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Marin Alsop leads an orchestra
Documentary
A pioneer at the podium
Published April 8, 2022
A new documentary directed by JHU Professor of Media Studies Bernadette Wegenstein explores the many firsts of conductor Marin Alsop
Close-up of Jane Jin Kaisen's artistic work "Apertures | Specters | Rifts" which depicts historical and recent photos of North Korea
Multimedia art
Breaking down borders
Published April 5, 2022 Photos
As part of a cross-disciplinary initiative to respond to anti-Asian violence, artist Jane Jin Kaisen brings her films and installations to the SNF Parkway Theatre
illustration of memory matching card game, featuring pandemic-themed cards such as hand sanitizer and a cocktail
Cognitive Psychology
Oh, Memories, Where Art Thou?
Published April 4, 2022
Recent research highlights the pandemic's impact on our perception of time and memory. Can we jumpstart new memories, or is this shift permanent?
A group photo of the team of Johns Hopkins University team that has collaborated with more than 100 researchers around the world to assemble and analyze the first complete sequence of a human genome
Biology
Deciphering our DNA
Published March 31, 2022
Johns Hopkins team contributes key research to the effort to produce the first complete sequence of human genome, which will provide a clearer picture of how DNA affects the risks of diseases and how genes are expressed and regulated
Belongings and debris are piled on the sidewalk after an eviction
Economics
New measurement suggests U.S. undercounts people in poverty
Published March 25, 2022
The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure combines spending data with living costs such as credit card debt and health care deductibles
Poster for Paradise app
Artificial intelligence
Trouble in Paradise?
Published March 22, 2022
Immersive audio experience developed at Johns Hopkins brings cutting-edge storytelling to confront intimate partner abuse
Illustration of a satellite looking over the Earth
This week
How geospatial intelligence provides vital insights into Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Published March 14, 2022
Johns Hopkins experts, former CIA employees Michael Ard and Jack O'Connor will discuss the growing roles satellite, drone, and aircraft imagery play in intelligence gathering
Emily Riehl
CHEERS: ARTS AND SCIENCES
Mathematician Emily Riehl awarded 2022 Simons Fellowship
Published Feb 22, 2022
Krieger School associate professor studies category theory
Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
Economics
JHU to launch multidisciplinary Center for Economy and Society
Published Feb 16, 2022
The center, part of the university's SNF Agora Institute, will be dedicated to reimagining the relationships among markets, governments, and citizens
Jeremy D. Brown, left, and Danielle Speller
Faculty honors
Jeremy D. Brown, Danielle Speller named Sloan Research Fellows
Published Feb 15, 2022
Jeremy D. Brown and Danielle Speller received Sloan Research Fellowships, which honor exceptional early-career science researchers