S C I E N C E    &    T E C H N O L O G Y

The Origins of Babble
By Melissa Hendricks
To find out how babies pick up language so quickly, Hopkins's Peter Jusczyk is studying what goes through their minds long before they utter their first "Dada!"
Words with Uncertain Meaning
By Melissa Hendricks
In Short - Student engineers get creative... survival of the toothiest... what we can learn from musclemen... an invading galaxy

H U M A N I T I E S    &    T H E    A R T S

Arithmetic of the Soul
By Joanne P. Cavanaugh, (MA '97)
Music education an expendable frill? Hardly, say Hopkins eductors, who believe it can unlock the door for learning math and other core subjects.
In Short - A composing feline... life and manners inside the razor wire... reading between texts... farewell to a "New Edge" legend

O N    C A M P U S E S

Great Expectations
By Dale Keiger
Hopkins's lady hoopsters are hot this season. Though they dare not say it out loud, they can't help but wonder: Could this be the year?
In Short - High-tech solutions to scholarly problems... Ironwomen hit Hawaii... celebrating 35 years of "cerebral awakenings"

P U B L I C    P O L I C Y    &    I N T E R N A T I O N A L    A F F A I R S

Why Metaphor Matters
By Dale Keiger
Historian JoAnne Brown looks at how language became a matter of life and death a century ago for an American nation ravaged by tuberculosis.
In Short - Waging war against landmines... global divisions... the long-term impact of welfare reform... a looming disaster in China

H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Destination: Hopkins
By Sue DePasquale
Thousands of patients from all over the globe are finding Hopkins Hospital a medical home away from home. Among them: Eduardo Martinez, age 2.
In Short - A remaining reservoir of HIV... staying tuned "Following ER"... where worrying originates... the controversy over placebos

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