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Jordan, Michael Jeffrey

(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate…

The Supreme Court: Using Marijuana

Using MarijuanaThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests One way that states are trying to help patients deal…

Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, 2006 News

former executives of Enron who were at the helm of the energy company when it crumbled in 2001, were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy by a Houston jury in May. Lay was convicted of six…

Jeffrey M. LANDRY, Congress, LA (1970)

LANDRY Jeff , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Saint Martinville, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, December 23, 1970; graduated from Saint Martinville Senior High School, Saint Martinville…

Rosbash, Michael Morris

(Encyclopedia) Rosbash, Michael Morris, 1944–, American geneticist, b. Kansas City, Mo., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1970. Rosbash has been a professor at Brandeis Univ. since 1974,…

Young, Michael Warren

(Encyclopedia) Young, Michael Warren, 1949–, American geneticist, b. Miami, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1975. Young has been on the faculty at Rockefeller Univ. since 1978, and he was also an…

Papp, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Papp, Joseph, 1921–91, American theatrical director and producer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. as Joseph Papirofsky. Papp, a major influence in American theater, founded the nonprofit New York…

Hancock, Herbie

(Encyclopedia) Hancock, Herbie (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock), 1940- , American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chicago, Il., Grinnell College…

mononucleosis, infectious

(Encyclopedia) mononucleosis, infectiousmononucleosis, infectiousmŏnˌən&oomacr;ˌklēōˈsĭs [key], acute infectious disease of older children and young adults, occurring sporadically or in epidemic…

Beatles, The

(Encyclopedia) Beatles, The, English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney,…