Month: November 2014

At APHA this weekend, new book highlights the urgency of obesity interventions

Guest post by Gillian Regina Barclay and Howell Wechsler Today on the blog, we are pleased to publish the appreciative foreword to Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions. This just-published book, edited by Virginia M.Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana, will debut at the American Public Health Association annual meeting this weekend…

At APHA this weekend, new book highlights the urgency of obesity interventions

Guest post by Gillian Regina Barclay and Howell Wechsler Today on the blog, we are pleased to publish the appreciative foreword to Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions. This just-published book, edited by Virginia M.Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana, will debut at the American Public Health Association annual meeting this weekend…

Celebrating University Press Week: JHUP in Pictures

Words matter. But, when it comes to book publishing, so do art and design.  During this University Press Week, we chose the theme “Our UP in Pictures” to go behind the scenes and show how the visual elements which accompany an author’s words are selected, shaped, and formed. In Part I of the post, we speak with JHU Press Art Director…

Celebrating University Press Week: JHUP in Pictures

Words matter. But, when it comes to book publishing, so do art and design.  During this University Press Week, we chose the theme “Our UP in Pictures” to go behind the scenes and show how the visual elements which accompany an author’s words are selected, shaped, and formed. In Part I of the post, we speak with JHU Press Art Director…

A passion for film noir and cinema heritage

Guest post by Sheri Chinen Biesen I’m a bit of a nerd. I like digging around in Hollywood studio archives investigating classic cinema like you see on Turner Classic Movies with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. I specialize in film noir, a series of 1940s–1950s American crime pictures noted for their moody, shadowy visual style…

A passion for film noir and cinema heritage

Guest post by Sheri Chinen Biesen I’m a bit of a nerd. I like digging around in Hollywood studio archives investigating classic cinema like you see on Turner Classic Movies with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. I specialize in film noir, a series of 1940s–1950s American crime pictures noted for their moody, shadowy visual style…

Exhibits fill the November calendar!

JHU Press and Project MUSE will be represented this month at a dozen conferences and academic meetings around the world. Follow the links for more information. Three cheers (and happy travels) to our intrepid authors, editors, and staff! November 5–9 Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Dallas, TX Annual meeting information November 5–8…

Exhibits fill the November calendar!

JHU Press and Project MUSE will be represented this month at a dozen conferences and academic meetings around the world. Follow the links for more information. Three cheers (and happy travels) to our intrepid authors, editors, and staff! November 5–9 Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Dallas, TX Annual meeting information November 5–8…