The first time that the School is referred to in running copy, it should be the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Second reference is the Bloomberg School (the the is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence). BUT:
In press releases, on second reference, use the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
In the School's Magazine, use Bloomberg School on both first and second references. Capitalize a title preceding a name if a person is addressed by that title; otherwise do not capitalize. Dean Sommer
Professor John Baldwin
treasurer William Snow Jr.
associate research professor Jones
Do not capitalize titles used alone, following a name, or modified.
Dr. Brody, president of the university, ...
Next semester, epidemiology professor Jonathan Samet ...
The president said ...
Use periods and spaces between initial letters of someone's name. W. C. Williams
Although the AP Stylebook cleaves to the term American Indian, we prefer Native American, as it is more inclusive, more accurate, and avoids reference to the sub-continent of India. The term Native American can include any indigenous peoples of the Americas (American continents). We recommend using more specific terms (e.g., Inuit, Apache, Mohican) whenever possible. Some other, broader terms might include Alaska Natives
Canada Natives
Native Hawaiians
First Nations
Metis
When referring to the city of New York, write "New York," not "New York City."
He chairs the board of the Children's Health Fund in New York.
She is a partner at New York-based law firm Baer Marks & Upham.
Use this capitalized abbreviation for number when referring to a position or rank. No. 1 city in America
No. 3 choice
No. 2 pencil
The term handicapped should be replaced with disabled. Don't write afflicted with or is a victim of; instead write He has muscular dystrophy. Don't write wheelchair-bound or confined to a wheelchair; write instead She uses a wheelchair or walks with crutches. Put the reference to the person first, followed by the description as disabled, so that people are not defined by their disabilities. Thus, people with disabilities or people with diabetes or people with AIDS, rather than the disabled or disabled people or diabetics or AIDS sufferers .
Do not use the elderly to refer to older people; use instead elderly people or senior citizens (usually those over age 65). Avoid seniors , which may be confused with fourth-year students.
North American, NOT: American. The developing world, the developed world; NOT the Third World or the First World.
See Chair. Avoid using he, him, and his to refer to people in general. Recast the sentence in the plural, so that they, them, and their can be used; or alternate between he and she in the text.
Avoid constructions that are noticeably awkward. Try to think of genderless alternatives (firefighter, mail carrier) to sexist words (fireman, mailman ).
Note that a married woman’s full name includes her first name, not her husband’s, unless specifically requested (Mrs. Sally Smith; NOT Mrs. Richard Smith). See Time of day.
For acronyms, add s (or es) to form the plural. Do not use apostrophe s (’s).
HMOs
When the lack of an apostrophe may cause confusion.Acronyms ending in the letter s take an apostrophe.
SOS’s
Collective nouns such as committee, faculty, and staff designate a group; if the group is functioning as a unit, treat the noun as singular; if the members of the group are functioning individually, treat the noun as plural.
The committee, at its last meeting, decided to endorse the proposal.
The committee put their signatures on the document.
Add s to form the plural.
follow-ups
mothers-in-law
Plurals of nouns should not contain apostrophes.
CORRECT
Keep up with the Joneses
Thousands of apples
INCORRECT
Keep up with the Jones's
Thousand's of apples
To indicate possession of a plural form: I envy the Joneses' well-behaved children.
The hungry thousands' need for food ...
See Plural forms of particular words.
To form the plurals of figures, add s; no apostrophe is needed.
1980s, 1920s
Add s (or es) to form the plural.
W-2s, 747s
1980s
at sixes and sevens
One exception is plurals of single letters, which may require an apostrophe to avoid misinterpretation.
She earned all A’s.
x’s and y’s
Use No. for number when referring to a position or rank. New York is the No. 1 city in America.
That university was his No. 3 choice.
In general, spell out zero through nine and use numerals for 10 and above (unless a number begins a sentence). To avoid inconsistency, do not spell out numerals zero through nine if they are included in a range or series where at least one number is two or more digits.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, he bought 6, 9, and 12 books, respectively.
For numbers larger than 999 and smaller than 1 million, use a comma to mark off the thousands. 1,001 nights, 20,000 students
Use Arabic numbers for ages, percentages, money, units of measure, very large numbers (i.e., a million or larger), and in headlines.
7 years old
a 9-year-old child
7.5 billion
$5, $15.80, $150 million
8 percent (spell out percent).
Police Say 6 Stores Robbed
BUT: Do not begin a sentence with a numeral. Ninety-nine degrees is a hot day in my book.
A hyphen is not necessary in a compound adjective that includes arabic numerals to represent dollars. an $18 million building
To form the plurals of figures, add s; no apostrophe is needed.
1980s, 1920s
The en dash (–), and not the hyphen, is used as a substitute for the word to in ranges of numbers and years. There were 100–125 students in the program. The chapter is on pages 65–67.
1994–96
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
7–10 p.m.
Spell out centuries.
twentieth century
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