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Assistant research professor Susanne Sterbing dies at 60

Published Jan 8, 2026

Sterbing was best known for her work comparing auditory and somatosensory systems of different species

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Peabody faculty member Elam Ray Sprenkle dies at 77

Published Nov 25, 2025

An alum, Sprenkle taught at the Peabody Conservatory for more than 40 years

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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

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Literary scholar Ronald Paulson dies at 94

Published Sept 10, 2024

Paulson questioned assumptions throughout his career about the role and power of art, and how cultural developments changed how art was perceived

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Renowned researcher Harihar Rajaram dies

Published July 15, 2024

Remembered as a dedicated mentor, Rajaram was known for his innovative use of mathematical models to understand and predict complex environmental phenomena

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Historian Dorothy Ross dies at 87

Published May 29, 2024

The first woman to be named chair of the History Department, Ross's research focused on historical writing in the social sciences, revealing insights that transformed scholars' understanding of the past

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John Barth, prolific author and revered mentor, dies at 93

Published April 2, 2024

Barth, a JHU graduate who later taught at his alma mater for more than two decades, was known for his postmodernist, unpredictable fiction and his exacting, generous teaching