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Talia Hovsepian smiles for a photo at a Formula 1 race.
Applied Math
Student helps Formula One team shave off seconds
Published Dec 17, 2025
Undergraduate Talia Hovsepian is taking a gap year in England to work as a data scientist for Racing Bulls
Two adults ice skate hand in hand, looking down at the ice.
Campus life
Have an ice day!
Published Dec 17, 2025
Registration is now open for the rink's fifth season of skating, at the Hopkins Ice Rink which will run from Jan. 9 to Feb. 22
Students walk across the upper quad on the first snowy day of 2025
Undergraduate admissions
Hopkins welcomes first members of Class of 2030
Published Dec 12, 2025
553 of the most talented students from around the world have been admitted to Hopkins in the Early Decision I cohort
Two college students smile for a picture while holding up Lighting of the Quads 2025 mugs.
Lighting of the Quads
Homewood lights up for the holidays
Published Dec 4, 2025
Hopkins marks the beginning of the holiday season with its annual Lighting of the Quads, a treasured winter tradition featuring hot chocolate, live performances, and fireworks
A lab researcher holds up a slide to look through it.
Could axolotls hold the key to restoring human vision?
Dec 11, 2025
Amit Peled strokes his chin as a student plays the cello behind him. Behind the student, more classmates stand and listen.
Peabody professor Amit Peled goes viral in TikTok challenge video
Dec 10, 2025
Professor RT Ramesh teaches in front of a class. Behind him is a powerpoint titled "Predicted Impact Footprint in 2031" with an image of a simulated asteroid impact.
Students ponder how to protect the planet from an asteroid threat
Dec 9, 2025

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Talia Hovsepian smiles for a photo at a Formula 1 race.
Applied Math
Student helps Formula One team shave off seconds
Published Dec 17, 2025
Undergraduate Talia Hovsepian is taking a gap year to work as a data scientist for Racing Bulls
Two adults ice skate hand in hand, looking down at the ice.
Campus life
Have an ice day!
Published Dec 17, 2025
Registration is now open for the rink's fifth season of skating, at the Hopkins Ice Rink which will run from Jan. 9 to Feb. 22
Students walk across the upper quad on the first snowy day of 2025
Undergraduate admissions
Hopkins welcomes first members of Class of 2030
Published Dec 12, 2025
553 of the most talented students from around the world have been admitted to Hopkins in the Early Decision I cohort
A lab researcher holds up a slide to look through it.
Undergraduate research
Could axolotls hold the key to restoring human vision?
Published Dec 11, 2025
Axolotls can regenerate optic nerves, retinas, and parts of their brain. Provost's Undergraduate Research Award-winner Ted Chor wants to understand how.
Amit Peled strokes his chin as a student plays the cello behind him. Behind the student, more classmates stand and listen.
Name that tune
Peabody professor goes viral in TikTok challenge video
Published Dec 10, 2025
With 2.1 million views on Instagram and 1.3 million views on TikTok, Amit Peled's ability to recognize his cello students by sound alone has impressed the Internet
Three college students smile for the camera while holding up a homemade mechanical toy vehicle shaped like a piece of pizza.
Mechanical Engineering
First-year engineers' minicars battle it out on racetrack
Published Dec 9, 2025
Mechanical Engineering's annual first-year design competition displayed a vast array of automobiles
Professor RT Ramesh teaches in front of a class. Behind him is a powerpoint titled "Predicted Impact Footprint in 2031" with an image of a simulated asteroid impact.
Undergraduate Studies
How to protect the planet from an asteroid threat
Published Dec 9, 2025
Professor K.T. Ramesh's How to Stop an Asteroid course introduces first-year Johns Hopkins undergrads to both the engineering and sociopolitical sides of planetary defense
Three Koshary Corner staff smile for a picture in front of their food stall in the Bloomberg Student Center.
Q+A
Koshary Corner brings a taste of Egypt to Homewood campus
Published Nov 18, 2025
Egypt's national dish finds a new home in JHU's student center thanks to local restaurant owner Iman Moussa
Trace Terrell leans against a white column as he smiles for a picture.
Student experience
Kessler Scholars Program supports first-generation students
Published Nov 17, 2025
The program, which offers community, mentorship, and summer stipends, has been renewed for another four years
Students walk along the brick paths of the Homewood campus with fall foliage in the background
Undergraduate education
JHU becomes tuition-free for undergrads from families earning up to $200,000
Published Nov 13, 2025
New tuition promise program will offer free tuition for students from more than 85% of American households and tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000
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