The Washington Post
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: The Johns Hopkins’s physics and astronomy department, and the university's George Peabody Library and Sheridan Libraries, are all mentioned in this article.
The Washington Post
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Rebecca R. Murphy, a doctoral student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins and the study’s lead author, is mentioned.
Baltimore Sun
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This environmental blog post mentions a new Chesapeake Bay study conducted by researchers from the Whiting School and from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Yahoo! News
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A study by researchers at the Whiting School and the University of Maryland College Park found that the health of the Chesapeake Bay may be improving.
WAMU (D.C.)
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A study by researchers at the Whiting School and the University of Maryland College Park found that the health of the Chesapeake Bay may be improving.
Staunton News-Leader (Va.)
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted in this story is Rebecca Murphy of the Whiting School, who led a study that found that the health of the Chesapeake Bay may be improving.
Scientific American
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This “60 Second Mind” podcast describes a study done by Krieger School neuroscientist Eric Fortune, who found that the brains of duet-singing wrens in Ecuador are “wired” for cooperation.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Krieger School neuroscientist Eric Fortune is interviewed by host Bob MacDonald about his study on the brain basis of cooperation in the duet-singing wrens of Ecuador.
CBC News (Canada)
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A story about research by Krieger School neuroscientist Eric Fortune that found that the brains of plain-tailed wrens in Ecuador have much to teach us about the brain basis of cooperative behavior.
The Huffington Post
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A story about research by Krieger School neuroscientist Eric Fortune that found that the brains of plain-tailed wrens are “built” for cooperative activity.
The Washington Post (AP)
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Robert Moffitt, a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, is quoted.
Wall Street Journal
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Gianfranco Pasquino, a politics professor at the Bologna center of Johns Hopkins University, is quoted.
Youngstown Vindicator
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This commentary was written by Robert G. Gard Jr., former director of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies’ Center in Bologna, Italy.
International Business Times
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted in Scott Murchie of APL.
USA Today
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted in this story is Niranjan Bhat, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Winnipeg Free-Press
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted is Timothy Julian, a post-doctorate environmental health sciences student at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This story quotes Thomas Smith of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Times of India (ANI)
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: ANI reports on a study led by Dhananjay Vaidya, Ph.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, that found that aging, and not the hormonal impact of menopause, increases the risk of cardiovascular death for women.
Nurse.com
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Students in the Class of 2013 at the School of Nursing will take part in a landmark, nationwide simulation study.
Baltimore Sun
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This health blog post previews a panel discussion at the School of Medicine that will feature several Johns Hopkins experts, including medical physicist Jonathan Links and Tom Quinn, an infectious disease specialist who is director of Johns Hopkins' Center for Global Health.
Al.com (Alabama)
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Pratt was the first student in the school’s history to receive diplomas in three performance areas.
Washington Examiner
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Scribner graduated with honors from Peabody at in 1961.
Omaha World-Herald
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature mentions that Brandon Keith Brown, associate conductor of Omaha Area Youth Orchestras, is a recent graduate of the Peabody Institute, where he studied under Gustav Meier and earned a master's of music degree in orchestral conducting.
Washington Examiner
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This article states that Scribner graduated with honors in 1961 from Peabody Conservatory.
Dumphries & Galloway Standard (U.K.)
November 4, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This concert preview mentions that Andrea Gajic received her early musical training at St. Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, and went on to study violin at the Peabody Institute.
Baltimore Sun
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This story quotes Duane Shelton, chairman of the Baltimore City's Republican Party and a candidate for City Council, noting that he is a financial analyst for Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Baltimore Sun
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This story quotes Dennis O'Shea, a spokesman for The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore Sun
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: An item in this column reports that senior defender Jessica Hnatiuk used a free kick in the second half to give the fourth-ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team its seventh straight Centennial Conference women's tournament title behind a 2-0 victory Sunday over visiting Gettysburg. Another item mentioned the JHU men’s swimming team’s victory over Loyola.
Baltimore Sun
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A field hockey item in this column notes that seven-time defending champion Ursinus scored two second-half goals for a 2-0 victory over Johns Hopkins in the Centennial Conference semifinals in Lancaster, Pa.
Hanover Evening Sun (Pa.)
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Johns Hopkins University used its entire arsenal to finish off the Gettysburg College women's soccer team, 2-0, in the Centennial Conference championship Sunday afternoon at Baltimore. Johns Hopkins (19-0) maintained its quest for a perfect season and captured the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Maryland Daily Record
November 6, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This article states that the subject of this story was in the top quartile of her medical school class at the Johns Hopkins University in 2000.
Baltimore Sun
November 7, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary mentions that William Redden did graduate work at The Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore Sun
November 5, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary notes that Theodore Jaffee was the announcer for the “Johns Hopkins Science Review,” which originated at a Baltimore station and was fed to the ABC-TV network.
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Diverse Issues in Higher Education (AP)
November 7, 2011
Are student loans and higher education the next bubble, the latest investment craze inflating on borrowed money and misplaced faith it can never go bad?
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 6, 2011
Technology has made finding plagiarism easier. Now students can vet their work against the same database that professors use.
New York Times
November 6, 2011
Roughly 40 percent of students planning engineering and science majors end up switching to other subjects or failing to get any degree.
NPR – All Things Considered
November 4, 2011
St. Mary's College of Maryland students were relocated to the 300-foot Sea Voyager after mold spores were discovered in two dorms.
Inside Higher Ed
November 7, 2011
Report encourages colleges to be more strategic about international mission -- and suggests principles to guide activities in countries that do not share democratic values.
The Washington Post
November 6, 2011
Sunday’s attack was the second fatal fight between Frostburg students at an off-campus residence in the past year and a half, and it was the second fatal encounter involving two young women at a Maryland state university this academic year.
Chronicle of Higher Education
November 6, 2011
When freshmen observed certain classroom methods, they were 30 percent more likely to return for their sophomore year, researchers found.
New York Times
November 7, 2011
The community around Penn State reacted to the arrest of a former assistant football coach with horror, outrage and a hope that more bad news was not to come.
New York Times
November 6, 2011
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