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Knowledge for the World Tour
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Hundreds of Hopkins alumni and friends gathered in Chicago on April 22, 2006, to share stories of discovery and discuss issues of the day.

If you missed the event, and even if you attended but want to hear the presentations by faculty and alumni again, download the audio recordings below. Just click "Play Audio File" and the recording will download to your computer. Downloading may take up to a minute or more.

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If you're using iTunes, once "Podcasts from Johns Hopkins" downloads, click the arrow on the left for a list of all the Hopkins podcasts currently available. Click "Get" to download the files to your computer.

In iTunes, be sure to search "Johns Hopkins" for other podcasts from Hopkins, including news from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Medical Horizons
Length 55 minutes

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Brain. Pediatrics. Cancer. Big breakthroughs are coming. How are we anticipating--and accelerating--the changes ahead?

Moderator
Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Medical Association and Scientific Publications & Multimedia Applications; Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Presenters
Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D. (Med '78, '81)
Director of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, Professor of Molecular Biology & Genetics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Marc Ostermeier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Daniel Laheru, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Philip J. Spevak, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Echocardiography, Johns Hopkins Children's Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Mysteries of History
Length 1 hour, 3 minutes

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Is a newly discovered etching the oldest Hebrew inscription ever found? How is U.S. history shaped by slave revolts that didn't happen? What secrets does the temple of a powerful queen reveal about the role of women in ancient Egyptian religion?

Moderator
Steven Knapp, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Johns Hopkins University

Presenters
Betsy M. Bryan, Ph.D.
Alexander Badawy Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Department Chair, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Michael Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor of History, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

P. Kyle McCarter Jr., Ph.D.
William Foxwell Albright Professor of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Urban Renewal for Cynics
Length 52 minutes

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Urban decay is a perpetual problem for U.S. cities-and revitalization a perennial goal. What are the policies--and politics--of real and lasting urban uplift?

Moderator
Sandra J. Newman, Ph.D.
Director of the Institute for Policy Studies, Professor of Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Presenters
Edward Bouwer, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Mariale M. Hardiman, Ed.D. (SPSBE '04)
Assistant Dean for Urban School Partnerships, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Johns Hopkins University

Martha N. Hill, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (Nurs '64, SPSBE '66, SPH '87 Ph.D.)
Dean of the School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University; Professor, School of Nursing, School of Medicine, and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Aaron Miripol, M.A. (A&S '94)
Executive Director of Thistle Community Housing, Boulder, Colorado

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