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Georg H.B. Luck, Hopkins professor
Georg H.B. Luck, whose career teaching the classics at the Johns Hopkins University spanned two decades and included studying the role magic and witchcraft played in the theology and world of the ancient Greeks and Romans, died Sunday from complications...Tags: Literature, Book, Religion and Belief, Yale University, World War II (1939-1945)
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Goggles-and-laptop device might help detect some strokes
Researchers believe that someday, doctors may be able to use specially-equipped laptops and smartphones to figure out if sudden-onset dizziness in patients is the result of a stroke, or of a (more likely) benign disturbance in the inner ear. If...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Stroke, Dizziness, Johns Hopkins University
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Long labor contracts draw ire of Michigan Republicans
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan public universities and K-12 districts that consider signing unusually long new contracts before the contentious right-to-work law goes into effect March 28 may have to think twice. Some Republican lawmakers with the...
Tags: Western Michigan University, Stevensville, Justice System, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Newport News surgeon C. Waldo Scott prevailed through perseverance
Two decades after his death in 1993, the memory of Newport News surgeon and civil rights activist C. Waldo Scott still remains strong among many residents of the city he worked so long to transform. Not a month goes by without some past patient or...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), New York University, Hospitals and Clinics, Howard University, Bird Flu
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Lloyd Waters: Dr. Ben Carson a voice of reason
The National Prayer Breakfast is held each year on the first Thursday of February in Washington, D.C. This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Benjamin Carson. Not familiar with Ben Carson? Let me tell you a little about him. Carson grew up in Detroit,...Tags: U.S. Congress, The Herald-Mail, YouTube, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC
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Aaron's career gets jump start
Max Aaron was the smallest guy on the Phoenix Firebirds, a select Bantam AAA travel hockey team in Arizona — so small, in fact, that teammates designed a goofy play for him. The idea was to have Aaron, about 5 feet and 100 pounds at the time,...
Tags: Jeremy Abbott, TiVo Inc., Ice Skating, Sports, Pairs Skating
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Resident work hour limits introduce new concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Restrictions on work hours for doctors-in-training may end up inadvertently limiting their educational opportunities and increasing errors, new research suggests. Long shifts and lack of sleep among medical residents have long...Tags: Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, University of California, Los Angeles
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Petoskey High School robotics: It really does take a community
The Petoskey High School robotics team, Petoskey Paladins, that heads for the state finals at Eastern Michigan University Thursday through Saturday, April 11-13, represents the best efforts of students, teachers, industry mentors and community financial...
Tags: High Schools, Eastern Michigan University, Electronics, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Lake Forest High School adds 3 graduates to wall of fame
Three new faces will join the Alumni Wall of Fame at Lake Forest High School, which contains photographs and plaques celebrating the accomplishments of former students and inspiring current ones. The three unveiled Wednesday were David Crane, Thomas...
Tags: High Schools, College Sports, Central Asia, University of the Pacific, Kobe Bryant
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PASSINGS: Donald A. Glaser, Jewel Akens
Donald A. Glaser Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donald A. Glaser, 86, a Nobel Prize-winning UC Berkeley physicist who invented a device called the bubble chamber, which allowed researchers to track the paths of high-energy atomic particles after...
Tags: Science, Music, Biotechnology Industry, Biology, Obituaries
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Doing without wheels: Local young adults say it's easier than some might think
When an accident left her last car damaged beyond repair, Becca Turner issued a challenge to herself. The 28-year-old Petoskey resident decided to try and live for a year without a motor vehicle of her own. “It’s a big money commitment,...
Tags: United Way , Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Public Transportation
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Former Westminster High ace prepares for career in medical field
When the Major League Baseball season starts March 31, Brett Harman won't be on a pitcher's mound. Instead, the 23-year-old Westminster resident will be preparing for a career as a physician assistant. But Harman, who had a standout career at...
Tags: College Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Branden Kline, High School Sports, University of Maryland, College Park
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