A journal of their own
Undergrads around the world come together to publish
'Triple Helix'

Students at Princeton, Cornell and Johns Hopkins may
not see eye-to-eye when it comes to lacrosse, but in the
world of science publishing, they apparently dovetail quite
nicely. In fact, undergraduates at a number of the world's
top universities have moved one degree of separation
closer, thanks to an international student-run organization
called the Triple Helix and a science journal of the
same name.
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Missing data tapes reported
In a joint statement released last week, The Johns
Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Hospital announced
that they had become aware on Jan. 18 that eight backup
computer tapes containing sensitive personal information on
about 52,000 university employees had not been returned as
expected by a contractor that routinely makes microfiche
backups of such data. On Jan. 26, as an intensive
investigation was under way, it was learned that a ninth
tape, containing less sensitive personal information on
approximately 83,000 patients at the hospital, had also not
been returned as expected from the contractor.
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JHU ranks first in R&D spending for 27th
year
The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.44 billion
in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year
2005, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in
total R&D spending for the 27th year in a row, according to
a new National Science Foundation ranking.
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