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Rate GTx drug meeting goals in clinical trial

Original at Bizjournals.com external link    Thu, Jun 11

an investigator in the clinical trial and professor of medicine and oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a statement. ... and more »

Rate UVa med school opens cancer research facility

Original at Daily Press external link    Thu, Jun 11

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WAVY-TV Officials say the new facility will help attract top researchers to the medical school and away from competitors such as Johns Hopkins University, ... U.Va. opens $70.7 million facility for cancer researchRichmond Times Dispatch all 15 news articles »

Rate Honfest, Greek Festival, and more family fun this weekend

Original at The Swamp external link    Thu, Jun 11

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Films: Break out the lawn chairs and blankets for a screening of "Hairspray" on the Wyman Quadrangle at the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University, ... and more »

Rate It's a wrap: Say goodbye to the school year, but not before a review

Original at San Jose Mercury News external link    Wed, Jun 10

  USA III Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "Williams will do well at Johns Hopkins," Schoof said. "That's a good spot for him." DIEKROEGER UPDATE: Turns out Menlo School has had a higher draft pick than Diekroeger, who was selected the No. ...

Rate JHU, partners launch “Research Means Hope” campaign

Original at rbr.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

 Virginia The JHU Gazette reports with medical science on the verge of numerous breakthroughs to cures and treatments for a host of human diseases, a coalition of research organizations led by The Johns Hopkins University and four other founding partners is ...

Rate NASA Set To Launch LRO June 17

Original at Aviation Week external link    Wed, Jun 10

 NY We have seen interesting areas, but we're not calibrated yet so we don't have quantative numbers so the analysis is ongoing," says Ben Bussey of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the deputy principal investigator on both Mini-RF ...

Rate Fact or Fiction: Dogs Can Talk

Original at scientificamerican.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

Back in 1912 Harry Miles Johnson of Johns Hopkins University said, emphatically, "no." In a paper in Science, he generally agreed with the findings of Oskar Pfungst of the Institute of Psychology at the University of Berlin who studied a dog famous for ...

Rate Student Roundup

Original at Albany Times Union external link    Wed, Jun 10

 NY Jessica Buicko of Altamont was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. The daughter of David and Maria Buicko, she is a biology major. David Rokeach of Colonie was named to the dean's list for the fall ...

Rate Donald N. Rothman

Original at Baltimore Sun external link    Wed, Jun 10

Born in Baltimore and raised on Bryant Avenue, he was a 1939 City College graduate and earned a degree at the Johns Hopkins University, where he acted in ... and more »

Rate Finding Cybersecurity Talent - Interview with Tom Stanton of Johns ...

Original at GovInfoSecurity.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

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 New Jersey Academy of Public Administration and chaired its standing panel on executive organization and management. He co-edited Making Government Manageable: Executive Organization and Management in the 21st Century (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004).

Rate City Rats Loyal to Their 'Hoods, Scientists Discover

Original at U.S. News & World Report external link    Tue, Jun 9

U.S. News & World Report, DC Like any major city, Baltimore, Md., has many lively neighborhoods--each with its own personality. But scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health say humans aren't the only Baltimoreans loyal to their 'hoods. ...

Rate City researchers to take part in study on autism causes

Original at baltimoresun.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

JHU, Kennedy Krieger experts to examine both genetic, environmental factors Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Kennedy Krieger Institute will take part in what's being called one of the largest studies to examine the early causes of autism.

Rate Blue Ridge seniors take home over $6 million in scholarships

Original at wmicentral.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

 AZ Rambler will head to the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks before attending Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Simmons will first head to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and then go to UCSD. Yazzie will attend the University of ...

Rate Seminarians embark on journey to the priesthood

Original at The Catholic Review external link    Mon, Jun 8

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 MD “I was compensated very well where I worked and I was good at what I did, but something was still missing,” said de Leon, who holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and who most recently ...

