New York Times
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Quotes David Bell, a historian who is the dean of the faculty of the Krieger School.
Washington Post
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this story, a magistrate judge denied bail yesterday to a retired State Department analyst and adjunct SAIS professor Walter K. Myers and his wife, who are accused of spying for Cuba.
Washington Times
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: A judge denies bail for SAIS adjunct professor Walter K. Myers and his wife, who are accused of spying for Cuba.
Wall Street Journal
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Feature about off-the-beaten-path college majors reports that Johns Hopkins is among universities and colleges that offer programs in Canadian Studies.
CNN.com
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Story quotes M. Harvey Brenner, a professor emeritus at the School of Public Health.
Centre Daily Times
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this McClatchy story, Kathy Hudson of the Genetics and Public Policy Center at JHU told a congressional committee that there are more than 1,000 genetic home tests on the market.
WJZ-TV
Johns Hopkins angle: Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins have embarked upon a new study to understand why this disorder has become so pervasive. Video available online.
Sacramento Bee
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This widely distributed Associated Press story notes that a program in Los Angeles County expands on a model piloted by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers in Baltimore who conducted a six-month study in 2004 using mail-in tests.
Gulf News
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Column authored by Steve Hanke, an economist with the Whiting School of Engineering.
Jewish World Review
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Column by Roger Simon refers to the recent arrest of SAIS adjunct professor Walter K. Myers and his wife, who are accused of spying for Cuba.
Palladium- Item
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Article mentioned that in 2007, Richmond High School was among 1,700 schools nationwide included on a national analysis of low-performing schools by Johns Hopkins University.
Bethany Beach Wave (Delaware)
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Maj. Jeremy Bushyager, a professor of military science at Johns Hopkins University and an enrollment officer with JHU's Army ROTC program, was quoted.
Delaware Online
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Column notes that Karl Alexander, a KSAS sociology professor, studied 800 students for more than 20 years in Baltimore’s elementary schools and found that by ninth grade, low-income students had fallen 3 1/2 grade levels behind their middle-class peers.
Sacramento Bee
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Eva Moore of the School of Medicine is quoted.
Soundings
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Boating publication story notes that avid boaters Walter K. Myers (adjunct professor at SAIS) and his wife were arrested last week and charged with spying for Cuba. Baltimore Business Journal
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: A new shuttle-bus system will reportedly have three routes in operation, connecting riders to transit hubs including Penn Station and to employment centers including Harbor East, the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore BioPark.
Maryland Daily Record
June 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Another article about a planned shuttle-bus system that will include the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins as a hub.
Florence Morning News (SC)
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Letter written by Robert W. Youngblood, a SoM graduate.
Baltimore Sun Blogs
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Weekend round up of events mentions that there will be a free screening of the movie, "Hairspray," on the Wyman Quadrangle on Friday night.
Indianapolis Star
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Coverage of the Colts Celebrity Showdown, which raised money for the Indianapolis chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund, a project of Benjamin Carson of the Children's Center.
Baltimore Sun
June 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Doub was a member of the Johns Hopkins Club.
Lynchburg News and Advance
June 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Simpson studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore for a year as a voice major.
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June 11, 2009
A report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers projected a 21.6 percent decrease in new hires among college graduates. Of the roughly 1.6 million students who recently graduated from college, only 19.7 percent had secured jobs upon graduation in May, according to NACE. But Labor Department data shows employment in the Washington area has increased since early 2008, even as other regions have lost jobs.
Chronicle of Higher Education
June 11, 2009
In a statement released on Wednesday, some 30 organizations called on the Departments of State and Homeland Security and other agencies to increase training for consular staff members who process visa applications, reduce turnaround times to 30 days, and provide better information to applicants whose visas are delayed.
Inside Higher Ed
June 11, 2009
University and med school groups endorse prospect of increased oversight of financial conflicts in biomedical research, up to a point.
Inside Higher Ed
June 11, 2009
A new report calls on government agencies, schools and businesses to dedicate funds to math and science instruction.
Chronicle of Higher Education
June 11, 2009
The recommendations offered by the Association of American Universities and the Association of American Medical Colleges are intended to strike a balance between protecting the integrity of research and maintaining productive partnerships between universities and industry.
New York Times
June 11, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor provided videos to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week as it prepares for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing next month. The clips include lengthy remarks about her experiences as an “affirmative action baby” whose lower test scores were overlooked by admissions committees at Princeton University and Yale Law School because, she said, she is Hispanic and had grown up in poor circumstances.
Inside Higher Ed
June 11, 2009
Federal policy needs to change to support our capacity to serve low-income, minority students.
New York Times
June 11, 2009
The story describes the myriad of collegiate business plan competitions that award thousands of dollars to students each year.
New York Times
June 11, 2009
Retired federal judge and former state legislator and congressman Abner Mikva was tapped to lead an investigation into whether the state’s most prestigious university admitted hundreds of applicants based on political connections.
Wall Street Journal
June 11, 2009
India's new minister in charge of higher education plans to promote legislation to allow foreign universities to establish independent institutions in India.
Wall Street Journal – Health Blog
June 10, 2009
Medical students who went into debt could figure on owing $126,714 in 2007 on average, up from $88,331 in 2000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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