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In memoriam

In memoriam
Published Fall 2025
In memoriam for Fall 2025 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
I. William Zartman
In memoriam
Pioneering international relations scholar I. William Zartman dies at 93
Published Aug 12, 2025
Zartman, a leading negotiation and conflict resolution specialist, spent decades on the SAIS faculty, including as director of its African Studies and Conflict Management programs
In Memoriam
Published Summer 2025
In memoriam for Summer 2025 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
In Memoriam
Published Spring 2025
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In memoriam
Published Winter 2024
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black and white photograph of Larzer Ziff
In memoriam
Former English professor and literature scholar Larzer Ziff dies at 97
Published Dec 2, 2024
Ziff, who taught in the English Department for nearly two decades, is remembered for his generous mentorship and influential scholarship
David Yarkony
In memoriam
David Yarkony, renowned expert in theoretical chemistry, dies at 75
Published Nov 26, 2024
Yarkony, whose research changed scientists' understanding of radiationless decay, had been part of JHU's Department of Chemistry since 1975
Photo of Diane Edmund Griffin
In Memoriam
Diane Edmund Griffin, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute founder, dies at 84
Published Nov 1, 2024
Griffin joined Johns Hopkins in 1970, where she completed groundbreaking research in virology and was founding director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
The university seal in stained glass form
In memoriam
Published Fall 2024
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
In Memoriam
Published Summer 2024
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine