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A presidential salute
Johns Hopkins professors Riccardo Giacconi and Solomon
Snyder were among the elite group of eight presented with
National Medal of Science awards by President Bush in a
White House ceremony held last week. Established in 1959,
the award is the nation's highest honor for science and is
administered by the National Science Foundation.
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Simulations Show Surprising News About Black
Holes
For more than 30 years, astrophysicists have believed
that black holes can swallow nearby matter and release a
tremendous amount of energy as a result. Until recently,
however, the mechanisms that bring matter close to black
holes have been poorly understood, leaving researchers
puzzled about many of the details of the process.
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Security initiatives move ahead
Implementation is progressing at a rapid pace for a
series of new initiatives intended to enhance the safety
and security of students on the Homewood campus and in the
neighboring community.
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Departments
Ron Mullen, director of Homewood Security, to
retire