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George W. Fisher
In memoriam
Planetary scientist George W. Fisher dies at 86
Published Dec 5, 2023
Fisher produced a definitive summary of southern and central Appalachian geology, and later studied how humans can live within the limits of Earth's system
An illustration shows two water-rich exoplanets with heavy layers of haze orbiting their host star in outer space.
Exoplanets
Clearer views of distant water worlds
Published Nov 27, 2023
Research by Hopkins scientists will help model how water exoplanets form and evolve—findings that could help in the search for life beyond our solar system
Hand holds a brown cardboard box of paper on a blue background
Human cognition
Shaking boxes for science
Published Nov 20, 2023 Video
When Johns Hopkins researchers asked hundreds of people to watch other people shake boxes, it took just seconds for almost all of them to figure out what the shaking was for
15 students smile for a group photo.
Student research
Program funds undergraduate summer research experiences
Published Nov 16, 2023
Students chosen for next summer's program will work on independent research projects as members of Hopkins labs
Zandy Wong, a cisgender woman smiling
Student spotlight
Senior named Rhodes Scholar
Published Nov 12, 2023
Zandy Wong, a public health studies major who has earned acclaim for her disability advocacy work, is one of 32 students honored by the Rhodes Trust this year
Mayer Katz at the 3rd Marine Division hospital in Phu Bai near the demilitarized zone in Vietnam in 1968
Veterans Day
Destined to put people back together
Published Nov 9, 2023
Mayer Katz, who was named a 2023 Distinguished Alumnus in recognition of his work saving lives as a vascular surgeon in Vietnam, credits Hopkins with teaching him the value of endurance and self-reliance
Panda cub Xiao Qi Ji wrestling with his mom
Q+A
Is panda diplomacy over?
Published Nov 8, 2023
For the first time in over 50 years, the panda enclosure at the National Zoo will be empty. What does that mean for U.S.-China relations?
Three voting booths lines up against a brick wall
Democracy+Politics
Report: Political violence imperils U.S. democracy
Published Nov 7, 2023
Experts from around the globe express concern for the future of U.S. electoral processes
Johns Hopkins student and selection committee member Maya Kelsey Johnson, standing, and artist LaToya Hobbs look at a painting titled *How Johnetta Taught Us to Pray II*
Names+Narratives
Baltimore artists to inspire campus conversations
Published Nov 7, 2023
Initiative will bring contemporary works of art to JHU, with a goal of selecting artists and artwork representing a broad range of perspectives
Detail of blue tiles with white painted lines resembling clouds
Arts+Culture
A virtual guide to art at Hopkins
Published Oct 23, 2023
More than 200 works of public art at Hopkins locations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., can now be viewed via the Bloomberg Connects app