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On 6 October 2016 the British pound fell 6 per cent in the space of just a few minutes of electronic trading. Just as quickly, sterling regained most of its value, but the scare caused the new Chancellor of the Exchequer to warn that the road to Brexit might...

Gene therapy has been on the horizon as the next great medical breakthrough in curing disease for half a century now. Every time a new genetic mapping or engineering approach is developed, the promise of gene therapy seems to finally be within reach. This was...

Across the country, millions of students have returned to college campuses to continue their postsecondary education. Students have moved back into dorms, reacquainted with friends, started another semester of courses. As someone who has worked with students...

JHUP goes Behind the Book with Wendy Gamber, author of fascinating new book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I’m a nosy person. Several years ago I thought it might be fun to research...

In August 2016 Ford Motor Company president Mark Fields announced that his company would have autonomous cars, with no steering wheels or pedals, available for ride-sharing services by 2021. “We believe in our plan that taking the driver out of the loop is...

In no way do I want to minimize the serious complications of Zika. However, the media buzz surrounding Zika offers an unexpected gift- effective STI (sexually transmitted infection) education. What is Zika doing that AIDS did not? Zika normalizes TALKING about...

What a month it has been. The heat of summer may be on its way out, but our authors are on fire. Here’s a look at the September media highlights: The Sting of the Wild (HC: 9781421419282; $24.95) author Justin Schmidt was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE...

I first became interested in the history of global health while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in a trachoma-eradication campaign in eastern Uganda in the late 1960s. The campaign was well intentioned but poorly designed and implemented. It was sponsored...

A. Ask questions. And then ask more questions. What a wonderful opportunity you have for at least the first few weeks, if not the whole year. No one expects you to know everything, and everyone is pleased when you ask questions. Imagine you are a detective...

In the half century after World War II, American higher education catapulted onto the global stage as the “new” and undisputed “gold standard” for scientific research and graduate education. This rise is a spectacular national achievement. It is, I fear...