Research

Hopkins gun research is not biased

2013-05-18 11:00:00

In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

2013-05-18 12:11:54

Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore

2013-05-13 15:27:09

The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...

Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research

2013-05-16 09:54:47

Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...

Harford County Council condemns state gun law

2013-05-16 13:41:04

The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill. The resolution says the Firearms Safety Act, which bans the sale of 45 kinds of rifles and magazines and requires "law-abiding citizens"...

Bel Air honors Harford Day students

2013-05-09 13:49:00

The members of the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners honored two Harford Day School students Monday for their dedication to the arts, their studies and the community. Avery Riedel and Klia Trintis, both eighth-graders, received Student Achievement...

University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million

2013-05-09 15:54:32

The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...

Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal

2013-05-04 17:30:00

Johns Hopkins announced Saturday a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — to help the university and health system address some of the world's most challenging issues, including water scarcity, education quality and...

Reservoir High students present their research at conference [Fulton/Highland]

2013-05-08 08:45:00

Several Reservoir High School students made presentations at the annual Howard County Public School System Student Learning Conference. Their presentations were about the research and internships that they have been involved in throughout this year....

Dr. Edward L. "Mac" McDill, Hopkins professor

2013-05-03 13:28:51

Edward L. "Mac" McDill, former chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's sociology department who was also the founding director of the Hopkins Center for Social Organization of Schools, died April 25 of prostate cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in...

Space telescope astrophysicist probes space, spreads the word

2013-04-29 10:34:00

Jason Kalirai doesn't just reach for the stars. He pulls them close and studies them — and encourages others to do so, as well. For two years, Kalirai, an award-winning astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, worked...

Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients

2013-04-26 12:10:00

A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....

Bob Saget, Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin had a mini-"Full House" Tanner family reunion at a research benefit Tuesday. The "TGIF" fixtures attended the Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine event to benefit scleroderma research at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire.

2013-05-03 15:59:00

Gretchen Talbot has been appointed assistant dean of research and graduate studies at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Talbot will have responsibility to enhance the college's research portfolio and improve support for graduate programs.

2013-04-22 11:40:00

Even the most positive of people can have a hard time using the words "hope" and "cancer" in the same sentence. Even with early detection, the diagnosis can be devastating, psyche-shattering. It could be easy for some to remain strong. It's not as easy to remain unfailingly hopeful.

2013-03-19 11:08:00