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Roundworm embryo under a microscope
Biology
How a worm's embryonic cells changed its development potential
Published April 7, 2023
The findings, which upend classical thinking about animal cell differentiation, could shed light on mutations linked to human diseases
From left: Mindy Farber, Luis Casas, and Rhonda Schneider Casas became lifelong friends after meeting as Homewood undergraduates.
A friendship with lasting impact
Published Spring 2023
Mindy Farber has chosen to honor the memory of her lifelong friend and Hopkins roommate, Rhonda Schneider Casas, through an endowed gift to the university / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Leslie Silverglide says co-founding MIXT with her husband, David, allowed them to combine their passions for good food and environmental sustainability into a fun business venture.
A craveworthy salad
Published Spring 2023
In 2005, Leslie Silverglide, A&S '02, Engr '02, and her husband, David, A&S '99, co-founded a casual restaurant called MIXT, featuring fresh, locally sourced ingredients in salads, sandwiches, and grain bowls / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ashley Xie and Lena Miller went to New York City to attend the People’s Climate March in September 2014
Real food fellowship
Published Spring 2023
A group of undergrad friends maintains its fellowship as alumni through their passion for sustainable food / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of people eating at restaurants
'Foodie dinners' bring alumni to the table
Published Spring 2023
Alumni chapters across the country are embracing their dining culture to convene the Hopkins community / Johns Hopkins Magazine
An illustration of people on stairs
Thought leadership
Published Spring 2023
For aspiring leaders today, it's no longer enough to simply be great at your job. You need to demonstrate innovative thinking, using public speaking, social media posts, videos, and op-eds to inspire others. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a woman holding up a pepper. In the background is a sea of chili peppers.
Why do chilies hurt so good?
Published Spring 2023 Video
What happens to your body when you eat a hot chili? And why do some of us love the pain? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Elizabeth Laseter chugs a beer while standing among a group of runners on a track
Dispatch from the chug zone
Published Spring 2023
"Runners set! Chug!" At the Beer Mile World Classic with JHU alum Elizabeth Laseter / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Crazy Legs Conti sits in his apartment and leans toward the camera
Crazy Legs is still hungry
Published Spring 2023 Video
Competitive eater Crazy Legs Conti has yet to max out on gross out / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A student kneels down next to a grave stone at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Baltimore
Humanities research
Overlooked history in sacred places
Published March 30, 2023
The course Researching the Africana Archive: Black Cemetery Stories brings together a community of scholars to discover, recover, and maintain Baltimore's Black cemeteries