Enriching high school science
City teachers sharpen research, grant-writing skills in JHU program

Students in Darlene Malat's Forest Park High School class unpack computers outfitted with Probeware. Malat obtained them through a grant, using skills she learned while attending the five-week RET program at Johns Hopkins.

To the outside eye, the computers delivered last week to Darlene Malat's Forest Park High School classroom might seem like no more than a collection of monitors and CPUs. But to Malat, the much-anticipated equipment symbolizes a bridge to a wonderland of scientific discovery for her students.
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JHU focuses on online accessibility
According to recent census figures, nearly 50 million people in the United States live with a disability such as a visual, hearing or cognitive impairment. For this group, the everyday act of Internet surfing can be a struggle as a site's construction too often limits what information they can see, hear or use. So, too, can Web site perusal be a challenge for those with aging software and computer equipment.
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JH profs elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two Johns Hopkins professors were among 72 U.S. scientists elected May 3 to membership in the National Academy of Sciences at the organization's 142nd annual meeting, held in Washington, D.C.
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