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Hopkins students notable in their absence in Charles Village
Loading his earthly belongings into a laundry cart that he rented from Campus Services, Johns Hopkins University freshman Austin Dennis made several trips from his dormitory room to his car on residential Greenway at North Charles Street, opposite the...
Tags: Students, Sales, Hospitals and Clinics, Foods and Beverages, Charles Village
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'Homeless-to-Harvard' woman enthralls graduates
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.Let's face it. Try as they might, graduation speakers do not always hold the attention of their audiences -- especially if they go on and on and on. Liz Murray, who lived on the streets of New York for several years but earned a psychology degree from...Tags: Marketing, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin, Pentecost, Biology
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The Seattle Times Jerry Large column
Seattle TimesBefore I had my first white hair, I took good health for granted, but I've since developed a taste for health tips extracted from the latest scientific research. It seems that recreational marijuana use, newly legal in Washington, might also be...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Science, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines
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For Philadelphia Futures director, this college success story was personal
The Philadelphia InquirerFor the last 13 years, Joan Mazzotti has made a public career of helping low-income, first-generation students from Philadelphia's public high schools get into and through college. Quietly, she and her husband, Michael Kelly, also have made it a...Tags: Students, Long Island, Finance, University of Paris, Colleges and Universities
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Charity's investment a prescription for profits for drug maker
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhat happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Science, University of Michigan, Social Issues
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Hopkins gun research is not biased
In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...
Tags: Research, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Michael Bloomberg, New York City
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Internal Medicine
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Health Treatments, Health and Safety at School
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Highlights from Johns Hopkins conference call
In light of Johns Hopkins president Ronald J. Daniels accepting the recommendation of a seven-member special committee to explore joining a conference, university athletic director Tom Calder and men’s lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala participated...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), ESPNU (tv network), Lacrosse, Sports
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Research, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, New York City, Michael Bloomberg
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Laws, Government, National Rifle Association of America
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Maryland's model for gun regulation
Tomorrow, Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign into law the most comprehensive gun control legislation Maryland has seen in at least 25 years, a bill that will not only help guard against a mass shooting incident, like December's massacre at Sandy Hook...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Government, Laws, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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