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Experts discuss developing events in Middle East
Published Oct 13, 2023 Video
Hopkins scholars offer perspective and analysis of the Israel-Gaza conflict and what it means for the Middle East, the U.S., and the world
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3 questions
Taming inflation in the U.S.
Published Oct 11, 2023
Economist Laurence Ball discusses the Fed's next move and whether it can achieve the sought-after 'soft landing'
Students attend Democracy Day 2023
SNF Agora awarded $6M to foster civic education
Published Oct 5, 2023
The grant will support the institute's curriculum and faculty development initiatives, including a new minor in civic life
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TEAM-BUILDING FUN
KSAS puts wellness to work
Published Oct 3, 2023 Photos
With the new academic year underway, more than 200 KSAS staff, faculty, and student employees come together to explore tools for wellness
A black-and-white clip showing a micriscopic view of a type of embryonic division called tripolar division
Reproductive health
IVF study sheds light on embryo development
Published Oct 2, 2023
Nearly half the embryos studied underwent developmental arrest because of genetic mishaps in early development
Photographs of David Kaplan and Emanuele Berti
Faculty Honors
Two physics professors receive funding from Simons Foundation
Published Sept 13, 2023
They are among 16 researchers recognized for innovative strides in mathematics, physics, astrophysics, and computer science
Sal Gentile
Q+A
From pen to picket line
Published July 19, 2023
Krieger School alum and Emmy-nominated late-night comedy writer Sal Gentile talks about the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike
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Brain science
How we hear the sound of silence
Published July 11, 2023 Video
Johns Hopkins philosophers and psychologists used auditory illusions to solve an ancient puzzle: whether people can hear more than sounds
Kendra Brewer
Undergraduate honors
Rising senior earns Beinecke Scholarship
Published July 6, 2023
Kendra Brewer plans to use funds to support her study of Indigenous art history
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Faculty news
Art historian Daniel Weiss returns
Published June 23, 2023
Weiss, Krieger School dean from 2002 until 2005, most recently served as president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art