Johns Hopkins Magazine -- February 1999
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February 1999
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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

Rx Against Terror
By Melissa Hendricks
The scariest thing about biological weapons like anthrax and plague may be that medical personel are so ill-prepared to respond, says D. A. Henderson.
In Short - Stadium economics... learning agents at Continuing Studies... why whole school reform works best... "Live from Death Row"


S P E C I A L    S E C T I O N

Degrees of Difficulty
By Melissa Hendricks and
Sue De Pasquale

What's the most difficult language to learn? Surgical procedure to perform? We asked half a dozen scholars to share the Mt. Everest of their discipline.
Health & Medicine In Short - Treating hypertension holistically... boyhood aggression rechanneled... surgery from the lectern... stem cells and the Senate... Sex? Me?


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

All That Glitters...
By Dale Keiger
In hist new book, historian Larry Principe shatters our golden image of Robert Boyle, the man known as the father of modern chemistry.
In Short - An apocalyptic invention... awards galore... finding comfort in community... medievalism's marginal studies


O N       C A M P U S E S

Works in Progress
Photography by Mark Lee
Grab a hard hat and slip on some sensible shoes as we take you on a tour of the construction projects currently under way across the university.
In Short - Campus mourns deaths of three students... scholarship aid gets a jump start... a new leader for the Press... prehistoric toolmaking


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

The Postdoc's Plight
By Joanne P. Cavanaugh
Underpaid, overworked and often underappreciated, today's postdocs find themselves locked in a limbo that can stretch on for years.
In Short - Dirt that purifies... thermometer on a mission... shrinking solids... a Web-based snare... drowsy drivers get a wake-up call


D E P A R T M E N T S

Editor's Note
Letters
Reflections
Essay: "As Minnesota Goes..."
Alumni Notes
Alumni News
Contributors to the Feburary Issue


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