Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 1999
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April 1999
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H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Aiming High
By Melissa Hendricks
The naysayers told him it was impossible--that a dwarf simply could not make it as an orthopedic surgeon. Michael Ain has proved them wrong.
In Short - Sleuthing to save endangered elephants... a simple remedy for fatigue... the wonders of American rat chow... driving matters


O N       C A M P U S E S

Morality Tales
By Michael Rosenbloom '00
A pre-med spends his Saturdays tutoring female inmates at the Baltimore Detention Center--and comes away with some painful lessons.
In Short - Spring break in Las Vegas... mergers and acquisitions... the fun of film... a retiring remaker... satellite sushi... Division I debut


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

Breadth of a Salesman
By Joanne P. Cavanaugh
Garlic fruitcake. Beer shampoo. You name it and marketing guru Bob McMath '54 probably has it in his showcase of fads, flops, and forward-thinking products.
In Short - Why major war is obsolete... Castro the athlete... faltering kin networks... briefings that mean business


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

The ABC's of Birdsong
By Sue DePasquale
There's more to birdsong than meets the ear, says researchers Gregory Ball and Stewart Hulse. Their work gives a whole new meaning to the term "birdbrain."
In Short - Detecting mines through math... a solution that shines... help for Y2K headache... airplane navigation via satellite


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

Making Angels
By Dale Keiger
Backstage, the singers are excited, exhausted, scared, and confident, all at once. Welcome to the world premiére of Peabody's new opera, Where Angels Fear to Tread.
In Short - A poet whose time has come... music's complicated business... asserting authority through anthropology... "18 Dances"


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