Baltimore Sun July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story reports that Johns Hopkins recently cleared the $200 million mark in grants received as part of federal stimulus spending, demonstrating that not even a deep recession could choke the university's ability to attract research money.
San Francisco Examiner (AP) July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this Associated Press story, Kendall Myers, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for spying for Cuba for nearly a third of a century from within the State Department, earned a doctorate at JHU and taught part time at the School of Advanced International Studies.
Washington Post July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports that Walter Kendell Myers was tracked down by U.S. investigators outside JHU’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington in April 2009.
Miami Herald July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story about the sentencing of Kendall Myers mentions that in April 2009, an undercover FBI agent, purporting to be a Cuban intelligence officer, approached Myers in front of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he was teaching.
TIME July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story quotes Paul Auwaerter of the School of Medicine.
Voice of America News July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This VOA story mentions that Paul Auwaerter, an American scientist from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said he believed arsenic prescribed as a medical treatment contributed to Bolivar's death.
Scotland on Sunday July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story, which reports that Hugo Chavez has opened the coffin of his idol Simon Bolivar in order to investigate the South American independence hero's death nearly two centuries ago, mentions a theory put forth by Paul Auwaerter of the School of Medicine.
Baltimore Sun July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article states that earlier this year, Paul Auwaerter of the School of Medicine, questioned the cause of the death of Simon Bolivar.
NPR July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This opinion piece was written by James Mann, author-in-residence at JHU’s School of Advanced International Studies.
Philanthropy Journal July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story reports that a new study out of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Civil Society Studies found that nonprofits and their employees are "stretched to the breaking point" by the troubled economy, and although adapting to the strain and digging deep to address rising demand for services, they need some relief to sustain their work. Lester Salamon is quoted.
Washington Post July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story reports that JHU’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel won a $750 million contract from the Navy to provide research, development and engineering.
New York Times July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Lawrence Cheskin, associate professor of health, behavior and society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is quoted in this piece.
United Press International July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This UPI story reports that researchers at the School of Medicine have learned that nursing mothers who eat high-fat diets may be more likely to have obese babies. Lead author Bo Sun is quoted.
Boston Globe July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article about learning loss during the summer vacation months mentions a 2007 study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, which found that low-income students had fallen 2 1/2 years behind their more affluent peers in literacy by the time they reached fifth grade — 3 1/2 years by ninth grade. Two-thirds of that gap could be directly attributed to summer learning loss in elementary-school years, the researchers concluded.
American Medical News July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article about vaccines mentions the viewpoint of Ruth Faden, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: In this radio report, Rita Colwell, an adjunct professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, is interviewed about global infectious diseases and water issues, especially safe drinking water.
WJZ.com July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story mentions that Johns Hopkins worker Stephen Okiria and 75 other people died in a bombing in Uganda recently.
Detroit News July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted in this story is Chantel Fletcher, who will study at Johns Hopkins University in the fall.
EarthSky.com July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This is a 90-second interview with Kellogg Schwab, director of the Center for Water and Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
MSN News UK July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Riordan Roett of the School of Advanced International Studies is quoted in this article.
Vallejo Times Herald (Ca.) July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: David Jernigan at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is quoted in this story.
Thaindian News July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Louise Procktor of JHU’s Applied Physics Laboratory is mentioned in this story.
Honolulu Star Advertiser July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Marilyn Albert of the School of Medicine comments in this article.
WTSP.com (FLA) July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this story, Robert Guttman, director of the Center on Politics and Foreign Relations at JHU’s School of Advanced International Studies, said that President Obama should vacation in the Gulf area whose tourist business been devastated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Reporter (Vacaville, Calif.) July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature profiles 19-year-old aspiring opera singer Kyle Sullivan, who just completed his first year of voice studies at the Peabody Institute and sang in the Peabody-Hopkins Chorus.
AnnArbor.com July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Peter Pronovost, a patient safety expert at the School of Medicine, is quoted in this column.
Ottawa Citizen July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this article, Ken Smiley did post graduate work at JHU.
Bellingham Herald (Washington) July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This short profile of Sunday Smith mentions that she attended JHU.
Delaware Online July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: A feature story about Camp Superkids, a weeklong overnight camp for kids with special medical needs that has been offered through Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical since 1991. Quoted is Heather Dougherty, camp director for Camp Superkids.
Palo Alto Online July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article about the contributions made by area service clubs mentions that the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs have raised $2.5 million to support a professor's chair at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute.
