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Johns Hopkins University releases designs for new building named after Henrietta Lacks

BALTIMORE — Design plans were released this week for a 34,000-square-foot building near the medical campus of Johns Hopkins University that will be named after Henrietta Lacks.

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Surprise! Webb Telescope image reveals an ancient galaxy is actually two objects

Astronomers thought they were looking at one distant galaxy, but new Webb images reveal two -- on a collision course with a third.

Inverse

'The Federal Reserve is doing a bad job': Economist Steve Hanke

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he won't cause a deep recession but that "pain" is necessary to fight inflation. To curb the largest price increases in four decades, the US Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates this year. "The Fed is doing a bad job because they don't…

France 24

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Creator of Johns Hopkins COVID tracker wins top US science award

Tracker launched by US professor Lauren Gardner in early days of outbreak credited with informing global response.

Al Jazeera

Scientists honored for COVID-19 tracker, prenatal test

A scientist who built a global COVID-19 website received this year's Lasker award for public service

The Independent UK

‘Basically a bullseye’: Nasa crashes spacecraft into asteroid to test Earth’s defenses – as it happened

Space agency conducts Dart mission to learn whether asteroid’s trajectory can be diverted away from Earth

The Guardian - US

When you take a pill for that headache, lie down on your right side. Here’s why

When you have a pounding headache, it can be rough waiting for the pain meds to kick in. So don’t wait too long, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

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How science is getting closer to a world without animal testing

New technology involving miniature human organs built in a lab is a step towards better treatments and ending a contentious practice

Financial Times

Australia’s response to COVID in the first 2 years was one of the best in the world. Why do we rank so poorly now?

Australia’s elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID pandemic was one of the most effective in the world. Through a combination of early border closures, widespread testing and meticulous contact tracing, localised lockdowns and mask mandates, the number of reported cases was kept to around 28,000 in…

The Conversation

Growing COVID numbers add to stress of economic headwinds

Pandemic planning for the long haul

Newcastle Herald

‘We did it’: Baltimore institute, home base of the James Webb Space Telescope, celebrates its first images

BALTIMORE — The banner hanging on the front of the Steven Muller building on the Johns Hopkins University campus might have to come down soon.

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Johns Hopkins University can continue barn owl testing after permit battle with PETA

BALTIMORE — A Johns Hopkins University researcher can continue medical experiments on barn owls after a lengthy battle with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals over animal cruelty and permit complaints.

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Man shot to death while confronting squeegee workers with bat: ‘He should have just kept driving’

BALTIMORE — Timothy Reynolds grew up playing baseball in Carroll Park, later earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, launched an engineering career and fathered three children.

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Extreme weather events can compound to bring unprecedented conditions

Compound events, in which one extreme feeds into another, are recipes for record-shattering outcomes.

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Toxic Artificial Intelligence: Robots Become Racist And Sexist Bigots Due To Flawed AI, Study Says

Robots become sexist and racist bigots because of flawed AI.

Chicago Sun-Times

Engineering students invent edible tape to hold together burritos, wraps

The team of students at Johns Hopkins tested a variety of ingredients before choosing the combination that was edible and safe but strong enough to contain larger wraps.

The Independent UK

Johns Hopkins students invent edible tape to keep burritos closed while eating

Group claims invention holds after having it tested on ‘too many burritos to count’

WEKU

Pro-Trump counties continue to suffer far higher COVID death tolls

As Americans commemorate a million deaths due to COVID-19, the partisan divide of who has gotten sick and died continues to grow, mostly due to disinformation about the vaccines.

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In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

Tribune News Service

Old Dominion assistant professor who resigned amid backlash from pedophilia research has a new job at Johns Hopkins

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice whose pedophilia research created a stir at Old Dominion University landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University’s Moore Center for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

Al Jazeera

Biden urges global COVID fight, US nears 1 million deaths

World leaders held a summit to discuss efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health threats.

The Independent UK

Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates

U.S. coronavirus cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, especially in the Northeast, to bring back mask recommendations and requirements

Tribune News Service

Johns Hopkins University revises language about founder’s ties to slavery

BALTIMORE — Sixteen months after making global headlines with an announcement that founder Johns Hopkins owned slaves, Johns Hopkins University has updated a biography of the 19th-century business tycoon on its website, revising the language in what a university official described as “minor edits” to the information about Hopkins’ relationship…

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Why California, some counties are scaling back COVID data updates

ANAHEIM, Calif. — California is scaling back how often it publicly reports coronavirus case, death, testing and other numbers on the health department website, and some counties are following suit — to mixed reaction from public health experts.

Benzinga

Maryland Bill Would Give Veterans Access To Psychedelics As A Form Of PTSD Treatment

This week, a Senate-passed bill to create a state fund to provide psychedelics to military veterans was taken up by a Maryland House of Delegates. The goal of the fund is to provide “cost-free” access to substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic…

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