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Hopkins traditions
Holiday cheer at Homewood
Published Dec 7, 2023
The Hopkins community gathered Tuesday night for the 19th annual Lighting of the Quads. The festivities included hot cocoa, a light display, fireworks, and performances from student groups.
Two adults smile for the camera while sitting behind a table covered in Dungeons and Dragons pieces.
HEALTH+WELL-BEING
Tabletop therapy
Published Dec 4, 2023
Staff psychologist William Nation offers an innovative approach to counseling with his Dungeons & Dragons therapy group
Isabel Plakas
Awards+Honors
Nursing student named Mitchell Scholar
Published Dec 4, 2023
School of Nursing student Isabel Plakas, one of 12 students selected nationwide, will study addiction recovery at Trinity College Dublin next year
A student performs with flaming metal fans at night.

Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University
Photos
This week in Jay-PEGs
Published Dec 7, 2023
Highlights include the MechE Freshman Design Contest and Lighting of the Quads
Johns Hopkins senior Alexandra 'Zandy' Wong named Rhodes Scholar
Nov 12, 2023
JHU recognizes its first-generation, limited-income community
Published Nov 8, 2023
The conversation continues: A Place to Talk celebrates 40 years
Oct 25, 2023

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Isabel Plakas
Awards+Honors
Nursing student named Mitchell Scholar
Published Dec 4, 2023
School of Nursing student Isabel Plakas, one of 12 students selected nationwide, will study addiction recovery at Trinity College Dublin next year
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Student research
Program funds undergraduate summer research experiences
Published Nov 16, 2023
Students chosen for next summer's program will work on independent research projects as members of Hopkins labs
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Computer science
Most valuable program
Published Nov 15, 2023
Students develop tool that weighs eight statistical categories to determine which MLB players have the best chance to win MVP honors
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Student spotlight
Senior named Rhodes Scholar
Published Nov 12, 2023
Zandy Wong, a public health studies major who has earned acclaim for her disability advocacy work, is one of 32 students honored by the Rhodes Trust this year
A student, facing away from the camera, talks to two other students in the A Place to Talk room
Health+Well-Being
A Place to Talk celebrates 40 years
Published Oct 25, 2023
Created in 1983, the long-standing peer listening group continues to support Hopkins undergraduates
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Student services
JHU selects Stellic as universitywide student success, academic management, and degree audit system
Published Oct 3, 2023
Platform was chosen after a two-year evaluation process based on its flexibility and ability to meet the needs of the university and its students
A picture of Pava LaPere next to a flower wreath
In memoriam
A 'bright shining star' of Baltimore's startup ecosystem remembered
Published Sept 28, 2023
LaPere, a 2019 Johns Hopkins graduate who played an integral role in helping the university grow supports for student entrepreneurs, was found killed at her apartment building earlier this week
Clockwise from top left: Amalia Bastos, Gabrielle Evans, Patrick Jefferson, and Yang Yang
Diversity+Inclusion
New Provost's Postdoctoral Fellows
Published Sept 27, 2023
Program nurtures exceptional scholars in the early stages of their careers, helping build a solid foundation for their academic futures
HopHacks students with laptops and a tableful of snacks
HopHacks
Crunchtime for coders
Published Sept 22, 2023
HopHacks brings college students to Hopkins every year to 'hack' together solutions to real-world problems in just 36 hours
A dragon boat team races across Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Club Sports
Dragon Boat Club makes a splash
Published Sept 19, 2023
The club competed in the 12th Biennial Dragon Boat Races in Baltimore's Inner Harbor Sept. 9 and will take to the water again this Saturday in Cumberland, Maryland
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