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Artificial intelligence
Small changes make some AI systems more brain-like
Published Dec 1, 2025
Artificial intelligence systems that are designed with a biologically inspired architecture can simulate human brain activity before ever being trained on any data, according to Hopkins research
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Politics+Society
Four new projects bring range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Dec 1, 2025
The projects, co-led by JHU faculty and American Enterprise Institute scholars, received grant funding from a program that seeks to promote collaboration and model reasoned exchange across different viewpoints
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Theater
Of space, time, and typewriters
Published Nov 25, 2025
Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and Johns Hopkins theater professor James Glossman co-authored the play 'This World of Tomorrow,' which premiered off-Broadway in November
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COMMUNITY
JHU's Homewood Basket Bingo makes a comeback in support of United Way
Published Nov 25, 2025 Photos
KSAS-sponsored event for faculty and staff raises nearly $1,000
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39 Johns Hopkins-affiliated scholars among world's most cited researchers
Published Nov 19, 2025
Annual list compiled by Clarivate Analytics recognizes researchers whose publications rank in the top 1% of citations
Stephanie DeLuca, Paul McHugh, and Stephen Teles
Faculty honors
Three from JHU honored by American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Published Nov 17, 2025
Professors Stefanie DeLuca, Paul McHugh, and Steven M. Teles were recognized for outstanding scholarly achievement, and McHugh was awarded the Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom
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Arts+Culture
Film and media programs nationally ranked by TheWrap
Published Nov 3, 2025
Hopkins undergraduate and graduate programs land at No. 20 in rankings compiled by leading digital news outlet covering the entertainment and media industry
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Neuroscience
Study shows how our brain learns to code
Published Oct 27, 2025
Findings by Hopkins researchers suggest that all humans are equipped with the foundation needed to learn programming
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Afterwords
Fired feds
Published Fall 2025
An essay by Bushraa Khatib, A&S '18, a former NIH writer and editor who is one of thousands of probationary federal employees fired earlier this year / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of six breakthrough achievements funded by federal dollars
Research in action
Funding a world of good
Published Fall 2025 Video
For more than half a century, Johns Hopkins has been a leader in converting federal support into tangible benefits for the American people / Johns Hopkins Magazine