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The Johns Hopkins University is a private university located in Baltimore, with major campuses in Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland. Hopkins also has academic facilities in Nanjing, China, and in Bologna and Florence, Italy. It was the first research university in the United States. Johns Hopkins was opened in Baltimore in 1876 and is named after one of its benefactors, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, who left $7 million in 1873 for the university and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins' first name is Johns because it was the last name of his great-grandmother....
The Johns Hopkins University is a private university located in Baltimore, with major campuses in Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland. Hopkins also has academic facilities in Nanjing, China, and in Bologna and Florence, Italy. It was the first research university in the United States. Johns Hopkins was opened in Baltimore in 1876 and is named after one of its benefactors, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, who left $7 million in 1873 for the university and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins' first name is Johns because it was the last name of his great-grandmother. The university and the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes the hospital, now fall under the Johns Hopkins Institutions. Johns Hopkins University is made up of nine schools, including the Peabody Institute, which became a part of Johns Hopkins in 1977. The university originally only admitted men; the first female undergraduates were admitted to Hopkins in 1970. Some female graduate students were allowed to attend Hopkins starting in 1877, but the university did not officially allow female graduate students until 1907. The university currently offers 49 majors for full- and part-time undergraduates. The Division III Johns Hopkins Blue Jays play in the Centennial Conference, but both men's and women's lacrosse at Hopkins are Division I teams and do not participate in the Centennial Conference. The Blue Jays colors are Columbia blue and black, but the university's colors are gold and sable. Notable Johns Hopkins alumni include actor John Astin, director Wes Craven, journalist Wolf Blitzer, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, biologist and author Rachel Carson, IBM chairman and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, tuberculosis researcher George Comstock and former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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Several students commended for personal determination during HCC's 65th commencement
alnotarianni@aol.comMiche’l Johnson might have been released from prison this week, or she might have graduated from college. Depending on her choices, she said, it could have gone either way. Johnson grew up one of six children of a single parent in a heavy drug-...Tags: Science, Teaching and Learning, Biology, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Halfway woman won't let illness keep her from being mom
marieg@herald-mail.comMelinda Malott is juggling another busy day. She dispenses hugs and kisses as her children head off to school, makes her weekly grocery list, pays the bills, buys gifts for upcoming birthday parties and baby showers and organizes a fundraiser to send her...Tags: Lymphatic System, Flu, HIV, Facebook, Memorial Day
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David Hanlin: Childhood literacy in Washington County
My June column challenged the old belief that a high school education was sufficient in order to get a high-paying job. I presented the argument that in today’s world, college or technical training are increasingly important. My column this month...Tags: Family, United States Census Bureau, Dr. Seuss, Colleges and Universities, Rotary International
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Kreykenbohm lecture series to be presented at HCC
Hagerstown Community College will present its annual Kreykenbohm lecture series Saturday, April 28, at 8 p.m., in the newly renovated Kepler Center on HCC’s main campus. This year’s lecture will feature New York Times Book Review author and...Tags: Reviews, The New York Times, Poetry, Book
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Researchers hope for fitness help from little-known tissues in body -- brown fat
chrisc@herald-mail.comThink of your house. You want it to be uncluttered, well-maintained, secure and supplied with power and water. Now think of your body. Just like your house, you want to keep it well-maintained, keep fuel and water coming in and keep invaders out. Now,...Tags: Hypothermia, Research, Science, Physiology, Biology
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12-year-old winner of MathCounts 2012 dreams of becoming computer engineer or physicist
alnotarianni@aol.comSeventh-grader Gunnie Margrabe devotes three hours a day to it on weekends and two hours a day during the week. Unlike many middle-schoolers, it’s not playing video games and it’s not practicing sports. It’s studying math. The 12-...Tags: Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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Don Munson
Date of Birth: Dec. 21, 1937 Address: 117 W. Magnolia Ave. Education: Graduate of Hagerstown High School, 1956; bachelor of science degree in education from Johns Hopkins University, 1968. Occupation: Retired Party affiliation: Republican Political...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Maryland General Assembly
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Munson would bring a lifetime of public service to city council
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBorn and raised in Hagerstown, longtime state legislator Donald F. Munson said he wants to bring his experience in public office to the Hagerstown City Council. “My whole life, for as long as I can remember, has been about public service,”...Tags: Donald F Munson, Annapolis, Religion and Belief, Elections, Republican Party
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Technology becoming everyday occurrence in today's classrooms
julieg@herald-mail.comAt Western Heights Middle School, a student took her turn at the front of the class figuring out a math problem on the board. She used an electronic pen, but could just as easily have used her finger to write her math solution on the electronic board. In...Tags: Apple iPod, Scholastic Inc., Common, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Business Briefs - Feb. 19
HPG Windows and Doors HPG Windows and Doors, a provider of windows, doors and overhead doors in the Tri-State area, has obtained a Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification. In its ongoing effort to promote positive environmental...Tags: Architecture, Technology, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Companies and Corporations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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William H. Reams
William (Bill) Hunter Reams, of Keedysville, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. He was a longtime resident of Washington County, Md. Bill graduated from South Hagerstown High School in 1957. He was the husband of Gail Lynn...Tags: West Palm Beach, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), College Park (Orlando, Florida), College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Late businessman Callas endows professorship at Johns Hopkins
dona@herald-mail.comThe Johns Hopkins University is known throughout the world for medical research, but the late Hagerstown businessman Michael G. Callas remembered his alma mater by endowing a professorship for his profession, civil engineering. Somnath Ghosh, who holds...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Culture, Cornell University, Technology
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