A federally funded online absentee voting system scheduled to debut in less than two weeks has security vulnerabilities that could jeopardize voter privacy and allow votes to be altered, according to a report prepared by four prominent researchers.
U.S. non-profit organizations experienced significant fiscal stress over the past year, but still managed to increase services and boost revenue, according to a new report.
A sociologist and expert on family issues is familiar with the expected Bush administration proposal to spend $1.5 billion to promote marriage and is available to comment.
Presidential candidate Howard Dean's pioneering use of weblogs, or "blogs," has helped create a vast and loyal grassroots network at the cost of a certain amount of centralized control over the campaign's message. This may be the real secret behind Dean's success, according to a new report.
Johns Hopkins University archaeologists, a photographer and an information technology specialist will once again work together to bring the university's 10th annual Egyptian dig to the World Wide Web with "Hopkins in Egypt Today.
Chitin, the Earth's second-most abundant biological material, is a major component in the skeletal debris discarded daily by crustaceans in the oceans. Fortunately, armies of bacteria act as chitin's cleanup crew, and now biologists have made a key discovery about how these microscopic soldiers launch their search-and-devour missions.
The robotic "brain" that will steer a new remotely operated vehicle through the deepest parts of the world's oceans will employ technology devised by engineers at The Johns Hopkins University.
How much impact will the Internet and "blogs" have on the the presidential race? This topic will be explored in a symposium entitled "The Internet and Political Campaigns -- What Impact Will it Have in 2004?," in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Don't be fooled by its title: Cake, the debut collection of short stories by Johns Hopkins University's Tristan Davies, is anything but confectionary.
P.M. Forni, co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project, offers suggestions for civil behavior during the winter holidays, when a never-ending series of office parties, family gatherings and social events put our manners and civility to the test.
The Johns Hopkins Science Review, a pioneering educational television program that was a surprise hit in the 1950s, is returning to television for the first time in 43 years later this month, when four of the original episodes will air in successive weeks.
When the birth of a baby does not proceed smoothly, how much force should a doctor or midwife apply? To address this problem, biomedical engineering students have invented an unobtrusive device that measures the amount of force used in deliveries.
Black cats are hallmarks of the playfully spooky modern celebration of Halloween. But they weren't always associated with wholesome autumn fright. Black cats and other creepy creatures were once seen as harbingers of death and disaster.
A Johns Hopkins education researcher who focuses on school-family partnerships and homework is available to comment on new reports that American students typically spend less than an hour a day doing homework.
Many medications now must enter the body through painful injections. A researcher is seeking to deliver the same treatment without the sting, using microscopic plastic spheres that can be inhaled painlessly.
Scientists looking for ways to clean up a common, persistent type of organic pollutant have developed an approach that not only restores the power of a naturally occurring pollution buster but also boosts it to levels of effectiveness that they can't currently explain.
Scientists have directly demonstrated in rats the process that leads to an animal's ability to predict the outcome of an action based on past experience, a process they compare with the generation of a cartoon character's thought bubble.
Researchers have discovered a "twinning" phenomenon in a nanocrystalline form of aluminum. The finding will help scientists better predict the mechanical behavior and reliability of new types of specially fabricated metals.
The software believed to be at the heart of an electronic voting system being marketed for use in elections across the nation has weaknesses that could easily allow someone to cast multiple votes for one candidate.
Adam Segal, director of the Hispanic Voter Project at Johns Hopkins University, is available to discuss his report on the importance of the Hispanic vote in the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Scientists and engineers who work with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer have pulled off a second daring and unprecedented rescue of the satellite observatory from serious guidance problems. This time, though, they didn't actually wait for the guidance problems to happen.
A back-to-school story tip sheet for k-12 education writers.
Johns Hopkins University will offer a new dual MS/MBA Biotechnology degree that will prepare students for a variety of careers in biotechnology and related bioscience industries that integrate science and business.
Four undergraduates designed and built a computer-guided pill dispensing machine that will enable a quadriplegic man to lead a more independent life.
