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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

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In memoriam
Longtime Hopkins chemist Alex Nickon dies at 93
Published May 26, 2021
He spent 39 years in the Department of Chemistry before retiring as professor emeritus in 1994
Jan Vandenberg
In memoriam
Computer scientist Jan Vandenberg dies at 48
Published May 24, 2021
He helped propel citizen science forward with his astronomy projects and collaborations / The Baltimore Sun
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In memoriam
Longtime dining services staff member Montoya Jackson dies
Published May 11, 2021
She worked in Homewood dining halls for more than three decades, including most recently the CharMar deli, and is remembered for her perpetual cheer and charm
Bob Slavin
In memoriam
Education researcher Robert Slavin dies at 70
Published April 26, 2021
He was a longtime Johns Hopkins research scientist and professor, as well as a global authority on education research and evidence-based school reform
Melvin Kohn
In memoriam
Sociologist Melvin Kohn dies at 92
Published March 25, 2021
A pioneer of the study of social structure and personality, Kohn spent 27 years teaching at the Krieger School
J. Michael Boardman
In memoriam
Mathematician J. Michael Boardman dies at 83
Published March 19, 2021
He taught at Johns Hopkins for 40 years before being named professor emeritus in 2010
J. Hillis Miller
IN MEMORIAM
J. Hillis Miller, noted literary critic and theorist, dies at 92
Published Feb 23, 2021
Longtime KSAS English professor made deconstruction more widely accessible
Mack Walker
In memoriam
Professor emeritus Mack Walker dies at 91
Published Feb 16, 2021
An esteemed scholar of German intellectual history, he taught in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins for 25 years
Mark O. Robbins
In memoriam
Condensed matter physicist Mark Robbins dies at 64
Published Aug 18, 2020
He taught at Johns Hopkins for more than 30 years, studying the atomic origin of macroscopic phenomena such as earthquakes and avalanches
P.C. Huang
In memoriam
Biochemistry expert P.C. Huang dies at 89
Published Aug 11, 2020
He spent 55 years on the faculty at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-edited the field-defining book 'Genetic Issues in Public Health and Medicine'