Baltimore Sun June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This opinion piece is written by Scott L. Zeger, JHU’s vice provost for research and a professor of biostatistics at the university.
Baltimore Sun June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article explores speculation that Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson might run for lieutenant governor on a GOP ticket with former Gov. Robert Ehrlich. In the article, Johns Hopkins Children's Center spokeswoman Kim Hoppe relays a message from Carson, saying he has no plans to enter into politics.
Forbes.com June 15, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: In this article, Dean Yash Gupta of the Carey Business School comments on the Gulf oil spill.
Vancouver Sun (Canada) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story reports that Michelangelo hid sketches of human anatomy in the robes and faces of the figures he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which appeared as a coded attack on the Church's disdain for science, according to Ian Suk and Rafael Tamargo, faculty members in JHU’s School of Medicine.
Daily Mail Online (UK) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports that School of Medicine faculty members Iak Suk and Rafael Tamargo believe that Michelangelo hid sketches of human anatomy in the robes and faces of the figures he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which appeared as a coded attack on the Church's disdain for science.
Sify News (India) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This ANI piece reports that Michelangelo hid sketches of human anatomy in the robes and faces of the figures he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which appeared as a coded attack on the Church's disdain for science, according to Ian Suk and Rafael Tamargo of the School of Medicine.
WBAL TV (Baltimore) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Krieger School political scientist Matthew Crenson is quoted in this report.
TIME.com: The Detroit Blog June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This blog post is written by Michael St. Germain, who will attend JHU in the fall.
WashingtonPost.com June 15, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Dean Yash Gupta of the Carey Business School writes in the “On Leadership” blog about the handling of the oil spill disaster.
Howard County Times June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This news brief reports that Ralph Semmel has been named the new director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
New Kerala (India) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This ANI story reports on research by Krieger School geologist Naomi Levin, which found that early pre-humans in Kenya consumed a diet heavy in aquatic animals, including crocodiles and hippos. This protein-rich diet may explain, at least in part, why hominids' brains doubled in size 2 million years ago.
WJZ TV 13 (Baltimore) June 16, 2010 Johns Hopkins angle: This story covers a drill held on Wednesday at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, aimed at preparing employees for accidents and disasters with multiple victims. Director of Nursing Kathy Deruggiero is quoted, as well as others.
Bay Weekly (Annapolis, Md.) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story in verse is written by Ariel Martinez Brumbaugh, a student in Johns Hopkins’ master’s program in poetry.
Public Radio International June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story states that Mary Issaka was honored by the Johns Hopkins affiliated group Jhpiego as the Midwife of the Year because of her efforts in delivering babies, improving health care, and preventing teenage pregnancy throughout Ghana.
Science News June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Carey Lisse of JHU’s Applied Physics Laboratory is referenced in this article.
ABC Radio Online (Australia) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Robert Lawrence, director of the Center for a Livable Future at JHU, is interviewed on this show about the implications of Meatless Mondays on agricultural industries.
Milford Daily News (Milford, Mass.) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports that after her Fulbright study year, Saras plans to attend the Peabody Institute at JHU to earn a master's degree in music, studying in the studio of Phyllis Bryn-Julson.
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.) June 15, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature mentions that organist Betty Lynne Schien did post-graduate work at JHU’s Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Lake County Record Bee (Calif.) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: Krieger School sociologist Andrew Cherlin is quoted in this feature.
Aljazeera.net June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story references another piece authored by Eliot Cohen of the School of Advanced International Studies.
Baltimore Business Journal June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: The biotechnology research park at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is seeking city approval to double in size over the next decade. The article mentions the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins.
Tulsa World June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This story mentions that a 2009 study by the Bloomberg School of Public Health showed that liquid calorie intake, particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages, had the biggest impact on weight loss — stronger than solid calorie intake.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: The article states that Shanna Murray will attend Johns Hopkins University in the fall.
Baltimore Business Journal June 16, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article notes that an MBA graduate of Johns Hopkins is now president of SunTrust Bank’s operations in the Baltimore area
The Gazette (Md.) June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: According to this article, Archie Lee O'Neil earned a master's degree in management from Johns Hopkins University in 2004.
Boston Herald June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This article reports that Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala’s team has “adopted” a child with cancer, through a Friends of Jaclyn Foundation program.
Baltimore Sun June 17, 2010
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary mentions that Proctor, a former teacher, wrote curriculum for Baltimore City schools through the "Success for All" program, in conjunction with JHU.
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San Francisco Chronicle June 16, 2010
The University of California misses out on hundreds of millions of dollars each year because it is too passive in recovering research-related indirect costs, an advisory group has found.
Chronicle of Higher Education June 17, 2010
Administrators from a diverse group of private colleges say a new business model based on collaboration is on the way, and could be critical for those colleges' survival.
New York Times June 16, 2010
Freshman enrollment at the nation's colleges and trade schools set records in 2008, the first year of the recession, and almost three-quarters of the increase came from minority high school graduates, especially Hispanics, seeking higher education, according to a Pew Research Center report released this week.
The Miami Herald (AP) June 17, 2010
A news release says the grants are the first in a $500 million commitment to study effects of the spill and response on environment and public health.
Education Week June 16, 2010
A report, "Minorities and the Recession-Era College Enrollment Boom," released this week by the Pew Research Center reveals that the recent increase in the size of freshman classes at four-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools has been driven largely by a sharp increase in minority-student enrollment.
The Washington Post June 17, 2010
Public universities in Virginia and Maryland are drawing unprecedented numbers of students from community colleges, building a transfer pipeline that is changing the traditional path to a four-year degree.
Wall Street Journal June 16, 2010
With recent stories like GatesGate and the Law School race e-mail, Harvard is no stranger to legal controversy. So with the all the recent hubbub over the country’s immigration policy, it was perhaps only a matter of time before we had a story from Cambridge, Mass., courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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