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Intersession

John Donvan speaks with students
Intersession
Intelligent debate
Published Jan 18, 2019 Video
Hopkins students learn the Oxford-style format, which stresses substance over soundbite
Embryo
Intersession
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
Intersession
'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
Intersession
Come on, get happy
Published Jan 14, 2019
Two-week course helps students focus on well-being, self-improvement, and the pursuit of happiness
A microphone
Intersession
Comedy for credit?
Published Jan 7, 2019 Video
During winter minimester, students can learn about the practical applications of their studies or master a new skill—like stand-up comedy
A row between two shelving units filled with boxes
Intersession
Gayborhood history project
Published Jan 31, 2018
Tours, reflections, readings, research help students piece together stories of the city's LGBTQ community
A student holds a mask sculpted to appear like a deer skull
Visual Arts
Making faces in class
Published Jan 31, 2018 Video
Students learn the cultural significance of masks before creating their own in Intersession course
A student holds a soccer ball while another prepares a rolling object
Intersession
Physics field study
Published Jan 25, 2018
Students take a look at the many ways physics affect athletics in Physics of Sports course
Abstract, watery painting of blue and tan.
SHORT FICTION
A Perfect Painting
Published Jan 24, 2018
A short story written by a Johns Hopkins junior as part of the Writing Fantastical Fiction Intersession course
A sparkling whale flops backwards on a background of fluffy clouds and blue sky.
SHORT FICTION
When the Whales Came
Published Jan 24, 2018
A short story written by a Johns Hopkins senior as part of the Writing Fantastical Fiction Intersession course