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Two telescopes set up on the ground with patches of snow surrounding them, blue sky in the background
Astrophysics
Shining a light on the cosmic dawn
Published June 11, 2025
Small telescopes in Chile are first on Earth to cut through the cosmic noise, peering back more than 13 billion years to the universe's first light
Students walk past columns on a sun-drenched campus quad
Voices
The enduring purpose of America's first research university
Published June 4, 2025
A reflection by Bill Kirst, A&S '00, on why we must protect the places that ignite ideas, inspire progress, and enrich our lives
artistic rendition of a supermassive black hole
Astrophysics
How scientists could use black holes as supercolliders
Published June 4, 2025
Scientists could turn to black holes for cheaper, natural alternatives to expensive facilities searching for dark matter.
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