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Hopkins Engineering dean joins other leaders in pledge to increase diversityThe Hub at Johns HopkinsEd Schlesinger, dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, joined leaders of more than 100 leading U.S. engineering schools in p …

The Hub at Johns HopkinsDeans of more than 100 leading US engineering schools say they will create ...The Hub at Johns HopkinsEd Schlesinger, dean of the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, joined leaders of more than 100 leading U.S …

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io9You Can Thank Genetic Engineering For Your Delicious Cheeseio9It used to be that making cheese meant killing cows. Young cows, specifically—a few days old, at most. The stomach of an unweaned calf produces enzymes that turn liquid milk into good, hard, …

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Rutgers University will name new engineering building after alumnus who ...NorthJersey.com“This is the first time that the School of Engineering will have a building named for an alumnus,” said Thomas Farris, the school's dean, in a statement. “We will …