Trials & Tribulation: A Special
Report
By Dale Keiger and Sue De Pasquale
In the painful months since the death of a healthy research
subject last summer, the university has been looking long
and hard at its program for ensuring volunteer safety. Where
does Johns Hopkins go from here?
Plus...
In the Name of
Science
By Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson
Healthy research volunteers -- veterans of many clinical
trials -- tell why they're willing to be poked, tilted,
pricked, and imaged.
The Hope for a
Cure
By Mary Mashburn
For terminally ill patients like Joan Talmage, who has ALS,
clinical trials may hold out the only glimmer of promise.
Advocating for the Value of Clinical
Trials
By Mary Mashburn
Fran Visco and her team of patient advocates have pushed hard
to earn a role in designing, reviewing, and implementing
clinical trials.
Mayor Mike
By Dale Keiger
We take you inside the Bloomberg mayoral camp on election
night -- an invitation-only affair at the rockin' B.B. King
Blues Club & Grill on New York's West 42nd.
From:
BigThinkers@jhu.edu
Subject: Our World Post-9/11. Three sets of faculty members
swap thoughts via e-mail on crucial questions pertaining to
U.S. foreign policy, our civil liberties, and the lack of
dissenting voices within academe.
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University: Gift aims at eradication of
cancer
Medicine: Using bacteria to zero in on
tumors
Peabody: Venturing to Singapore
University: MacArthur Fellowships go to two
faculty
Students: TAs learn lingo of American
classroom
Museums: Rare books offer artistic
inspiration
Science: Discovery marks a sea change
Sports: Big wins for Blue Jay football
Engineering: The importance of being
heard
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