H E A L T H    &    M E D I C I N E

Into the Hands of Babes
By Melissa Hendricks
Should physicians change the conventional approach to treating babies with intersex disorders? William Reiner is among those who think so.

Vital Signs: Internet insight improves vision... new measles vaccine could protect babies... older heart patients at risk?

A R T S    A N D    H U M A N I T I E S

Pride in Joy
By Joy Igonikon '00 and Dale Keiger
An undergraduate candidly chronicles the struggles she faced--at home, in the classroom, in her heart--during her four-year quest to earn a Johns Hopkins diploma.

Musings: Merrily, we control along... a career high note... home remedies revisited

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

Seeing Red
By Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson
Accused of being a Communist spy, Owen Lattimore fought back with everything he had. Fifty years later we examine the fall-out: for him, his family, and Hopkins.

Briefings: History doesn't have to be boring... a bowlful of culture in Vietnam... shopping tips from around the globe

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

Home, Sick Home
By Melissa Hendricks
From radon in the basement to dust mites in the rafters, there are potential trouble spots throughout the house that could prove toxic for the ones you love.

Findings: New promise for appetite control... setting sights on a child-proof gun... bringing clarity to water problems... follow that storm!

O N       C A M P U S E S

An Uncommon Affection
By Sue De Pasquale
A preview of the ambitious book that captures the 125-year history of Johns Hopkins University in revealing photos and the words of those who know the place best.

Updates: Campaign closes at $1.52 billion... Pietramala comes home... stoking the fight against cancer

D E P A R T M E N T S Editor's Note Letters Essay: Reality Bites Alumni Notes Alumni News Contributors to the Sept. Issue

Essay Illustration by Kevin O'Malley