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Journeys in Elegance
By Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson
Fourteen years after he fled Vietnam, a young professor has PalmPilots on his mind--and the poetry of his native land in his soul.

Updates: "Great Excavations" at Homewood... a new dean for SPSBE... Tuition rise modest, for most... students stage a sit-in

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Summertime, When the Readin' is Easy...
By Dale Keiger
We raided the personal book lists of a dozen Hopkins academics to find out what they plan to dig into between now and September.

Musings: The "good conduct" of sex... words that changed the Roman world... remembering Pocomoke... an Oz extravaganza

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The Struggle Continues
Photography by Cheryl Hatch
The bloodiest battle on the planet, one that few people know about, is going on right now in Eritrea. An intrepid Pew Fellow hit the trenches to capture the story on film.

Briefings: Dissecting the roots of corruption... heading off the "summer slide"... beyond the caricature

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Predators' Promise
By Melissa Hendricks
Shark cartilage therapy is a widely touted cancer treatment and a growing commercial enterprise. Gary Ostrander has the science to show there's something fishy going on.

Findings: The serene screech of falling snowflakes... a new name for NEAR... the harmonious matter of attention... unlocking an ancient riddle

H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Serious Deficiencies
By Rebecca Skloot
From the human radiation experiments of the 1950s to today's tough questions involving limited healthcare dollars, Ruth Faden is at the center of the bioethics debate.

Vital Signs: Earlier, easier cancer detection... pain relief that's a fantasy... why schizophrenia hits men harder... docs in the movies

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