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Stephen J. Ryan dies at 73; longtime dean of USC medical school
While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as...
Tags: Research, Medical Specialization, Education, Science and Technology, Ophthalmology
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Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal
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...
Tags: Health Insurance, Charity, Health and Safety at School, Finance, University of Baltimore
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Bracelet-like device treats acid reflux
It looks like an expensive bracelet, but the contraption laced in titanium beads gets placed around the esophagus rather than the wrist. The LINX Reflux Management System is a new treatment for acid reflux, a digestive order that causes heartburn,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Anne Arundel Medical Center
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Dr. Edward L. "Mac" McDill, Hopkins professor
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...
Tags: University of Alabama, Science and Technology, Jacksonville State University, Teachers, Schools
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The red herring of human gene patents
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....
Tags: Technology, Biology, Science, Vaccines, Medical Specialization
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Five questions for Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee cut his teeth on public-private partnerships 26 years ago as a Lehman Brothers executive in charge of financing projects in Asia. He put together a consortium of local investors to build a $1.8 billion, 12-mile toll road in Bangkok....
Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, Martin O'Malley, Company Privatization, Labor Legislation, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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William F. Childs III, engineer
William F. Childs III, a retired engineer who was an early salesman of do-it-yourself cement products, died of complications from heart disease April 23 at his Towson home. He was 95 and lived for many years in Stoneleigh. Born in Salisbury, he was a...
Tags: Baltimore County, Anglicanism, Heart Disease, Science and Technology, Christianity
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Awards and honors for Lehigh Valley residents
The Hellertown - Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce's 91st banquet will be held 5-8 p.m. May 31at Silver Creek Country Club. Those being honored include: Josh Popichak, editor of the Hellertown-Lower Saucon PATCH, was selected to receive the Community...Tags: Lehigh Valley Hospital, Health and Safety at School, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Colleges and Universities, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Book donations honor woman killed in Afghanistan bombing
The Baltimore SunThe Books For Kids Day event has a touching twist this year: It's being dedicated to Anne Smedinghoff, the 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University alum who was killed in a bombing while delivering textbooks to school children in Afghanistan. Smedinghoff,...Tags: Anne Smedinghoff, U.S. Department of State, Human Interest
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Corona del Mar
Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...Tags: Technology, Applied Physics, Malaria, Thailand, Philosophy
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NSU vocal standout to study in Colorado
Northern State University senior Megan Rose Case is no stranger to honors on campus — and now her talents are being recognized by prestigious schools around the country. Case, who will graduate in honoribus from NSU on Saturday, has been...
Tags: Teachers, Financial Aid, Students, Colleges and Universities, Concerts
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Anti-abortion group stirs speech debate at Hopkins
A group of students at the Johns Hopkins University is reviving a campus anti-abortion group that members say will perform "sidewalk counseling" — attempting to discourage pregnant women entering clinics from going through with the procedure....
Tags: Values, Civil Rights, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Abortion
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