, Gordon, Muller, Richardson, Nathans and Brody, Poehler has served as a researcher, teacher and senior administrator, respectively.
Poehler has had a highly productive tenure which has produced his name on 154 papers and he is a holder of 14 patents. Some of Poehler's many accomplishments at Hopkins have been: The strengthening of the operations and facilities of the University's animal care program, chaired the Institutional Compliance Oversight Committee, and he has overseen the building of the Office of Research Projects Administration into a model of efficienc. He also helped to establish many important interdisciplinary research efforts such as the new Human Language Technology Center of Excellence and the Institute for NanoBiotechnology.
Provost Christina Johnson said of Poehler, "In each of these roles, for more than 55 years, Ted has been proud to be a part of Johns Hopkins and has done Johns Hopkins proud."
- Alex Begley
Bloomberg School researches human rights violations in eastern
In eastern Burma (Myanmar) there have been reports of flagrant human rights violations, including forced displacement, forced labor, attacks on civilians by soldiers, injuries from land mines and destruction or theft of food supplies. More than 50 percent of households in displaced areas reported incidents in a 2003-2004 survey.
This study, completed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health along with assistance from other institutions, is published in the October issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Fifty-two percent of those surveyed by The Back Pack Health Worker Team - a network of mobile health workers who provide basic health care and conduct surveillance in the area - said they had experienced one or more human rights violations during the previous 12 months. More than 32 percent of households reported forced labor, while 25 percent reported theft or destruction of their food supply. In the study more than eight percent reported that they had been forced from their homes. The mortality risk for children under five years of age was in excess of 200 per 1,000 live births. Afflictions like malaria, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections were cited as the most common causes of death. Land mine injuries rounded out the study with a reported rate of 13.3 injuries per 10,000 persons per year.
There are the key findings of the relationship between human rights violations in Burma and poor population-level health indicators:
Households that reported more than one human rights violations saw the occurence of death among children younger than five years old was five times higher.
The risk of land mine injuries was significantly increased among households that reported that they had been forced into displacement or stripped of food.
Three main ideas associated with poor nutritional status among children were forced displacement and food theft or destruction.
Deaths, in general, were more common in households that experienced forced displacement or food theft or destruction.
Hopkins researchers Mullany, Voravit Suwanvanichkij and Beyrer co-authored the study while additional authors include Adam K. Richards, of Montefiore Medical Center; Catherine I. Lee and Thomas J. Lee, of the Global Health Access Program; and Cynthia Maung and Mahn Mahn, both of the Back Pack Health Worker Team.
- Alex Begley
Bloomberg School to participate as National Children's Study
As part of the National Children's Study - an organization that is studying the environmental effects of the health of children - has chosen the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to assess the genetic factors on child and human health in the United States.
Twenty-two sister study centers of the National Children's Study, including the Bloomberg School, will be involved in the effort that is being run by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
To get the a complete representative sample of the U.S. population they will conduct the study in 105 locations across the country.
In this study, the Bloomberg School plans to recruit and enroll 100,000 women from neighborhoods in Baltimore County to participate in the examination of a host of health outcomes, including pregnancy, neurodevelopment and behavior, child health and development, and asthma and growth.
The study will also look at several different chronic conditions found in children that are affected by environmental factors. These include chemical exposures and biological and genetic factors.
The National Children's study will also study a random sample of another 100,000 children, documenting their development for 21 years (from before birth, to after birth) in order to draw out information on the prevention and treatment of some of the nations most pressing health problems (including autism, birth defects, and diabetes).
"What we learn will help promote the well-being of children and families in Baltimore County, Md., and across the United States and [will] shape child health guidance, interventions and policy for generations to come," said Lynn Goldman, a professor of the Bloomberg School and the principal investigator of the new center. "Only a study of the magnitude of the National Children's Study can provide answers to some of the most important questions about how we help children meet their full potential for health and development."
Â- Alex Begley
Jan Kiely named co-director of Hopkins Nanjing
Jan Kiely has been named as the New American co-director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American studies. He will sahre directorial duties with a Chinese co-director.
As co-director, Kiely is responsible for the management of the center's affairs as well as the administration of the newly established master's program. This master's program is the first Sino-U.S. MA degree accredited in both countries.
Kiely will also serves as an associate professor at the center. where he will teach courses about the history of U.S.-Chinese social and cultural interaction.
Kiely has worked as an associate professor of history and Asian studies.
Kiely has lived and studied in Wuhan, Hong Kong, Beijing and Nanjing. He has taught at Central China Normal University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University and Harvard University. Kiely is a National Committee on United States - China Relations Public Intellectuals Program Fellow.
Â- Max McKenna
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