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Zen Maestro
By Dale Keiger
Conducting students the world over wait years for an opportunity to study under Peabody's Gustav Meier. Their respect for him borders on awe.

Musings: A wonderful way to make a living... resident alien... soccer by the numbers... drowning our kids in bad writing?

H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Made for Prime Time
By Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson
ABC news crews spent an unprecedented three months at Hopkins Hospital this fall, filming a six-week series. Total access, it turns out, can be a complicated matter.

Vital Signs: Capturing the heart in motion... HIV test avoids the needle stick... a new recipe for preventing malaria

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

Finding Common Ground
By George Fisher
Any hope for a sustainable future on this planet must be shaped by both science and religion, argues a geologist. They have more in common than most of us would think.

Findings: Rodent rage: the sequel... benefits of a virtual lecture hall... bubbles in space... a wild time

P U B L I C    P O L I C Y    A N D    I N T E R N A T I O N A L    A F F A I R S

Lighting the Heart of Darkness
By Melissa Hendricks
From the brothels of Bangkok to heroin-plagued Burma, Chris Beyrer's goal has remained the same: to alleviate suffering by empowering the disenfranchised.

Briefings: Filling the gap in South Asia studies... shifting fortunes... networks that offer new clout... tackling school reform

O N       C A M P U S E S

A New "Plan for the Century"
By Barbara Kiviat '01
Underground parking lots? A new quad? You may be surprised to find out what planners have in mind for the Homewood campus of the future.

Updates: Leadership changes at Arts & Sciences... Nobel laureate Daniel Nathans dies... Roca named to APL's top post... record-setting seasons... rape charges dropped... off to an early start

D E P A R T M E N T S Editor's Note Letters Essay: Air Pollution Alumni Notes Alumni News Contributors to the February Issue

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