par par Since the time of Hippocrates, medical professionals have grappled with not only their patients'e2'80'99 health problems but the inevitable ethical issues that arise. To continue improving the quality and ethical delivery of patient care, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics have jointly ...

par At the turn of the 20th century, cholera, typhoid fever and other waterborne diseases killed thousands of U.S. residents annually. The main culprit: drinking water.par par In the 1920s, Abel Wolman, a Johns Hopkins School of Engineering graduate who was working in the Maryland Health Department, developed the modern process for chlorinating ...

par par COLLEGE PARK, Md - A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the "superbug" methicillin-resistant'c2~Staphylococcus aureus'c2~(MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). MRSA is well-known for causing difficult-to-treat and potentially fatal bacterial infections in hospital patients, but since ...

par par College Park, MD - A University of Maryland study projects that Washington, D.C. city and federal property could suffer billions of dollars in damage if sea level rise from global warming increases over the next century. Potential for significant damage will be even greater in the event of extreme weather ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Housekeeping Services Unit of the University of Maryland's Facilities Management organization has achieved Green Seal (tm) GS-42 Certification, which indicates that its cleaning practices are among the healthiest and most sustainable in the industry. GS-42 is a certification program of Green Seal, an independent non-profit ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Movement Analysts Karen Bradley and Karen Studd offer the following review of the October 16 presidential debate: Tonight, the hesitations and the retreats, the dropped focus and disconnections were all on Governor Romney. Barack Obama got his game back in the town hall setting, which allowed him to ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland presents the seventh episode of TerpVision. Hosted by Maryland alumna Bonnie Bernstein '92, TerpVision tells the stories of Maryland's faculty, staff and students and the incredible impact they are having in our communities and in our world. In this episode, TerpVision will tell ...

Homewood-Peabody-JHMI shuttle will not run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday The Baltimore Marathon takes place on Saturday, and runners will pass near the Homewood campus early in the race and again with just a few miles to go. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to come out and cheer for ...

In October 2011, Johns Hopkins University launched the OUTList, a user-driven online list of university faculty, staff, students, fellows and alumni who voluntarily identify themselves as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. A year later, there are 79 names on the list, though it was never about numbers. Rather, ...

WHAT:World-Renowned Primatologist and Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall Presents "Making a Difference" at the University of Maryland  WHEN:Saturday, October 13, 20121:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Welcoming remarks and keynote address 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots information sessions and book signing WHERE: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center The Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Concert HallBACKGROUND:World-renowned primatologist and ...

19-year-old sophomore was diagnosed with lymphoma in February October 4, 2012 A Johns Hopkins University sophomore who was enrolled in the School of Engineering has died, the university announced Wednesday. Rebecca Grande, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in February, died Sunday at a hospital near her family's home in Lansdowne, Pa. She ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Some 500 students, faculty and staff came to the Colony Ballroom Wednesday, October 3, to watch the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. During an opening presentation, they also learned about two new technologies developed at the University of Maryland - The Terrapin ...

October 1, 2012 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Movement Analysts Karen Bradley and Karen Studd offer the following preview of the upcoming debates between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama: Much has been noted about Mitt Romney's difficulties connecting with everyday people. While some might blame his awkward rhetoric, the inability to connect is ...

School will intensify focus on health care, real estate and public infrastructure, financial services industry, national security industry September 20, 2012 Bernard T. Ferrari delivered his first major speech as the dean of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School on Wednesday at the school’s campus in Baltimore, outlining his goals for the ...

September 20, 2012 COLLEGE PARK, Md. and GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Journalism Interactive 2013, a conference for educators, journalists, scholars and students to explore how journalism schools are meeting the challenge of the digital age, will be held at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Feb. 8 and 9, 2013, conference ...

Baltimore, MD (September 20, 2012) – The Secretary of Higher Education, Dr. Danette G. Howard, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Latour as Student Commissioner of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. “Lisa will bring a great deal of experience, passion, and commitment to the Commission and I look forward ...

Johns Hopkins University's 2013 Siebel Scholars are, from left, Jason Constantino, Laura Ensign, Mustapha Jamal, W. Garrett Jenkinson, and Yi Zhang. Award recognizes students at leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering September 19, 2012 Five Johns Hopkins graduate students who are applying the latest advances in biology and technology to ...

Cave in Ecuador where UMD scientists found cavefish that navigate with their teeth. Image Credit: Daphne Soares, University of Maryland September 19, 2012 COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- In a single cave in Ecuador, a species of cavefish has evolved to do something perhaps unique to them, navigate with their teeth. The sensory ...