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A hiking boot steps into a snowy landscape. Where the foot touches the snow is the outline of a large footprint.
A mighty footprint
Published Spring 2025
Daniel Taylor spent decades solving the mystery of the yeti, the hairy, Himalayan cryptid. Following its giant footsteps also led him to become a conservationist and to found a university focused on human development. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lead illustration for Eric Glitzenstein profile
Wildlife's legal champion
Published Spring 2025 Video
Eric Glitzenstein is one of North America's most influential environmental lawyers. His job just got tougher. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
photo of martha jones
Memoir
In search of self
Published Spring 2025
In The Trouble of Color, Hopkins historian Martha Jones explores racial identity by digging into her own family history / Johns Hopkins Magazine
cover of 'Dream State' by Eric Puchner depicts a mountain landscape
Time, grief, love
Published Spring 2025
Reviewing Eric Puchner's 'Dream State' / Johns Hopkins Magazine
cover of the new book 'Floral Estrangements' features a bouquet of flowers
A thorny rose by any name
Published Spring 2025
Reviewing Rebecca Fishbein's 'Floral Estrangements' / Johns Hopkins Magazine
From left, James Berger, Karen Fleming, and Gregory Kirk
Faculty honors
Three named AAAS fellows
Published March 27, 2025
James Berger, Karen Fleming, and Gregory Kirk join an esteemed group of scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines
Rush hour traffic on Interstate 95 southbound in Baltimore
21st Century Cities
Baltimoreans feel daily impact of Key Bridge collapse
Published March 25, 2025
Survey finds Baltimore-area residents say it's harder to visit family and friends, run errands, and get to work or the doctor's office since the March 2024 incident
Jeff Coller
Voices
America's support for research is a smart investment
Published March 19, 2025
Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes Hopkins biologist Jeff Coller
Attentive mice listening for a tone
Neuroscience
Brain imaging reveals surprises about learning
Published March 19, 2025
By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, JHU researchers shed light on the holy grail of neuroscience: the mechanics of how we learn
Ruth Aranow
SPOTLIGHT
The students' champion
Published March 19, 2025
Faculty-member-turned-adviser Ruth Aranow to retire after decades of making a difference