ABC News/Good Morning America
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted is Mary Cvach, a registered nurse and assistant director of nursing, clinical standards at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The Washington Post
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This piece was written by Al Sommer, dean emeritus at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Telegraph (U.K.)
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Led by Michelle Hindin, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examined the relationships between married women’s autonomy and the regularity of their sexual relations and found that women who were more “empowered to make decisions had less frequent intercourse.”
Daily Mail Online (U.K.)
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Michelle Hindin of the Bloomberg School of Public Health led a study of women in Africa which revealed that women who made more decisions in the household had sex less frequently.
Marie Claire (U.K.)
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Women who take charge at home and make most of the household decisions seem to lose out on sex, according to scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Foreign Policy
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted is Krieger School sociologist Kevan Harris.
Forbes.com
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This column mentions that a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that in sub-Saharan Africa, out-of-stock rates for ORS (oral rehydration salts) were as high as 38 percent – in contrast to consumer goods like mobile phone cards, which boast out-of-stock rates of 6 percent in the same geographies.
CNBC.com
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Laurence Ball, a Krieger economist, is quoted in this Reuters piece.
Daily Mail Online (U.K.)
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted is Dale Roberts, from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
Wall Street Journal
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: The author of this book review is a graduate of SAIS.
MSNBC.com
September 21, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Quoted is Thomas Burke of the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Atlantic
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This story mentioned that William Halsted in the late 19th century developed a method to remove the entire breast, underlying pectoralis muscles and glands. The radical mastectomy became standard treatment for patients with breast cancer until the modern era.
Baltimore Business Journal
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This article quotes Stuart Erdman, assistant treasurer and senior director of finance for Hopkins' hospital system. The article also states that Johns Hopkins Hospital sees the largest revenue and profit numbers in the region each year — $1.6 billion in net patient revenue and about $53 million in profit.
Maryland Daily Record
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Dheeraj Gandhi, M.D., has been appointed a professor of radiology, neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, according to this roundup. Dr. Gandhi previously was an associate professor of radiology, neurology and neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. This roundup also states that Maureen Harrigan has joined the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University as associate dean for finance and administration.
Baltimore Business Journal
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A stalled apartment complex planned for the neighborhood next to Johns Hopkins Hospital is moving again, this time with a new developer proposing to build it.
The Independent (U.K.)
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This feature about singer-songwriter Tori Amos’ new album mentions that she studied at the Peabody Conservatory as a child.
Baltimore Sun
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This classical music blog post mentions that Loraine Bernstein, who died recently, supported artists at the Peabody Conservatory.
Baltimore Business Journal
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This article mentions Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Macon Telegraph (Georgia)
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This commentary mentions Dr. Benjamin Carson, of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Annapolis Capitol
September 22, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: Ann Sober completed her nursing training at what is now Johns Hopkins Bayview.
Baltimore Sun
September 21, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: A Johns Hopkins swimming item in this sports roundup states that the men's and women's teams participated in the annual Swim Across America on Sunday and raised more than $11,000 for the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.
Baltimore Sun
September 23, 2011
Johns Hopkins angle: This obituary states that Loraine Bernstein studied voice and piano at the Peabody Conservatory.
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HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
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September 22, 2011
The number of college admissions officials using Facebook to learn more about an applicant has quadrupled in the past year, underscoring the effect social media has on U.S. culture and academic life, a survey shows. Googling is nearly as prevalent.
Chronicle of Higher Education
September 22, 2011
Students on large campuses are more likely to have friends who share their attitudes and beliefs, according to a study which found that the larger the enrollment, the more opportunity people have to choose friends much like themselves.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
September 23, 2011
Bowie State President Mickey Burnim said planning was underway to hold forums in dormitories to have students discuss how they could demonstrate more civility.
Inside Higher Ed
September 23, 2011
Wording in the Common Application regarding ethnicity is causing headaches for students and institutions trying to gauge diversity.
Chronicle of Higher Education
September 22, 2011
Eight for-profit colleges collected a combined $1.02-billion in veterans' education benefits last year, about 23 percent of all of those benefits disbursed, according to a Senate report released on Thursday.
HuffPost College (AP)
September 22, 2011
Harvard University said on Thursday that its largest-in-the-nation endowment earned a profit of $4.4 billion in fiscal 2011, growing to a robust $32 billion.
Washington Post – Campus Overload blog
September 22, 2011
GMU topped U.S. News' list for schools with the highest application fee - $100 for snail mail applications – yet most of its students pay $60 to apply online and many have their application fees waived. Bob Morse, U.S. News’ director of data research and master of all-things-rankings, said “I guess $60 wouldn’t have made the Top 10. I’m not sure what to say. They’re the ones who gave us the $100 [amount]. Maybe they should have given us the other number.”
NPR (AP)
September 22, 2011
In record-setting numbers, young adults struggling to find work are shunning long-distance moves to live with Mom and Dad, delaying marriage and buying fewer homes, often raising kids out of wedlock. They suffer from the highest unemployment since World War II and risk living in poverty more than others — nearly 1 in 5.
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