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Monica Prasad
Sociology
Sociologist Monica Prasad joins JHU
Published Dec 15, 2023
Prasad analyzes socioeconomic problems to tackle complex challenges related to capitalism, neoliberalism, and social policy
Emily Dabish Yahkind
High-quality wine for adventurers
Published Winter 2023
Emily Dabish Yahkind, A&S '16 (MA), got the idea for her business, SolSummit, on the trails / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of two heads talking to one another. The text "What about?" repeats itself and is overlaid on the image.
Communicating in bad faith
Published Winter 2023
A team of Johns Hopkins scientists has received a Discovery Award to research deceptive and bad faith communication / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Carter Hogg (center) pictured in a football stadium with brother FJ (left) and dad Jason
Playing defense against concussions
Published Winter 2023
JHU sophomore Carter Hogg founded a company to create a piece of protective equipment that reduces the risk of concussion / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A closeup of the cover of 'Before the Movement' features an old photo of three Black men sitting on a porch
Civil rights
Lost legacies, found again
Published Winter 2023
In Before the Movement, alum Dylan C. Penningroth showcases "ordinary black people [using] law in their everyday lives" / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Brian David Gilbert
Vignette
Making big, weird things
Published Winter 2023 Video
YouTuber Brian David Gilbert's work is a roulette of comedy, horror, and music—or all of the above / Johns Hopkins Magazine
From left: Hersh Rosen, A&S ’60, Susie Reichmister, and Jerry Reichmister, A&S ’60, on the Homewood campus in August
Friends for Life
Home again at Homewood
Published Winter 2023
When Animal House premiered, Phi Sigma Delta president Billy Cooper, A&S '59, joked to his friends, "Who told them about us?" / Johns Hopkins Magazine
a hand holds a pen to paper
Writing
Your story starts here
Published Winter 2023
With a simple prompt, author Jami Attenberg got thousands worldwide to start writing / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Quilt art reminiscent of the cosmos
Artifact
Art as a pathway to planetary science
Published Winter 2023
New book by Sabine Stanley makes planetary science accessible to readers while inspiring textile artists from around the world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A young boy smiles while holding a gift wrapped in blue wrapping paper.
Brain science
The science of shaking presents
Published Dec 11, 2023 Video
Watching people shake presents reveals little-known quirk of human cognition