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Edgbaston

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For other uses, see Edgbaston (disambiguation). Edgbaston Edgbaston Edgbaston shown within the West Midlands Population 20,749 (2001 Population Census) OS grid reference SP055845 Metropolitan borough Birmingham Metropolitan county West Midlands Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BIRMINGHAM Postcode district B15 Dialling code 0121 Police West Midlands Fire West Midlands Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands UK Parliament Birmingham Edgbaston List of places UK England West Midlands 52°27′29″N 1°55′08″W  /  52.4580°N 1.9190°W  / 52.4580; -1.9190 Coordinates: 52°27′29″N 1°55′08″W  /  52.4580°N 1.9190°W  / 52.4580; -1.9190 House on Farquhar Road, typical of the Edgbaston area demonstrating the affluence Edgbaston is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, curved around the southwest

Latin honors

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"Summa Cum Laude" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Summa Cum Laude Festival. "Magna cum Laude" redirects here. For the 2004 video game, see Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. This system is primarily used in the United States, many countries of continental Europe, and some Southeastern Asian countries with European colonial history, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, although some institutions use translations of these phrases rather than the Latin originals. The honors distinction should not be confused with the honors degrees offered in some countries. Generally, a college's or university's regulations set out definite criteria to be met in order for a student to obtain a given honors distinction. For example, the student might be required to achieve a specific grade point average, to submit an honors thesis for

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The Bloomberg School of Public Health Motto Protecting Health, Saving Lives – Millions at a Time [1] Type Private Established 1916 Endowment US $360 million (2008) [2] Dean Ellen J. MacKenzie [3] Academic staff 529 Full-time, 623 Part-time [2] Students 2,056 [2] Location Baltimore , Maryland , USA Campus Urban Website www.jhsph.edu The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ( JHSPH ) is part of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. As the first independent, degree-granting institution for research in epidemiology and training in public health, [4] and the largest public health training facility in the United States, [5] [6] [7] [8] the Bloomberg School is a leading international authority on the improvement of health and prevention of disease and disability. The school's mission is to protect populations from illness and injury by pioneering new research, deploying its know