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Atmospheric scientist Richard S. Stolarski dies at 82

Published Feb 27, 2024

Stolarski's role in the discovery of the ozone hole set the stage for managing its repair—one of the greatest successes in environmental protection

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Anthropologist Jane Guyer dies at 80

Published Jan 22, 2024

A specialist in economic transformations in West Africa, Guyer was celebrated for her theoretical discourse as well as the 'forward motion' she inspired among scholars and her devoted students

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Jerome Schneewind dies at 93

Published Jan 9, 2024

Schneewind was best known for his innovative research on the history of ethics, authoring and editing influential articles and volumes that stand as definitive works

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J.G.A. Pocock dies at 99

Published Dec 18, 2023

Considered one of the great historians of his generation, Pocock wove philosophy, political science, and history into a program in political and moral thought that Hopkins is known for today

Estelle Fishbein smiles for the camera while leaning her head against her hand.

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Estelle Fishbein, JHU's first general counsel, dies at 89

Published Dec 7, 2023

Former VP was a trailblazer for lawyers in higher ed, served as the first female president of the National Association of College and University Attorneys

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Planetary scientist George W. Fisher dies at 86

Published Dec 5, 2023

Fisher produced a definitive summary of southern and central Appalachian geology, and later studied how humans can live within the limits of Earth's system