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Illustration of a notebook with doodles
Intersession
Intersession, from coast to coast
Published Fall 2019
Intersession courses can help students explore their passions from a new angle / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Students paint with found objects
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Creating art from scratch
Published Jan 30, 2019 Photos
Color Theory class teaches students the principles of design and color
Students work in a lab
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Chemistry of cosmetics
Published Jan 29, 2019 Video
Course traces the principles of organic chemistry that underlie popular beauty products
Tom Boran teaches Podcast Bootcamp class
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Podcast away
Published Jan 25, 2019
Digital Media Center course gives participants the tools they need to launch their own podcasts
Skyline of futuristic city
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A counter-narrative for the future
Published Jan 24, 2019
Course examines how African-American science fiction authors and activists alike grapple with the past and create alternative paths for the future
Rachel Sherman and Misty
Pet smart
Dog days of Intersession
Published Jan 22, 2019
Hopkins doctoral student introduces her students to dog DNA testing and the computational techniques used to determine a dog's breed
John Donvan speaks with students
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Intelligent debate
Published Jan 18, 2019
Hopkins students learn the Oxford-style format, which stresses substance over soundbite
Embryo
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Lulu, Nana, and 'Gattaca'
Published Jan 17, 2019
Students debate the ethical issues surrounding the recent birth of genetically altered twins who were designed to be HIV-resistant
Charlie Wang
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'Execution is everything'
Published Jan 16, 2019
Undergraduate students get a crash course in how to build viable businesses from their ideas and inventions
Students of The Art and Science of Happiness ask each other personal questions
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Come on, get happy
Published Jan 14, 2019
Two-week course helps students focus on well-being, self-improvement, and the pursuit of happiness