Babies go ga-ga for research
Arts and Sciences opens new laboratory for study of child development

Lisa Feigenson, co-director of the Laboratory for Child Development, specializes in the study of how infants keep track of and remember objects.

Most parents view their child's development — from those newborn gurgles and smiles to first steps, first words and maturation into a thinking, speaking human being — as a marvelous, ever-unfolding mystery.
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Jesse Jackson to lead MLK tribute Jan. 7
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of America's foremost political figures, will be the featured guest and keynote speaker for Johns Hopkins' annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday remembrance, an event that takes place this year from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7.
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Surprise! Cells have second source of phosphate
For 50 years, thousands of labs around the world have studied cells' critical internal communications, and scientists had assumed the speakers were known. But now, in the Dec. 17 issue of Science, Johns Hopkins researchers report finding not just a new participant but a brand new conversation that has implications for treating disease and understanding biology.
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