Baltimore Sun
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Story explores how KSAS astrophysicist Adam Riess's research on dark energy hinges on the Atlantis telescope repair mission.
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article quotes Adam Reiss, an astronomy professor in the Krieger School.
New York Times
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Opinion piece co-authored by Ruth Faden of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins.
Hunterdon County Democrat (N.J.)
May 8, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Homewood senior Scott Menke is competing in the Jeopardy College Tournament. The semifinal round airs tonight, Monday, May 11.
Voice of America Online
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This report includes comments from Fouad Ajami, a professor at SAIS.
New York Times
May 8, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Article notes that blogger and Iraq war veteran Dario DiBattista Jr. has been accepted into Johns Hopkins University’s graduate writing program.
The Washington Post
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, answers questions about swine flu.
The Washington Post
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Article notes that large-scale industrialized farming poses a number of health risks, according to a recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
New York Times
May 8, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Story mentions that Matt Diamond, 24, graduated last year with a five-year dual degree from Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody Conservatory.
Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article includes comments from Laurence Ball, an economics professor at Johns Hopkins’ Krieger School.
Baltimore Sun
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Q & A with Michael Streiff, medical director of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Anticoagulation Management Service and Outpatient Clinic.
Los Angeles Times
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Quotes Karen Swartz, director of clinical programs at the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorder Center.
BBC Radio News (U.K.)
May 8, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature includes comments from Steven Beckwith, a professor of astronomy at in the Krieger School and former director of the Space Telescope Science Institute.
Tehran Times
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: KSAS astronomer Steven Beckwith is quoted.
New Kerala (India)
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This ANI story reports on School of Public Health research led by George Dimopoulos, who is quoted.
The Times of India
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This story reports on School of Public Health research led by George Dimopoulos, who is quoted.
Washingtonpost.com
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Column focuses on Nisha Krishnan, who is graduating from JHU with a master's degree and faces the challenge of paying for health insurance.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Ralph McNutt of APL was quoted.
Denver Post
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This roundup of new books mentions The Marriage Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today, by Andrew J. Cherlin, a sociology professor in the Krieger School.
Red Orbit
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: International research team on study includes Aravinda Chakravarti of the School of Medicine.
Chicago Daily Herald
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Story mentions researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Ellen Silbergeld of the School of Public Health comments in this piece.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Quotes Mel Daly of the School of Medicine.
Zee News
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Anna Kottgen of the School of Public Health is quoted.
Grand Rapids Press (Michigan)
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Article mentioned that LumenFlow competed against more than 1,100 entries worldwide, including "such powerhouses" as Johns Hopkins University.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Story mentions local partnerships with institutions such as Johns Hopkins.
Pittsburgh Business Times
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Mentions D.A. Henderson from Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies.
Baltimore Sun
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Editorial mentions "the magnificent Marburg Pavilion at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital."
Baltimore Sun
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Laura Vozzella's column reports that Johns Hopkins University senior Scott Menke advanced to the semifinals last week in the Jeopardy! College Championship.
Observer and Eccentric Mirror (Michigan)
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Kenneth Grimm earned his bachelor's degree at JHU. Charlotte Observer (N.C.)
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature on Julie Casani notes that she earned a master’s degree in public health at Johns Hopkins.
Washington Examiner
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Columnist Gregory Kane mentions opinions shared with him by students in his writing class at JHU.
Huffington Post
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This columnist calls attention to an article in the latest edition of Modernism/modernity, a scholarly journal published by JHU Press.
Workers World
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Mentions that an economics professor at JHU said that unemployment may peak at 10 percent and “It will be a long time before we see 5 percent” again. (Story doesn't name the professor.)
Cumberland Times-New (Md.)
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: KSAS visiting professor Bertram Wyatt-Brown will present a free lecture on the assassination of Lincoln.
Washington Times
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article mentions that the men’s lacrosse team from Virginia will meet eighth-seeded Johns Hopkins in the NCAA quarterfinals on Sunday.
Baltimore Sun
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: No. 8 seed Hopkins defeated a tough and stubborn Brown team, 12-11, in an opening-round NCAA Division I tournament game this weekend.
Washington Times
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports on the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team’s win Saturday over Brown.
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (New York)
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: A short report on Saturday’s men’s lacrosse game between Johns Hopkins and Brown states that Brian Christopher netted his third overtime game-winner in the last four games to help Johns Hopkins advance to the quarterfinals for the 19th straight time.
Charlottesville Daily Progress
May 11, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article notes that Virginia has advanced to an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal showdown against Johns Hopkins on Sunday and that earlier this season, UVa defeated the Blue Jays in Baltimore in a 16-15 thriller.
Delaware County Daily Times (Pa.)
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This sport column includes a brief report about Johns Hopkins’ men’s lacrosse team victory over Brown, a win that sends the Blue Jays into the second round of the NCAA Division I men’s tournament.
The Capital (Annapolis, Md.)
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports on the Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team’s win Saturday over Brown.
Baltimore Sun
May 10, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Kelly studied architecture at night at Johns Hopkins' McCoy College.
Baltimore Sun
May 9, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Galloway earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 1937.
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HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS Inside Higher Education
May 11, 2009
Admissions officials have been expecting major increases in public college and university applications, selectivity and enrollments. Much of that appears to be happening as expected. At private colleges, projections have been all over the map, with some fearing that many institutions would lack for students this fall. Some privates, however, are reporting similar numbers of deposits to last year, or modest declines.
The New York Times
May 11, 2009
Early indications show that the struggling economy may not have disrupted students' college choices as much as schools had feared. More than a dozen top colleges, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Wesleyan and Smith, along with such public schools as the University of Virginia and Wisconsin, reported that accepted applicants had committed to attending in the fall at about the same rate as last year.
The Washington Post
May 11, 2009
In a reverse of position, Sallie Mae now supports President Obama's efforts to kill subsidies it has tried for so long to protect. The company has offered a proposal that calls for the government to hold on to the loans and pay private companies for originating and servicing them.
Inside Higher Education
May 11, 2009
On the heels of an administration that sometimes acted as if higher education could do little right, college leaders now have in the White House a president who seems to think their institutions have the answers to many of the country's problems.
Inside Higher Education
May 11, 2009
Developing layers of international learning through study abroad programs.
Chicago Daily Herald
May 10, 2009
First came the recession, then a corresponding rise in student financial aid requests and endowment devaluation.
Wall Street Journal
May 11, 2009
529 college-savings plans have been particularly hit hard, with some plans offering poor investment choices and portfolios that carried far too much risk for students who were close to attending college.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education (AP)
May 11, 2009
President Obama’s education budget, unveiled Thursday, included major spending increases in many areas but didn’t include an extra $85 million that Black institutions have received annually for the past two years thanks to a 2007 change to the student loan laws.
Philadelphia Daily News
May 10, 2009
A student is wait-listed at her first choice but accepted at six other schools, including the University of Pennsylvania. Which one will she choose?
The National Law Journal
May 11, 2009
Legacy can be found not only in his 140 majority opinions, but at law schools, law firms and public workplaces across the nation.
Inside Higher Education (Quick Takes)
May 11, 2009
The National Institutes of Health on Friday said it was considering issuing new regulations to govern financial and other conflicts of interest in biomedical research and invited interested parties to weigh in on a set of possible changes.
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