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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University February 7, 2005 | Vol. 34 No. 21

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A goodbye too soon
Hopkins community gathers to celebrate the life of slain student


Linda Trinh's family with President
and Mrs. Brody

More than 1,200 members of the Johns Hopkins University community packed the gymnasium of Homewood's Ralph S. O'Connor Recreation Center on Wednesday morning to memorialize Linda Trinh, a fallen classmate, pupil, friend and family member.
   Trinh, a 21-year-old biomedical engineering major from Silver Spring, Md., was found dead on Sunday, Jan. 23, in her residence in a privately owned building across Charles Street from the Homewood campus. The case, currently under investigation, has been determined to be a homicide.
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Security measures stepped up
President William R. Brody announced last week in an open letter to the university community a series of new initiatives intended to enhance the safety and security of students on the Homewood campus and in the neighboring community. The President's Office and deans of the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering have committed an initial $2 million to finance the improvements, which include the hiring of off-duty police and tightening security measures at residence halls.
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Study: Hearing's 'off-switch' borrowed from muscles
In experiments with rats, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that the shut-off switch for the auditory system is quite similar to an "on" switch previously known principally in muscle. The findings appear in the Dec. 8 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
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  OTHER NEWS
 

Thinking Out Loud: 'Linda Trinh was Johns Hopkins University at its finest'

Astronomers urge Congress to continue Hubble science

'Voyage and Discovery': Lineup of speakers set for annual series

'Death lane' on Charles Street is closed

Literary critic Helen Vendler to give Percy Graeme Turnbull Memorial Lecture

Study: Recognizing new aortic aneurysm syndrome can save lives

Screening for osteoporosis prevents hip fractures in older adults

RFID chips in car keys, gas-pump pay tags carry security risks

JHU astrophysicist wins quadrennial Draper Medal

New Hopkins center to focus on collaborative intervention research

Baltimore family establishes $1.3 million endowed Nursing doctoral fellowship

     

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