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- Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to the Web for a Second Time This Year
For a second time this year, Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her archaeological crew are sharing their work with the world. Online now is a special bonus season of their popular digital diary, a virtual window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:45:00 EST - Johns Hopkins to Launch Online Master's Degree
Program in Environmental Planning and Management
Beginning with the fall 2007 semester, the Johns Hopkins University Engineering and Applied Science Programs for Professionals (EPP) will offer a fully online master of science degree program in environmental planning and management in collaboration with the university's Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. This online program will focus on water resources planning.
Wed, 30 May 2007 11:25:00 EST - Financial Aid Director Resigns
The Johns Hopkins University has awarded approximately $25,000 in grants to students and faculty to stimulate new courses in the arts and other arts-related efforts on the university's Homewood campus, said Winston Tabb, the university's vice provost for the arts.
Thu, 24 May 2007 12:55:00 EST - Financial Aid Director Resigns
Ellen Frishberg, director of student financial services at the Homewood campus of The Johns Hopkins University since 1989, has submitted her resignation, the university said today. Frishberg resigned Friday, effective immediately.
Mon, 21 May 2007 16:15:00 EST - Johns Hopkins Team Finds Ring of Dark Matter
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter that formed long ago during a titanic collision between two massive galaxy clusters. The ring's discovery is among the strongest evidence yet that dark matter exists.
Wed, 16 May 2007 11:05:00 EST - Students Devise Oral Quick-Dissolve Strips for Rotavirus Vaccine
A thin strip that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath-freshener could someday provide life-saving rotavirus vaccine to infants in impoverished areas. The innovative drug-delivery system was developed by Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering students.
Mon, 14 May 2007 10:30:00 EST - Students Invent Protective Pouch to Enhance Cell Therapy
Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a device to improve cell therapy for diabetes patients by anchoring transplanted insulin-producing cells inside a major blood vessel.
Mon, 07 May 2007 10:00:00 EST - JHU's Olson Elected to National Academy of Sciences
A Johns Hopkins geophysicist was among 72 U.S. scientists elected today to membership in the National Academy of Sciences at the organization's 144th annual meeting, held in Washington, D.C.
Wed, 02 May 2007 13:45:00 EST - JHU Adopts Student Loan Code of Conduct, Drops Lender Lists
The Johns Hopkins University announced today that it is adopting the code of conduct proposed by the New York attorney general to govern the relationship between universities and student loan companies.
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EST - Center Launches Campaign for Public Funding
for Summer Learning for Disadvantaged Youth
The Center for Summer Learning at The Johns Hopkins University has announced the launch of a national fund-raising and education campaign to generate $50 million in public investment for summer learning programs.
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:45:00 EST - Armitage of Johns Hopkins Wins Sloan Fellowship
N. Peter Armitage of the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University has received a Sloan Research Fellowship to continue his investigations into the effects of strong interaction between electrons in complex materials.
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:45:00 EST - Malaria-Infected Mice Cured by One Dose of New Drug
Johns Hopkins University researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:45:00 EST - Should Single Parents Stay That Way?
In an age when cohabitation and divorce are common, single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children may want to choose new partners slowly and deliberately, new research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests.
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:45:00 EST - Johns Hopkins Joins Seven Other Institutions to Warn
Congress about Dangers of Flat Funding of Biomedical Research
The Johns Hopkins University and a consortium of seven other leading U.S. scientific and medical institutions today warned Congress that persistent flat funding of biomedical research could thwart advances in treatments for such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and erode U.S. dominance in science.
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST - Car-Sharing Program Parks, Rides at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore's first car-sharing program hits the road this week at The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, where four Flexcars will be available to students, faculty, staff and neighbors from the Greater Homewood community.
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:15:00 EST