Damascus Press News (Jordan) July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this article, Johns Hopkins will provide a machine to help the Jordan Ministry of Health next week embark on a study to gauge levels of air pollution caused by smoking.
Baltimore Sun July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article notes that Experience Corps, a national organization, partners with Greater Homewood Community Corporation and the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health to utilize the time, skills and experience of adults 55 and older in elementary schools.
Daily News Journal (TN) July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Gerard Anderson of the Bloomberg School of Public Health is quoted in this piece.
Annapolis Capital July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story provides coverage of the weekend's fundraiser by the Bay Ridger Marlins to benefit the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology Division.
Cape Cod Times July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: John N. Aucott, a physician at Johns Hopkins and president and founder of the Lyme Disease Research Foundation, is mentioned in this piece.
Baltimore Sun July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Jack Guarneri, president of the Bicycle Advocates of Howard County, who also works at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in the county, is quoted in this article.
Valley News (Fulton County, NY) July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature story reports that Jennifer Orkis of the Bloomberg School of Public Health recently traveled to East Africa and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania.
Baltimore Sun July 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature about plays written aboard a bus and put together in one day, mentions one about an internal debate between a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital and her cancer.
Cleveland Plain Dealer July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story states that Doc Gessler played for Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore Sun July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: A Johns Hopkins medical researcher who asked not to be identified is quoted in this piece.
Baltimore Sun July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This Clef Notes blog item calls attention to upcoming free piano concerts by Peabody alumni Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia.
Blockshopper Philadelphia July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This news item lists a home for sale, co-owned by professional violinist Stephen Wyrczynski, a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra who attended the Peabody Conservatory and now teaches at the school.
Jackson Sun (MS.) July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: JHU quarterback Hewitt Tomlin is quoted.
Baltimore Sun July 19, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Johns Hopkins graduate and former lacrosse star Paul Rabil is mentioned in this article.
Baltimore Sun July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary mentions that William Richard Green was the former head of the eye pathology laboratory of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Washington Post July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary notes that Callahan received a doctorate in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1962 while he worked at NASA's Goddard Space Center on weather satellites.
Washington Post July 18, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Hugh W. Olds Jr. a U.S.I.A. research analyst, completed a master's degree in the Middle East studies program at JHU's School of Advanced International Studies in 1960, this obituary states.
Baltimore Sun July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary reports that Kenneth N. Weaver received his master's degree and Ph.D. in geology from Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore Sun July 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary states that Stanley I. Greenbaum earned a business and economics degree from Johns Hopkins Univeristy in 1948.
************************* HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS ************************* New York Times (opinion) July 18, 2010
In March of 2000, Pat Buchanan came to speak at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. Harvard being Harvard, the audience hissed and sneered and made wisecracks. Buchanan being Buchanan, he gave as good as he got. While the assembled Ivy Leaguers accused him of homophobia and racism and anti-Semitism, he accused Harvard — and by extension, the entire American elite — of discriminating against white Christians.
Chronicle of Higher Education July 18, 2010
Findings from a new survey of 700 alumni, 500 of them from U.S. News & World Report's 100 top-ranked national universities, whose release coincides with the annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education conference for fund-raising leaders being held in New York, identifies some of the generational differences among college graduates and the reasons why they give—or don't.
Arizona Daily Star July 18, 2010
Carlos Ivan Martinez is hoping Congress will pass the Dream Act, proposed bipartisan legislation which would allow undocumented students to attend college without deportation and allow them to pay in-state tuition. The legislation would also allow students, who have no criminal records and have complied with the requirements, to eventually apply for residency.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education July 16, 2010
A coalition of student immigrant advocacy groups in Massachusetts, Colorado and California last week launched a makeshift school in the nation's capital, reminiscent of the "teach-ins" of the 1960s, to encourage a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants through college enrollment.
Southtown Star (Illinois) July 18, 2010
Attendance at for-profits has jumped from 673,000 students in 2000 to 2.6 million this year. And as the number of students answering ads from billboards and daytime television commercials increases, so does the federal student aid to for-profits, which soared to a record $26.5 billion this year. The government is paying close attention. Stories of relentless recruiters, crippling debt and useless job training are common among unhappy graduates, many of whom are minorities, women and first-generation college students.
Chronicle of Higher Education July 18, 2010
Jessica King's scientific literacy class is just one example of the University of Hong Kong's radical redesign of its curriculum. Spurred by the government's decision to move to an American-style, four-year bachelor's program in 2012—away from the three-year degree inherited from the British—the territory's eight public universities are revamping their academic programs.
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