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Harrinee Senthilkumar steps on the JHU seal in Gilman Hall after receiving her degree
Commencement 2025
Track star crosses the academic finish line
Published May 27, 2025
University hosts a special Commencement ceremony for Harrinee Senthilkumar, who missed the universitywide ceremony last week while competing in the NCAA Division III nationals in Ohio
Uli Mueller
Voices
America's retreat from research
Published May 21, 2025
Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Uli Mueller came to the U.S. from Germany decades ago because of the unrivaled opportunities for research and discovery. He worries that cuts to research funding will upend the entire system along with the health and economic benefits it produces.
Clockwise from top left: Sal Khan, Lou Forster, Alex Szalay, and Toni Draper
Commencement 2025
JHU to recognize four honorary degree recipients
Published May 16, 2025
Degrees will be conferred during the universitywide Commencement on May 22 at Homewood Field
Two people sit on a stage and converse in front of a full auditorium audience
Hopkins in D.C.
38 proposals receive funding via Nexus Awards
Published May 16, 2025
Nexus Awards Program supports a diverse range of programming, research, and teaching at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Myrna Blyth
Commencement 2025
Embracing the joys of lifelong learning
Published May 15, 2025
More than 60 years after earning her bachelor's degree, Myrna Blyth enrolled in the master of liberal arts program at Hopkins. Blyth, who will graduate Monday at age 86, said this degree pursuit was 'less purposeful but more meaningful.'
Sean Lee, left, and Toby Mao
Awards+Honors
Two named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Published May 13, 2025
Sean Lee, a member of the Class of 2025, and alum Toby Mao will receive up to three years of tuition at Stanford University, along with stipends for living costs, academic expenses, and travel
An angled view of the Gilman Hall clock tower on a sunny spring day with flowering bushes in the foreground
Undergraduate admissions
Hopkins welcomes admitted transfer students for the fall
Published May 12, 2025
Environmental and public health advocates, military veterans among students invited to transfer to Johns Hopkins
Young visitors looking through high-powered microscopes
HAPPENINGS
Krieger School welcomes honorary Blue Jays for a day of discovery
Published May 7, 2025
Inaugural event for young visitors features hands-on activities
Faculty honors
Rosemary Wyse elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published May 1, 2025
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive
From left, Lucy Allais, Jenann Ismael, and Martha Jones
Faculty honors
Three from JHU elected to American Academy
Published April 25, 2025
Lucy Allais, Jenann Ismael, and Martha Jones are among 250 individuals recognized for their leadership, their multidisciplinary work, and their achievements in advancing the common good