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  • August 2008

    • Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

      Washington Post  |  Aug 21, 08 12:15 PM CDT

      Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

      (Newser) - A chorus of criticism has greeted proposals from college chiefs to consider lowering the drinking age to 18, the Washington Post reports, as everyone from health experts, lawmakers, high school principals, and groups like MADD have been quick to slam the idea. The academic leaders say their theory that lowering the age would promote moderation is being distorted. More »

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      Duke University  • alcohol abuse  • colleges and universities  • binge drinking  • Johns Hopkins University  • universities  • underage drinking  • University of Maryland  • drinking age

  • July 2008

    • Water Found in Moon Rock

      Space.com  |  Jul 10, 08 5:00 AM CDT

      Water Found in Moon Rock

      (Newser) - Water has been detected in moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts, reports Space.com. A team used a new super-sensitive technique to discover the water in volcanic glass beads in the rock. The stunning find, detailed in the journal Nature , is forcing scientists to rethink theories about the moon's origin 4.5 billion years ago. More »

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      NASA  • moon  • Johns Hopkins University  • Apollo missions  • moon colonization  • moon rock

    • Upgrade Will Boost Hubble Vision

      Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Upgrade Will Boost Hubble Vision

      (Newser) - Spectacular images from the Hubble telescope are about to get even more awe-inspiring, thanks to a $900-million upgrade during an upcoming space shuttle mission—the fifth and last mission to the orbiting observatory. Two new high-tech instruments and a series of repairs will make Hubble able to probe even deeper into space and see farther back into time for its last 5 or 6 years in operation, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      NASA  • European Space Agency  • Hubble  • Johns Hopkins University  • Columbia  • Space Shuttle  • Goddard Space Flight Center

  • April 2008

    • Docs Pull Off 6-Kidney Swap

      Baltimore Sun  |  Apr 9, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Docs Pull Off 6-Kidney Swap

      (Newser) - In a procedure that took 13 hours and involved more than 100 medical personnel, Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled off the US' first six-way kidney transplant, the Baltimore Sun reports. Six donors provided six patients with working organs in Saturday's so-called "domino" procedure. All 12 were listed in good condition yesterday; some had even gone home. More »

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      hospital  • organ donor  • transplant  • Johns Hopkins University  • kidney transplant  • organ donations  • transplant list

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