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A group of film students with a camera and microphone in an urban playground setting
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
3D human brain with connection dots and plexus lines to depict artificial intelligence and deep learning concept
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
A black and white photo of a pillar on the NIH building. On the pillar is a red fire alarm.
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
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History
Fallout: Eighty years later
Published Fall 2025 Video
The story of the atomic bomb is more complex than most Americans have been taught / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Luneborch Prayer Book, Crucifixion with patron and his armorials at the foot of the cross, fantastical beasts, and historiated initial
Arts+culture
A medieval art form, digitized
Published Fall 2025 Video
Curator Earle Havens shares highlights from Johns Hopkins' collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts—and his team's work to make the 100-plus pieces accessible to all / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lots of walking business people. Multiple exposure image.
Brain science
Seeing the bigger picture
Published Fall 2025 Video
Experts at Johns Hopkins shed new light on inattentional blindness, the tendency among us to miss noticing something obvious when our minds are caught up in other things / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Moving pictures graphic
Film+Media Studies
Learning by moving pictures
Published Fall 2025 Video
The eclectic collection of more than 7,600 vintage 16 mm classroom films represents an unsung genre that offered engaging new ways to teach the tales of humankind / Johns Hopkins Magazine
President Daniels, center, speaking in front of the gathering for the Democracy and Freedom Festival
Politics+Society
Democracy thrives with communication, connection
Published Oct 21, 2025
Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared humanity is the key to finding common ground in a divisive time
A detailed city plaza or sidewalk bustles with a crowd of 80+ unique, fictional people walking, running, cycling, standing, and seated. Contemporary men and women use smart phones and tablets on a sunny, comfortable late afternoon. Some wear work uniforms and carry on with their jobs, while others gather in groups to meet casually. A range of ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds are represented in the population, illustrated in isometric view and in bold color.
Economics
New tool weighs tradeoffs in pandemic response
Published Oct 20, 2025
Johns Hopkins-led effort offers powerful new tool to aid health policy by integrating personal decision-making into disease prediction model