Rate Hopkins scientists picked for cancer dream teams

Original at jhuniverse.jhu.edu external link    Mon, Jun 8

 MD There are some drugs already approved for diabetes management that have evidence of antitumor effects," said Chi Dang, vice dean for research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and adviser for the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research ...

Rate Seeley Lake hosts Neuroscience retreat

Original at KRTV external link    Sun, Jun 7

 MT Montana is a wonderful state but it's a small state, there is not a medical school here, and it's a very competitive time to build world class research programs" Ames added. Johns Hopkins University awarded the neuroscience center a $600000 grant to ...

Rate Routine Diabetes Screenings Could Cut Health-care Costs - Science Daily

Original at Science Daily external link    Sun, Jun 7

In addition to Phillips, study authors were: KM Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, and Joseph Lipscomb, PhD, of Emory University; and Ranee Chatterjee, MD, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Chatterjee was lead study author. The research ...

Rate Fidel Castro says he admires couple for 'courageous conduct'

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Sat, Jun 6

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ABC News Myers went to prep school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania and then graduated from Brown University. He went on to get a Ph.D in European history from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. ...

Rate Children should know their HIV status before eight years - experts

Original at The Monitor, Uganda external link    Fri, Jun 5

 Uganda The Zayed Makerere University Johns Hopkins University Family Centre will house a clinic and a nutritional centre under the Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration (MU-JHU), which has been conducting HIV/Aids prevention ...

Rate UK College of Arts & Sciences Names New Dean

Original at UK News external link    Fri, Jun 5

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 KY He earned his master's degree (1979) and doctorate (1988) in American history from The Johns Hopkins University. “I believe that public research universities are the key to our future. I am passionately committed to the mission of the University of ...

Rate 12 nanobiotechnology projects get state funds

Original at Baltimore Sun external link    Thu, Jun 4

Researchers from the University of Maryland, the Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Union Memorial Hospital, and several private ... Maryland Names Winners of Inaugural $3M Nanobiotech Grant ProgramGenomeWeb Daily News all 4 news articles »

Rate 12 nanobiotechnology projects to get state funding

Original at Baltimore Sun external link    Thu, Jun 4

 United States Researchers from the University of Maryland, the Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Union Memorial Hospital, and several private companies and a foundation were the recipients of the awards.

June of 2009

 

Rate Prasugrel's efficacy should be tested at a lower dose, doctor says

Original at SmartBrief external link    Thu, Jun 4

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 DC Dr. Victor Serebruany of Johns Hopkins University urged the FDA to halt its evaluation of prasugrel, an anti-clotting drug by Eli Lilly and Co. and Daiichi Sankyo, and order the companies to test the treatment at 5 milligrams. ... Blood-thinning drug review protest Hospital Healthcare Eu...

Rate US advocacy group asks FDA to halt review of the Lilly's drug

Original at TopNews United States external link    Wed, Jun 3

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Straits Times  Arkansas A consumer watchdog Public Citizen Consumer and Dr. Victor Serebruany, a research professor at Johns Hopkins University, involved in early development of prasugrel, sent a letter to FDA to halt its review of the Lilly's drug prasugrel. ...

Rate Johns Hopkins University, BD Diagnostics to team on bioscience degree

Original at Bizjournals.com external link    Wed, Jun 3

 NC Students accepted into the program will take bioscience regulatory affairs courses at Johns Hopkins' Montgomery County campus in Rockville and the school's main Homewood campus in Baltimore. Classes will also be available online. ...

Rate City water rates will rise 9 percent; counties also face rate hikes - Daily Record

Original at mddailyrecord.com external link    Wed, Jun 3

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In a conference room following Wednesday's meeting, Pratt, showed a reporter city documents that indicated that the top 30 water users in Baltimore, including the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland and the Kennedy Krieger Institute, ...

