New bill would grant TAs right to form labor unions
Democrats in Congress introduced a bill that would grant graduate student teaching assistants at private institutions the right to form labor unions.
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Democrats in Congress introduced a bill that would grant graduate student teaching assistants at private institutions the right to form labor unions.
A recent discovery by a Hopkins biologist could help those suffering from insomnia and seasonal affective disorder.
Educational philanthropist Virginia Decker, whose donations helped fund the creation of the Decker Quadrangle, died on April 11 at the age of 91.
Almost two years after breaking ground, developers officially opened the John G. Rangos building in Middle East Baltimore Friday in a ceremony brimming with prominent politicians, Hopkins administrators and development coordinators.
Maps can be used to represent anything - from complex land and sea navigations to the intricate contours of the human brain. They can show something as large as entire galaxies or as small as an individual strand of DNA.
When it comes to fixing the American health care system, politicians are failing. That was the message University President William Brody delivered during a lecture Monday on the major issues facing the health care system in America.
A small group of physicians staged a protest in front of the School of Medicine Wednesday, decrying its use of live animals for surgical training - a practice abandoned by all but 10 of the country's medical schools - as outdated, unnecessary and cruel.
With word of his retirement making national news, University President William Brody was reminded of his 2005 statement to the News-Letter that when he retired, he would play in a piano bar. While no gig offers have come calling, Brody took some time to speak with the News-Letter to discuss his time at Hopkins.
University President William Brody, who has overseen more than a decade of sprawling expansion and catapulted Hopkins into the national spotlight, announced this week that he will retire from his position at the end of 2008.
When it comes to the war on terror, Talon has been there from the beginning - helping in search-and-rescue efforts at Ground Zero, hunting for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Afghanistan and charging into Iraq since 2003.
Graduate students Heejin Kim and Yuqi Lee were injured yesterday evening after a lab accident in the New Chemistry Building resulted in the production of a harmful acid.
A first-ever report issued by the Baltimore Collegetown Network (BCN) this week says the group's member institutions have contributed $17.2 billion to the regional economy.
The Student Council may further strain its relationship with administrators by protesting the University's decision to revoke the sophomore Greek housing exemption.
A controversial University decision to revoke the sophomore Greek housing exemption may make it difficult for several fraternities to keep their houses, according to some chapter presidents.
The announcement last week that late-'90s ska band Reel Big Fish would be this year's mainstage Spring Fair act came after at least one failed attempt at signing a different band, a deal that fell apart due to financial uncertainty.
The controversial firing of iconic WYPR radio host Marc Steiner - whose show has been a mainstay on the station since its days as WJHU - has sparked a public backlash and allegations of power-grabbing at the station.
The month of February brings many things to mind. Valentine's Day, or the birthdays of presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But for the 50 or so people who gathered in the Glass Pavilion last Friday there was an additional celebration in mind. February marks the beginning of Black History Month.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) is still the only high-polling presidential candidate to have appeared on the Hopkins-sponsored health care discussion series, "Healthcare '08: Search for Solutions," which began airing on Retirement Living Television (RLTV) on Jan. 14.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) is one of three presidential candidates who have recently agreed to discuss their positions on health care with University President William Brody in a series of televised forums.
In light of strikes in Hollywood, Edward James Olmos has postponed his speech with the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE).