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Alphabetic text inscribed on a beadlike form
Archaeology
Dead letters
Published July 13, 2021
Alphabetic writing may have begun 500 years earlier than believed, and according to Glenn Schwartz, the archaeologist who made the discovery, this theory could rewrite the history of, well, writing.
illustration of a microchip with binary 1s and 0s
Digital humanities
New project unites digital humanities, Black studies, and data and computation
Published July 15, 2021
Black Beyond Data, a new project backed by a $300,000 Mellon grant, will seek to create an open resource for scholars to combat racial injustice through digital humanities
Screenshot of Electric Marronage website shows four artistic images and a simple site navigation bar
Arts+Culture
'A space for love'
Published June 28, 2021
Electric Marronage digital humanities project fosters Black exploration and expression free from the confines of traditional academia
Cyclists
Q+A
Writing along with the Tour de France
Published June 30, 2021
Peabody alum and budding cycling superfan Kate Wagner will chronicle the sport's three-week mega event in all its wheel-spinning, hill-climbing glory
Holding up a mirror to a life in medicine
May 20, 2021
Video games and the process of grief
May 19, 2021
D. Watkins writes Baltimore
April 20, 2021

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illustration of a microchip with binary 1s and 0s
Digital humanities
New project unites digital humanities, Black studies, and data and computation
Published July 15, 2021
Black Beyond Data, a new project backed by a $300,000 Mellon grant, will seek to create an open resource for scholars to combat racial injustice through digital humanities
Alphabetic text inscribed on a beadlike form
Archaeology
Dead letters
Published July 13, 2021
Alphabetic writing may have begun 500 years earlier than believed
Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn
Bringing sustainability to fashion
Published July 8, 2021
Recent graduates Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn have launched Mo.Na. Gems, a jewelry store selling biodegradable earrings and necklaces of their own design
illustration of a girl sitting on a dock
Essay
A tale of two islands
Published Summer 2021
Author Elin Hilderbrand reminisces on a childhood spent beachside / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Cyclists
Q+A
Writing along with the Tour de France
Published June 30, 2021
Peabody alum and budding cycling superfan Kate Wagner will chronicle the sport's three-week mega event in all its wheel-spinning, hill-climbing glory
Screenshot of Electric Marronage website shows four artistic images and a simple site navigation bar
Arts+Culture
'A space for love'
Published June 28, 2021
Electric Marronage digital humanities project fosters Black exploration and expression free from the confines of traditional academia
Charles Duggar
Juneteenth
The art of liberation
Published June 16, 2021
Baltimore artists, scholars, and educators will present dramatic performances based on writings by Black Baltimoreans at the forefront of the 19th-century abolitionist movement during a Juneteenth livestream Friday at noon
Detail from photograph of Otto Warburg
Nonfiction
The WWII-era scientist who revolutionized cancer research—despite the Nazis
Published June 4, 2021
In his new book, Ravenous, Johns Hopkins faculty member Sam Apple explains how Nobel laureate Otto Warburg's once disregarded cancer metabolism research has undergone a major resurgence
Composite image of three women
Class of 2021
Three graduating seniors receive arts prizes
Published May 26, 2021
Simi Aluko, Ellie Kim, and Mafalda Santos have been recognized for their dedication to the arts and artistic community
Illustration of a pen and a syringe
Holding up a mirror to a life in medicine
Published May 20, 2021
Alum Suzanne Koven, Mass General's inaugural writer-in-residence, reflects on imposter syndrome, family, and identity in new essay collection
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