New York Times
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Jeremy Nathans, a molecular biologist from the School of Medicine, comments in this article.
Baltimore Sun
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This article mentions that Johns Hopkins researchers are hoping to put stem cells to work healing victims of combat injuries and other trauma.
Bloomberg News
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: David Lampton of SAIS comments in this news story.
Health Scout
September 21, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This HealthDay News story reports on Johns Hopkins research in mice that is shedding light on how a special group of immune cells heal badly injured lungs. Landon King of the School of Medicine led the study.
The Times of India
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This IANS article reports that JHU researchers have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in letting the pace for recovery after serious lung injury. Lead author Landon King of the School of Medicine is quoted.
London Free Press (Canada)
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Fred Berlin of the School of Medicine is quoted.
PhysicsWorld.com
September 21, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Article reports that KSAS physicist David Kaplan and colleagues are suggesting that dark matter consists not of individual fundamental particles, but is instead largely made up of composite "atoms."
The Buffalo News
September 20, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Joey Young, an apprentice conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, earned an artist’s diploma in conducting from the Peabody Conservatory.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.)
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: We spend 44 percent more per capita on health care than Switzerland, the country with the second highest expenditures, and 134 percent more than the median for countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical School.
The Financial
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: The higher incidence of diabetes among African Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the JH Bloomberg School of Public Health. Lead author Thomas LaVeist of the SoPH was quoted.
San Antonio Express News
September 21, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Robert Klebe trained at Johns Hopkins, according to this article.
Baltimore Sun
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Commentary written by Gayatri Reddy, an internal medicine physician, is currently an occupational medicine resident at the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Baltimore Sun
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: This letter to the editor was written by Mark Vaal, a research associated at JHU.
Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
September 22, 2009
Johns Hopkins angle: Report on the condition of a shooting victim being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital by Malcolm Brock of the School of Medicine.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
September 21, 2009
Beginning in February, new regulations from the Federal Reserve Board will require lenders to disclose more information about private student loans, including interest rates and estimated monthly payments.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
September 22, 2009
People with ties to higher education again dominated the list of winners of MacArthur fellowships, announced today. Thirteen out of the 24 winners of the no-strings-attached $500,000 prizes are members of university faculties.
USA Today
September 21, 2009
President Obama criticized the largest U.S. banks Monday for trying to thwart legislation that would overhaul federal student loan programs. He singled out in particular banks that have received bailout money from the federal government.
Inside Higher Ed
September 22, 2009
New research from South Texas College suggests that hybrid courses – those that are offered online but also involve substantial face time – can produce better outcomes than those that are delivered exclusively on the Web or in the classroom.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
September 21, 2009
Federal auditors are raising new questions about the rush by universities and government agencies to build hundreds of new high-security laboratories to study biological pathogens.
Inside Higher Ed
September 22, 2009
When in doubt, sue. That philosophy has become an expected part of American society and academe as well. A new book combines humor and history to examine the impact (most of it negative) of academic disputes landing in court.
Inside Higher Ed
September 22, 2009
A federal report found that some for-profit colleges skirted rules to let academically unprepared students qualify for financial aid. But because the report was gentler than feared, stocks for the major publicly traded higher education companies rose.
The New York Times
September 21, 2009
Two leading senators have charged that a well-known heart doctor affiliated with Columbia University may have failed to tell the university about millions of dollars in payments and other income he received from medical device makers.
Inside Higher Ed
September 22, 2009
A luxury suite for the big football game on campus just isn't the status symbol it used to be, and a number of college athletics programs are paying the price for their donors’ belt tightening.
Chronicle of Higher Education
September 20, 2009
Universities around the world are more focused on internationalization, but new data reveal some surprises about institutional priorities and motives.
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