News from the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences
and the Whiting School of Engineering

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1998

January
The 1998 Johns Hopkins Symposium on Foreign Affairs
Black History Month '98 at Johns Hopkins University
Huge Galaxy May Steal Clusters of Stars from Nearby Galaxies

February
The Trick Is in the Triangles: Software Gives Graphics Systems More Speed, Flexibility
Invading Galaxy Apparently Contains Much Unseen Matter
Johns Hopkins Scientists Designing Compounds to Fight Malaria
Psychologist Sees a Changing Role for Therapists
Expert on Israel, Palestinians, at Hopkins
Researchers, Parents and Educators in Successful Partnership
To Know a Jewel, A Course at Hopkins
Hopkins Anthropologist Studies Love

March
Metallic Glass: Material of the Future
From Brain Studies to Hysteria, from Syria to Tibet, Hopkins Undergraduates Pursue Challenging Research Projects
Discovery Pushes Back Boundaries of Known Universe
Civility Is More than Good Manners
The Johns Hopkins Civility Project
In recognition of Women's History Month, note these Hopkins researchers who are excelling in a variety of scientific and social endeavors

April
How Do We Hear While We Sleep?
Maryland's Tomorrow: Drop-out Prevention That Works
Robert S. McNamara to Speak at Johns Hopkins
Sand in the Sediment Can Help Predict River Damage
Space Cloud Holds Enough Water to Fill Earth's Oceans 1 Million Times
Poet Kenneth Koch Delivers Inaugural Lecture in Memory of Joshua Ringel
British Barrister to Tackle American Judicial System

May
Whole School Reform: Public School's Last Stand?
Scholarly Journal Travels to Romania
Betenbaugh Promoted to Professor
Hedgecock Promoted to Professor
Reich Promoted to Professor
Hopkins Offers Day and Evening Summer Classes
Kessler Appointed Dean of Arts and Sciences
Busch-Vishniac Appointed Dean of Engineering

Commencement -- May 21, 1998
Commencement Address by William R. Brody, JHU President
Elizabeth Dole to Speak at Johns Hopkins University: Commencement on May 21
Journey to Wisdom (focusing on a few of the interesting students who are graduating from Hopkins in May)

June
What Welfare Recipients Are Saying about Welfare Reform
New Faculty Appointments Announced by Johns Hopkins University
Summer Slide in the City: A Case for Year-round Schooling?
Netpreneur Program Provides Tips for Digital Age Entrepreneurs

July
Glenn Small Appointed Sr. Media Relations Representative
Banking on Safer Drinking Water

August
FUSE Moves Closer to Launch
Hopkins CD-ROM Allows Students to Get Lost in A Doll House
Back to School Experts at Hopkins
Plugging the 'Glue' in Sticky Blood Cells Could Save Lives
Could the President Pardon Himself?
Putting a Price Tag on Pollution

September
Johns Hopkins University Professors Inducted into Society Founded by Ben Franklin
Johns Hopkins University Launches Research Center to Expand Role of Computers, Robots in Surgery
IAAY Talent Search Seeks Country's Best, Brightest
The 1998 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium: Who Are We? A Question of National Identity
Johns Hopkins University Receives $1.6 Million Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Johns Hopkins Names New University Press Director
Hopkins School of Continuing Studies Names Susan Dyer Director of Marketing Communications
Learn Something New in School, Without the Homework

October
Gary Dorsey Named Science Writer at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University Names Stephanie Reel Chief Information Officer
Johns Hopkins Economist Wins Award from International Economic Society
Johns Hopkins University Breaks Ground at Montgomery County Campus
Community Policing Institute at Johns Hopkins Gets $912,000 to Carry on its Work
Hopkins Sacrifices Telescope, Safeguards Historic Sky-Mapping Project
Did Fur Trappers Trigger Landscape Changes?
$17 Million Grant Will Support Biomedical Engineering Institute
Johns Hopkins University Gains NASA Grant to Study Cosmos with Advanced Camera
George Bush Receives Rare Honorary Degree from Nanjing University
Johns Hopkins University Breaks Ground for Student Arts Center
Hubble Web Simulcast Takes Listeners on a Tour of the Cosmos
News Source on Supreme Court/Constitutional Law

November
3 Students Killed, 2 Injured in Car Accident over Thanksgiving Weekend

A Message from the Dean of the GWC Whiting School of Engineering

News from the Johns Hopkins University Security Office

Memorial Service Information

Program Notes from the Memorial Service for Bhavesh Vijay Gandhi, Swaminathan Jayaraman and Jithesh Parameswaran

December
Arsenal of Antibodies Revolution Targets STD, Stomach Viruses, the Common Cold
Johns Hopkins Students Report on Urban Revitalization Strategies
Reaching Back 135 Years for Modern Lessons in Leadership
Johns Hopkins University to Study Effects of Welfare Reform on Children and Families
Scientists of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Discover Most Distant Quasar
Foil, Water, Baking Soda: A Rub-free Solution for Stained Silver
Cheap Soy-based Antibodies Successfully Prevent Genital Herpes in Mice
Welfare Reform Sources