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Young visitors looking through high-powered microscopes
HAPPENINGS
Krieger School welcomes honorary Blue Jays for a day of discovery
Published May 7, 2025
Inaugural event for young visitors features hands-on activities
Faculty honors
Rosemary Wyse elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published May 1, 2025
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive
From left, Lucy Allais, Jenann Ismael, and Martha Jones
Faculty honors
Three from JHU elected to American Academy
Published April 25, 2025
Lucy Allais, Jenann Ismael, and Martha Jones are among 250 individuals recognized for their leadership, their multidisciplinary work, and their achievements in advancing the common good
Abstract painting of human and AI Robot communicating
Artificial intelligence
Humans are better than AI at reading the room
Published April 24, 2025
Hopkins research shows AI models fall short in predicting social interactions, a skill critical for systems to navigate the real world
Martha Jones and David Yezzi
Faculty honors
Two faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows
Published April 24, 2025
Historian Martha Jones, poet David Yezzi among 198 scholars across 53 fields recognized for their achievements, exceptional promise
Jocelyne DiRuggiero on her BMW 750 GS—the motorcycle of her dreams—at a recent Bikes & Breakfast meetup in Eldersburg, Maryland.
MY OTHER LIFE
Jocelyne DiRuggiero finds freedom on a motorcycle
Published April 21, 2025
Ten years after her husband died and when her children were grown, the associate professor of biology finally decided it was time to ignite a childhood passion
Dawn Teele
Faculty honors
Political scientist Dawn Teele receives Carnegie Fellowship
Published April 16, 2025
SNF Agora Institute scholar will use the award to explore whether the gender gap is a driver of U.S. political polarization
: Computer simulation of a one-sided magnetic field on early Mars based on data from a study led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. The study could explain the unusual magnetic imprint found on Mars today
Planetary science
Molten core could explain magnetic quirks of Mars
Published April 15, 2025
The planet's once-strong magnetic field appears to have been limited to its southern hemisphere, the apparent result of a fully liquid inner core that differs from that of Earth
Eric Puchner holding a copy of his novel, "Dream State"
Q+A
Life's indignities unfold in darkly engaging 'Dream State'
Published April 11, 2025 Video
Writing Seminars chair Eric Puchner talks with a former advisee about why 'dark books' resonate with readers like Oprah Winfrey, who chose his new bestselling novel, 'Dream State', for her renowned book club
A man in a white lab coat poses with his arms crossed in front of him and smiles
Voices
Why universities and federal funding fuel the future
Published April 8, 2025
By combining private and public resources at universities, we create the engine that makes curiosity possible—for our health, our economy, our humanity