May of 2009

 

Rate Furman joins Anesthesiology leadership team

Original at Vanderbilt University external link    Sat, May 23

 TN He also completed a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Hopkins and has served on the faculties of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Chicago. Furman currently serves on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Liver ...

Rate Pelosi gives commencement address at Johns Hopkins University

Original at Examiner.com external link    Fri, May 22

Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE, Md. – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was on hand yesterday to speak at the commencement address for Johns Hopkins University's graduating class. The Baltimore native spoke passionately about climate change but did not mention ...

Rate Stimulus funds spur flurry of grant bids from researchers

Original at baltimoresun.com external link    Tue, May 19

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After years of flat government funding for medical and scientific research, officials at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore have been working overtime recently, putting in hundreds of grant requests in hopes of grabbing some of the $13 billion in s...

Rate Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland land stem cell funding

Original at Bizjournals.com external link    Thu, May 14

Two Montgomery County firms, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland are among the recipients of nearly $19 million state funding for stem ... and more »

Rate Pelosi to address Johns Hopkins University graduates

Original at Baltimore Sun external link    Thu, May 14

AP Johns Hopkins University said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will address graduating seniors and receive an honorary degree. Pelosi will address seniors ... and more »

Rate Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues to Blood Pressure - National Institutes of Health

Original at nih.gov external link    Sun, May 10

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The international research team included Cornelia M. van Duijn, Ph.D., Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; Bruce Psaty, MD, Ph.D., University of Washington; and Vilmundur Gudnason, ...

Rate Former Microsoft Executive Jeff Bell Named Chairman of DOmedia - PR Newswire

Original at sev.prnewswire.com external link    Wed, May 6

PR Newswire (press release), NY Bell holds a bachelor's degree in history and Spanish from Kenyon College, a master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins University, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the boards of ...

Rate Johns Hopkins to Fund 250 Youth in Summer Jobs Program

Original at jhu.edu external link    Mon, May 4

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 MD The goal this year is to be able to offer jobs to 7000 young people, according to Baltimore City officials. "Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University have been tremendous YouthWorks supporters throughout the years," Mayor Dixon said at the ...

Rate Gary Rodwell named BCCC board trustee

Original at baltimoresun.com external link    Thu, Apr 30

Gary Duane Rodwell, a developer and urban affairs expert in Baltimore, has been appointed to a six-year term on the Baltimore City Community College board of trustees by Gov. Martin O'Malley. Rodwell is president and chief executive of Rodwell Development Group LLC, which negotiates wi...

April of 2009

 

Rate Johns Hopkins Expects to Hire for Science, Related Jobs

Original at jhu.edu external link    Mon, Apr 27

 MD By Lisa de Nike The Johns Hopkins University will hold a job fair on Saturday, May 2, seeking candidates for specialized science and administrative jobs expected to open up due to extra research funding in the federal government's economic stimulus ...

Rate Hopkins to interview for specialized jobs

Original at baltimoresun.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

The Johns Hopkins University will hold a job fair May 2 for job seekers who may qualify for specialized science and administrative positions. The jobs do not exist, but Hopkins expects an unknown number of them to be created soon, thanks to extra research funding included in the federal ec...

Rate New AIDS Research Training Grants Awarded for Projects in 15 Countries - National Institutes of Health

Original at nih.gov external link    Tue, Apr 14

Two planning grants were awarded to MU-JHU Care in Uganda (a partnership between Makerere University and Johns Hopkins University) and Investigaciones Médicas en Salud (Health Medical Research) in Peru. The MU-JHU grant will support planning a research ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Peter and Paula Fasseas Chair at the Arizona Cancer Center Named - University of Arizona News

Original at uanews.org external link    Mon, Mar 23

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University of Arizona News (press release) We know that to find cures for cancer, cutting-edge research is essential." Yeager joined the Arizona Cancer Center in 2005. A graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, his clinical and research activities focus on the ...

