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Clockwise from top left: Jacob Bernstein, Chikako Mese, Emily Riehl, and Ziquan Zhuang
Faculty honors
Four from Hopkins to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians
Published July 30, 2025
Held every four years, the congress is considered the top showcase for new developments in math
Nerve cells affected by Alzheimer's disease
Neuroscience
How misfolded proteins may contribute to Alzheimer's, dementia
Published July 11, 2025
New study suggests more than 200 types of misfolded proteins could be associated with age-related cognitive decline
Domenico Giannone
Economic forecasting expert Domenico Giannone joins Johns Hopkins
Published July 8, 2025
Giannone, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics, searches for ways to improve how economic activity and risks are monitored in low-income countries
Benjamin Lalani
Alumni honors
Benjamin Lalani named Samvid Scholar
Published July 2, 2025
The highly competitive, $100,000 award supports mission-driven graduate students working toward a professional or advanced degree in the social sciences or STEM
Illustration of two people grilling in their backyard surrounded by walls
Walled off
Published Summer 2025 Video
In 'Something Between Us,' anthropologist Anand Pandian explores the walls that divide America / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of Jane Austen's world
Literature
Jane Austen lives on
Published Summer 2025
As the world celebrates Austen's 250th birthday, scholars share what makes the patron saint of marriage plots more popular today than ever before / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ken Jennings (left) and alum Harvey Silikovitz stand in front of a blue curtain on the Jeopardy! stage
Alumni
Alum Makes Jeopardy! History
Published Summer 2025
Alum Harvey Silikovitz made Jeopardy! history by being the first contestant with Parkinson's to win a show / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Protein folding illustration
Biochemistry
A master of protein origami
Published Summer 2025 Video
Johns Hopkins chemist Stephen Fried has spent decades investigating how protein cells fold, unfold, and misfold, a cause of many neurodegenerative diseases and our cognitive decline. His pioneering work could provide the basis for humans living longer, better, and with our memories intact. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a press briefing June 14
Q+A
The rise of politically motivated violence
Published June 23, 2025
Johns Hopkins political scientist Lilliana Mason explains how political violence is eroding American democracy
Dora Malech stands at the front of a room lined with books, leading a classroom of high school and college students
Community
Building community through writing
Published June 12, 2025
The Writers in Baltimore Schools program introduces high school students to the college experience while also providing undergraduates with teaching experience