Tag Archive: Rising to the Challenge
WATCH: Rising in a Minute
Take a minute to relive highlights from recent Rising to the Challenge events.
“Books transformed the world”
Earle Havens, the William Kurrelmeyer Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, on history’s printed treasures
$30 million gift from cancer research foundation will support a “revolution”
In this week’s news about advancing humanity, the Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research gave $30 million to establish a Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. (Read the press release … Read More →
The global water issue: How bad is it?
An environmental engineer, a climatologist, a microbiologist and a foreign policy expert walk onto a stageā¦
Q&A with Dr. Bill Nelson: “No two cancers are exactly alike”
When I asked Bill Nelson, MD, PhD, to answer a few questions, he responded in less then two hours. I was not surprised by his quick response (I have previously worked with him on other … Read More →
CHALLENGE: The Future of Personalized Cancer Medicine
How will the new era of personalized medicine fundamentally change the way medicine is practiced?
Top 10 comments overheard at Rising to the Challenge San Francisco
An ear-to-the-ground report from Rising to the Challenge San Francisco, where more than 400 Johns Hopkins alumni, parents, friends and Homewood hopefuls gathered for an afternoon that was both enlightening and inspiring: 10. “You should … Read More →
A day of discovery in Chicago
More than 250 Johns Hopkins grads, parents and friends came together at The Standard Club earlier this month for the Rising to the Challenge event, an afternoon offering opportunities to delve into our world’s biggest … Read More →