Rate Public-Opinion Researchers Censure Hopkins Scholar Over Findings on Iraqi Deaths

Original at Chronicle of Higher Education external link    Thu, Feb 5

By Andrew Mytelka The American Association of Public Opinion Research has censured a Johns Hopkins University professor for refusing to disclose “basic facts” about his controversial research that estimated the number of civilians who have died in Iraq since the 2003 invasion is hundreds of thousand...

Rate 2008 Highlights: FIRE Places Full-Page Ad in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Calling Out ‘Red Alert’ Schools

Original at FIRE external link    Wed, Dec 31

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By greg@thefire.org (Greg Lukianoff) The other schools on FIRE's Red Alert list are: Johns Hopkins University, for passing a rule banning disrespectful speech on campus after punishing a student for a Halloween invitation it deemed to be offensive; Colorado College, for finding two studenst guilty of "violence" after th...

Rate Liberty on Campus in 2008: FIRE’s Year in Review

Original at FIRE external link    Tue, Dec 30

FIRE also informs prospective students and their parents about threats to rights on campus through Spotlight: The Campus Freedom Resource, a database with information on speech codes at over 400 colleges and universities, and through the Red Alert list of campuses that represent the...

Rate David Kirby: Rain, Autism, and Mercury

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Nov 3

By David Kirby In my book, Evidence of Harm, I noted that Dr. Neal Halsey, director of the Vaccine Safety Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a vaccine authority, said in 1999 that, "Mercury accumulated in women is transferred to their children prenatally and in breast milk." S...

Rate 'U.S. News' Releases 2009 Rankings of Graduate Schools

Original at Chronicle of Higher Education external link    Thu, Mar 27

By Lawrence Biemiller U.S. News & World Report released another of its ever-contentious rankings at midnight, this time picking what it says are the top graduate schools in various disciplines. Among the magazine’s listings: In business, Harvard and Stanford Universities tied for the Number 1 spot, foll...

Year 2007

 

Rate Johns Hopkins U. Will Resume Publication of Long-Dead Literary Review

Original at Chronicle of Higher Education external link    Tue, Oct 2

After a hiatus of more than five decades, the Johns Hopkins University’s literary journal The Hopkins Review will start publishing again this fall, according to The JHU Gazette. Founded in 1947 by the Hopkins Writing Seminars, the university’s writing program, the Review published wo...

Rate First Woman Engineering Dean at Duke Named First Woman Provost at Johns Hopkins

Original at pratt.duke.edu external link    Mon, Aug 20

By dahill Kristina M. Johnson, dean of Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, has been appointed provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University.  She will be the first woman in the university’s history to hold that leadership post at Johns Hopkins.

Rate Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman: The Globalization of Electronic Election Theft

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, May 11

By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman E-voting machines have already been extensively studied and condemned by a wide range of expert committees, commissions and colleges, including the General Accountability Office, the Carter-Baker Commission, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, Stanford Universi...

Year 2006

 

Rate Joshuah Bearman: Sane Republican?

Original at Huffington Post external link    Fri, May 26

Now, the second ideal that has been ingrained in you by Hopkins is a commitment to use science to help people. That's true at the Medical School and it's true across Wolf Street at the Schools of Public Health, and Nursing. In fact, it is a calling that is at the very essence of the entire East Bal...

Rate Archeological dig offers online viewing

Original at Monsters and Critics.com external link    Fri, Jan 6

 UK - will find photos of Bryan and her students working on Johns Hopkins University`s 11th annual excavation at the Mut Temple Precinct in Luxor. ...

Year 2005

 

Rate Podcast: Universe Today - Dark Matter Maps

Original at Universe Today external link    Wed, Dec 14

By info@universetoday.com (Fraser Cain) What's the Universe made of? Don't worry if you don't have a clue, astronomers don't either. The Universe is dominated by a mysterious dark matter that seems to form the true mass of a galaxy, not the regular matter - like stars and planets - that we can actually see. Dr. James Jee from Johns Hopk...

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