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Climate change summit draws 6,000 students

Roughly 6,000 students converged upon the University of Maryland at College Park for the largest conference on climate change ever held by students. Post a comment

Students get grad degrees ahead of nat'l average

Graduate students at Hopkins take less time than the national average to complete their degrees, according to officials. The average graduate student takes almost 8.2 years to receive a Ph.D, but Hopkins grads complete their doctorates two to three years sooner, according to Dr. Post a comment

Former CIA director talks problems of next generation

This past Monday, Nov. 5, former CIA Director Jim Woolsey came to Hopkins to discuss with students the trials that the future will hold for both their generation and America in general. Woolsey began his discussion light-heartedly with a simple anecdote about how he was mistaken for a prisoner when attempting to go on vacation: A stewardess thought his bodyguards were actually there to make sure that Woolsey could not escape. Post a comment

Nanotech risk assesment minor will study technology risks

Federal funding will help a team of Hopkins professors in the creation of a new minor that will investigate the threat posed by nanotechnology. The nanotechnology risk assessment and public policy minor will be offered in 2009 and will build off of Nanobiotechnology 101, a course to be offered for the first time next semester. Post a comment

Things I've learned, with Prof. Marc Lapadula

Perched above the Homewood campus in the Gilman bell tower, aspiring playwrights and screenwriters spend their Friday afternoons with Marc Lapadula. Lapadula sat down with the News-Letter to discuss his experiences as a student and a writer. "In my childhood, Northern Virginia was far different from the place it is today. Post a comment

OLE ends heritage month with festival

Commemorating the end of Latino Heritage Month, the Latinofest festivities were marked by an overwhelmingly enthusiastic and positive reaction by audience members. The Latino Heritage month, which started on Sept. 15, recognizes the independence of six Latin American countries and the contributions of the more than 40 million Latinos living in the U. Post a comment

Boxfest raises awareness despite fewer sponsors

Cardboard boxes dotted the Freshman Quad Saturday in a representation of homelessness for Boxfest, an annual event sponsored by the Hopkins chapter of Habitat for Humanity (HFH-JHU). The money raised through donations and sponsorship will go directly to HFH-JHU to help cover the expenses of their construction project in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. Post a comment

Father-son team proves that lasers will destroy viruses

When junior Shaw-Wei "David" Tsen took a casual stroll in the park with his dad, he had little idea that their conversation would result in a revolutionary new antiviral treatment. Tsen and his father, Kong-Thon Tsen, a physicist at Arizona State University, have developed a novel laser technique to destroy viruses and bacteria without damaging human cells. Post a comment

Larger MSEL to display special collections, add study space

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE) will expand to include a new 50,000 square foot building on campus, spreading the entire complex southward and connecting the two buildings underground. The new addition, which is still awaiting an initial $25 million donation, is intended to solve a number of problems with the current building, such as highlighting the library's impressive special collection (most of which remains stored on levels A and D out of view), adding more space for individual study, and providing additional space for group study. Post a comment

The fitness benefits of a therapeutic massage

Busy Bodies

I will never forget the tightness and pain I felt after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon last April. Post a comment

Undergrad study finds disabled access poor

Walking to the library or entering Levering Hall are two simple actions that people without disabilities sometimes take for granted. 3 Comments

Examining low voter turnout in Baltimore

Baltimore Beats

In the first 90 minutes of Tuesday's general election, only two voters came to the Roland Park polling station. Post a comment

Clearing up the myths of bisexuality

Blue Balls

Biphobia - a contempt, conscious or not, for bisexuals - is everywhere. Post a comment

Center for Financial Economics hires director

The appointment of Jon Faust as director of the Center for Financial Economics (CFE) moves the Center closer to its goal of offering a minor next year. Post a comment

ROTC members not deterred by fears of Iraq

Enrollment in the Blue Jay Battalion, Hopkins' Army ROTC, has hardly been affected by the prospect of serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. 1 Comment