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Steven David holds class outside in March 2024
Q+A
Students debate Israel's future in long-running Hopkins course
Published May 16, 2024
Steven David's course helps students form and share thoughtful opinions about one of the most polarizing conflicts of our time
Museum goers look at the exhibit at The Peale
History
JHU, Morgan State students collaborate on Black Panther exhibit
Published May 14, 2024
Their exhibit Revolution in Our Lifetime: The Black Panther Party and Political Organizing in Baltimore, 1968-1973 is at the Peale Museum in Baltimore
Extreme detail photo of a fruit fly
Chemistry
Potential tool against harmful insects
Published May 13, 2024
A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar—an enzyme from fruit fly testes
The team behind Scheduling Wizard won a $3,000 HopStone Capital Award
Entrepreneurship
HopStart challenge showcases student start-ups
Published May 13, 2024
Cross-disciplinary teams pitched plans for an at-home glaucoma sensor, a hub for music-related services, biodegradable fishing nets, and more
An early fall image of Gilman Hall framed by mostly green trees with a couple of orange leaves starting to appear
Undergraduate admissions
JHU admits transfer students for fall
Published May 10, 2024
Community organizers, military veterans, and inventors among students invited to transfer to Hopkins
From left, Ank Agarwal and Anson Zhou
Awards+Honors
Two alums named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Published May 8, 2024
Ank Agarwal and Anson Zhou will receive up to three years of tuition at Stanford University, along with stipends for living costs, academic expenses, and travel
Headshot of Lilliana Mason
Faculty Honors
Lilliana Mason awarded Carnegie Fellowship
Published May 8, 2024
An associate professor of political science at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Mason is one of 28 scholars receiving grants of up to $200,000 to research political polarization
Curious little white laboratory mouse looking out of a cage and a hand of a researcher
Animal cognition
'Surprisingly strategic' mice think like babies
Published April 26, 2024
Findings by Johns Hopkins neuroscientists deepen our understanding of animal cognition
A Studio North crew crowded around the camera's monitor
Arts+culture
Studio North marks 10 years of student filmmaking
Published April 24, 2024
Student-run film and media production company hosts anniversary gala at the Parkway Theatre on April 24
Clockwise from left: Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, Min Jae Kim, James Occean, Michael Xie
Awards+Honors
Alumni, grad students named Soros Fellows
Published April 18, 2024
They are among 30 recipients of the fellowships, which honor immigrants and children of immigrants with exceptional potential to make a difference in their fields