Biologists have identified a protein made by the SARS virus that may provide a good target for drug development.
A newly discovered aspect of the Coalsack may soon have astronomers thinking of it more like a treasure chest.
Three Johns Hopkins University undergraduates have invented a low-tech tool that makes it much easier to properly install child safety seats in automobiles, ensuring a snug fit and maximum protection for the child.
1) Community hospitals miss some child abuse cases; 2) Atypical chronic lung disease may have infectious origins; 3) Gene mutation may contribute to chronic lung disease; 4) Common gout drug delays development of heart failure in mice; 5) Few young men disclose STD diagnosis to sexual partners.
Using little more than a Web search engine and some simple software, a computer-savvy criminal or terrorist could easily leap beyond the boundaries of cyberspace to wreak havoc in the physical world, a team of Internet security researchers has concluded.
Most students can only imagine what it feels like for an astronaut to conduct scientific research while floating freely inside a spacecraft. This week, for four Johns Hopkins undergraduates, that fantasy is set to become a reality.
Philosophers, historians and scientists will gather at The Johns Hopkins University this weekend to discuss a frequently controversial question: what standards qualify an observation as scientific evidence?
Astronomers' "yardstick" for measuring vast distances across the cosmos grew longer today as scientists at The Johns Hopkins University announced they had identified and closely analyzed two distant new instances of a kind of exploding star known as a Type Ia supernova.
Researchers have joined two proteins in a way that creates a molecular "switch." The result, the researchers say, is a microscopic protein partnership in which one member controls the activity of the other.
Health officials are still working to determine the cause of a severe and mysterious respiratory illness infecting hundreds of people in Asia and other countries.
The author of "The Rhetoric of Risk" is available to dissect and comment on the rhetoric of President Bush and other leaders as the nation continues the war against Saddam Hussein and Iraq.
A prototype of the National Virtual Observatory unexpectedly "discovered" an unknown brown dwarf in existing data, demonstrating that astronomy research that once took weeks or months can be accomplished in minutes.
Why does a lightweight, very hard ceramic used by the military in armor plating fail against very high-energy projectiles? Because the impacts collapse the material's crystalline structure.
Scientists have finally been able to field-test theories about how wind transfers energy to ocean waves, a topic of debate since the 19th century that had previously proved impossible to settle experimentally.
Experts on the U.S.-German relationship are available to discuss the future of that relationship in view of the rift between the countries over war with Iraq.
A video news release is now available online on an experimental gel for women that may both help block the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce unwanted pregnancies.
Reporters seeking sources on Arab life and culture should consider anthropologist Niloofar Haeri, author of a book on the influence of the classical Arabic language.
Johns Hopkins University researchers are using IBM technology to discover how genes and proteins can influence heart disease.
Expert sources on public health in Iraq, the possible consequences of dirty bombs and bioterrorism, helping children deal with war news, strategic and policy issues, medical issues and other topics.
Scholars, lawyers, journalists, historians and others interested in the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison will gather in Baltimore to mark the 200th anniversary of the decision that established the authority of the high court to declare laws unconstitutional.
Shifting voter demographics plus a successful high-priority Hispanic outreach effort utilized by George W. Bush's 2000 campaign demonstrate that Hispanic voters will play a critical role in the 2004 presidential election.
Sonia Ryang, a Johns Hopkins anthropologist who has spent considerable time in North Korea, is avaialable to discuss aspects of the North Korean state and culture.
A biomedical engineering researcher developing an innovative way to repair ailing knees and other joints has been cited as a global leader in the field of injectable tissue engineering by Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation.
His name may not ring a bell, but every time a phone rings, the technology that James E. West helped develop is likely to get a workout.
Johns Hopkins University curriculum developers have written teaching guides to accompany "Freedom: A History of US," a new eight-hour, 16-part educational series debuting this month on PBS affiliates across the nation.
Astronomers have solved a nearly 30-year-old mystery surrounding Jupiter's moon Io, showing that volcanoes there appear to be shooting gaseous salt into the moon's thin atmosphere.
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