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Richard Huganir looks into a microscope
Brain science
New cross-university neuroscience department
Published Sept 15, 2025
Shared by the schools of Medicine and Arts and Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience aims to unify neuroscience research and education across the university
Architectural columns seen against a blue, cloudy sky
Politics+Society
Program brings range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Sept 9, 2025
Projects co-led by scholars from JHU, the American Enterprise Institute earn support via program designed to enhance collaboration, deepen insights, promote intellectual pluralism
Arrangement of nebula, stars and colors
Physics+Astronomy
New dark matter detectors look for 'wimpier' particles
Published Aug 27, 2025
Hopkins researchers help develop technology to broaden search for universe's greatest mystery
Kanzi, a bonobo, was part of the study
Animal cognition
For apes, out of sight isn't out of mind
Published Aug 19, 2025 Video
Bonobos can mentally track multiple members of their social circle, new study finds
Four individual headshots in a square array
Faculty honors
Four selected for Simons Foundation collaborations
Published Aug 19, 2025
The highly competitive projects bring together experts from a range of disciplines to explore promising topics of fundamental scientific importance
Clockwise from top left: Jacob Bernstein, Chikako Mese, Emily Riehl, and Ziquan Zhuang
Faculty honors
Four from Hopkins to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians
Published July 30, 2025
Held every four years, the congress is considered the top showcase for new developments in math
Nerve cells affected by Alzheimer's disease
Neuroscience
How misfolded proteins may contribute to Alzheimer's, dementia
Published July 11, 2025
New study suggests more than 200 types of misfolded proteins could be associated with age-related cognitive decline
Domenico Giannone
Economic forecasting expert Domenico Giannone joins Johns Hopkins
Published July 8, 2025
Giannone, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics, searches for ways to improve how economic activity and risks are monitored in low-income countries
Benjamin Lalani
Alumni honors
Benjamin Lalani named Samvid Scholar
Published July 2, 2025
The highly competitive, $100,000 award supports mission-driven graduate students working toward a professional or advanced degree in the social sciences or STEM
Illustration of two people grilling in their backyard surrounded by walls
Books
Walled off
Published Summer 2025 Video
In 'Something Between Us,' anthropologist Anand Pandian explores the walls that divide America / Johns Hopkins Magazine