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Wesleyan College to end legacy admissions after Supreme Court ruling
"By cultivating free speech, mutual respect and values of inclusion, we seek to foster a sense of belonging for everyone on campus," Wesleyan's president said.
Pride Month marked by "unprecedented" backlash
Pride Month is ending. But there are 125 days annually celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, so there are plenty more opportunities for both sides to clash.
I'm a woman. Don't call me a non-man
Johns Hopkins describing women as a "non-man" is outrageous and an insult to women everywhere
Johns Hopkins sparks backlash by defining lesbians as "non-man"
The university's LGBTQ+ terminology glossary has been updated with a non-binary-inclusive definition for lesbian that has prompted widespread anger.
'No-brainer' COVID was made in a lab, Johns Hopkins doctor says
Marty Makary told the House subcommittee on the pandemic on Tuesday that all the evidence pointed to the virus entering the human population from a Chinese lab.
NASA reveals never-before-seen images of "early universe"
The new images reveal "little dots" in the background that are all galaxies, according to Rebecca Larson, one of the scientists involved in the findings.
Most People Who Have Near-Death Experiences Report the Same Thing After
Researchers from Johns Hopkins surveyed more than 3,900 people who have had near-death experiences or have taken psychedelic drugs.
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Did a Johns Hopkins Study 'Prove' Lockdowns Don't Work?
The controversial working paper, written by three economists and not yet peer-reviewed, claims "lockdowns only prevented 0.2 percent of COVID-19 deaths."
Over Half of States Seeing Major Decline in COVID Since Omicron Peak
Several states are reporting a 70 percent decline in new cases or more since reported infections spiked in mid-January.
Henrietta Lacks' Estate Accuses Company of Selling Her Cells for Profit
"Thermo Fisher Scientific has known that HeLa cells were stolen from Ms. Lacks and chose to use her body for profit anyway," the lawsuit says.
U.S. Will Reach Herd Immunity Faster than Fauci Says: Johns Hopkins Doctor
Dr. Marty Makary predicts that the U.S. will see "gradual slowing" of COVID-19 infections in April and May, while "it's going to mostly be young people who are going to linger into May and June with cases."
COVID Vaccine Progress an Unlikely, Unintentional Biden-Trump Team Effort
President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, have both recently celebrated that most Americans can be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the coming months—a record pace for a novel virus. But just who deserves credit for the effort is drawing a sharp divide among them and their supporters.
About 1.4% of Amazon Workers Caught COVID, Compared to 2.2% of U.S. Public
On Thursday, Amazon said nearly 20,000 of their workers had contracted the coronavirus.
Texas Positivity Reaches 24 Percent, and It's Just Weeks Until Schools Open
Testing in the state has fallen significantly, but thousands of new cases are detected daily.
Without 100,000 Virus Contact Tracers, "We're Going to Be in Big Trouble"
The point of contact tracing is to extinguish small pockets of new cases before they explode into big outbreaks like the ones that steamrolled New York City and New Orleans last month.
Blood From Recovered Coronavirus Patients Could Slow Spread of Disease
The concept of "convalescent plasma" originated in the early 20th century and has been used to treat outbreaks of measles and mumps.
Homeland Security Sec. Criticized for Asking Twitter for Coronavirus Info
Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli came under fire Monday for asking Twitter for alternate sources for information after having trouble accessing Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus map.
Babies Can Process Numbers Before They Can Count
"Very young infants have a sense that when other people are counting it is tied to the rough dimension of quantity in the world," a scientist explained.
Johns Hopkins Professor Fired, Tenure Revoked After Board of Trustees Vote
The professor, Juan Obarrio, was the subject of a petition and protests that called for his firing.
German Police Accidentally Beat American Professor
"My colleague bought me another pair of reading glasses...because the police had broken mine."
Border Separation Could Lead to Depression and Disease
A huge amount of data have shown that traumatic events like this pose clear risks to the mental and physical health of children.
New Drone Can Launch into Flight from Ocean Depths
The CRACUNS was developed by researchers at John Hopkins University and named after the mythical Kraken.
The World Through Ben Carson's Surgical Magnifying Glass
Why does the surging Republican candidate say so many inflammatory things?
American Researchers Discover 'Stupidity Virus'
Scientists from Johns Hopkins and the University of Nebraska have located an algal virus which may impair human brain functions
Suicide Risk May be Detected Via Blood Test
A blood test was 80 percent accurate in predicting a person's risk for suicide, in a study performed at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine