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Johns Hopkins University stories: 14 news summaries

Johns Hopkins Student Kills Burglar With Samurai Sword

Johns Hopkins student defends home with lethal results: police

Sep 15, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - For those thinking of burglarizing hapless eggheads, think again: A would-be burglar met his end at the hands of a Johns Hopkins student armed with a samurai sword early today, the Baltimore Sun reports. The student, who lives off-campus, told cops he heard a sound and went downstairs, to... More »

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Maryland • murder • Baltimore • Johns Hopkins University • samurai swords • sword

 Johns Hopkins Tops 
 Hospital Rankings 

Mayo Clinic, UCLA follow in US News rankings

Jul 16, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Johns Hopkins has been named America’s best hospital for the 19th year in a row, the Baltimore Sun reports. The closely followed US News & World Report rankings placed Hopkins first in rheumatology, urology, and ear, nose and throat; it was second in neurology and neurosurgery, geriatrics, gynecology, ophthalmology,... More »

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list • hospital • Johns Hopkins University • University of Pennsylvania • Mayo Clinic • UCLA Medical Center • Cleveland Clinic • Duke University Medical Center. • US News & World Report • Brigham and Women's Hospital • Barnes-Jewish Hospital • UCSF Medical Center • New York-Presbyterian

(Newser) - Private colleges across the nation are boosting the number of students they're accepting and the length of their waiting lists in case applicants can't write the tuition check when the time comes, reports the Washington Post. Applications are at a record high 3 million, but universities fear students planning on... More »

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college admissions • UC Berkeley • college • UCLA • Johns Hopkins University • economy • college applications • fiscal crisis

Docs Remove Donor Kidney Through Vagina

Less-painful procedure could pave the way
to more donations

Feb 3, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Doctors in Maryland removed a kidney from a donor through the vagina in what they believe to be the first operation of its kind, the Baltimore Examiner reports. The procedure reduced the 48-year-old donor’s pain and recovery time compared with more traditional methods. “We are all about trying... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • Maryland • surgery • kidney • doctor • Johns Hopkins University • organ donation

 US Marriage Age Oldest Ever 

Women marrying at 26, men at 28

Nov 10, 08 7:28 AM CST
(Newser) - American couples are waiting longer than ever to get married, reports USA Today. The median age for a first marriage is almost 26 for women and 28 for men—the oldest since the US Census started keeping track in the 1890s. The increase holds true for all racial, ethnic, and... More »

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fertility • marriage • age • sex • family • love • Johns Hopkins University • University of Texas Austin • romance • Census data • matrimony • American Council on Education

'Number Sense' Predicts Math Success: Study

Ability to guess group size linked to algebra, calculus skill

Sep 8, 08 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The skill of estimating group size at a glance is directly linked to success in higher forms of math like algebra and calculus, reports the Washington Post. A new study found that students with better “number sense”—the ability to quickly and accurately guess numbers in a group—... More »

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Duke University • cognitive science • Johns Hopkins University • mathematics • National Institutes of Health • algebra • calculus • trigonometry • number sense

Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

Educators, legislators, MADD are all in uproar

Aug 21, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Water Found in Moon Rock 

Discovery stuns lunar experts

Jul 10, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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NASA • Johns Hopkins University • moon • Apollo missions • moon colonization • moon rock • Southwest Research Institute • Carnegie Institution

 Upgrade Will Boost
 Hubble Vision 

Upgrade will create spectacular images

Jul 7, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • European Space Agency • Hubble • space shuttle • Johns Hopkins University • Goddard Space Flight Center • space telescope • Cosmic Origins Spectrograph • Wide Field Camera 3

 Docs Pull Off 6-Kidney Swap 

Johns Hopkins' 13-hour 'domino' session goes off without a hitch

Apr 9, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

'06 a Mini Baby Boom for US

4.3M births highest in 45 years, go against trends in industrialized world

Jan 16, 08 10:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The US experienced a mini baby boom in 2006, with the largest number of children born since the 1960s. The AP reports 4.3 million births that year, giving the US a higher birth rate than Europe, Australia, Canada, or Japan. Hispanics accounted for a quarter of all US births,... More »

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fertility • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • birth rate • Johns Hopkins University • teen births • baby boomlet • magic number • Pew Hispanic Center • American Immigration Control Foundation.

Scientists to Test Promising New Theory on Cancer

Medical centers will directly attack cancerous stem cells

Dec 21, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Cancer researchers are poised to begin what could be a revolutionary approach to treating cancer, the New York Times reports. Instead of trying to destroy tumors, scientists at three leading medical centers will go after cancerous stem cells that feed the tumors. The controversial approach—not all scientists buy the... More »

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cancer • stem cells • Johns Hopkins University • Dr. Max S. Wicha • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center • Baylor College of Medicine • Dana Farber Cancer Institute • National Cancer Institute • Dr. R. Allan Mufson • acute myelogenous leukemia

Getting into Harvard not as Easy as P-R-E-P

Elite colleges taking more students from abroad, public schools

Dec 1, 07 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Ivy-League-seeking parents beware: admissions officers at top schools around the country are looking for more than just the private-school preppie. While private and prep schools still lead the way, a growing percentage of students at elite universities are public school grads and international scholars, the Wall Street Journal reveals.... More »

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Duke University • high school • Ivy League • college admissions • MIT • University of Chicago • Cornell University • Johns Hopkins University • University of Pennsylvania • Harvard • Princeton • Williams • Pomona • Swarthmore • Phillips Academy • Brown University

25 Schools Out of the Ivies' League

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

Aug 15, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:
  1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
  2. Sports: University of Florida
  3. Men's college: Morehouse College
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college rankings • list • University of Florida • college • university • UCLA • Cornell University • Morehouse University • Bates College • Tulane University • Cooper Union • Fordham University • Georgetown University • Johns Hopkins University

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