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A black and white illustration of Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie
Arts+Culture
Who owns Mickey Mouse?
Published Jan 2, 2024 Video
With the original iteration of Mickey Mouse now in the public domain, business law expert Stacy Lee discusses the implications of the iconic character's copyright expiring
Sheridan Libraries Africana Archivist Tonika Berkley, Public Humanities Fellow Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown, and Tabb Center Director Joseph Plaster
Arts+culture
Public humanities transcends barriers
Published Dec 19, 2023
An emerging field, the public humanities is raising awareness about social justice issues and leading to meaningful collaborations between Johns Hopkins University and local communities
J.G.A. Pocock
In memoriam
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
Brian David Gilbert
Vignette
Making big, weird things
Published Winter 2023 Video
YouTuber Brian David Gilbert's work is a roulette of comedy, horror, and music—or all of the above / Johns Hopkins Magazine
a hand holds a pen to paper
Writing
Your story starts here
Published Winter 2023
With a simple prompt, author Jami Attenberg got thousands worldwide to start writing / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins student and selection committee member Maya Kelsey Johnson, standing, and artist LaToya Hobbs look at a painting titled *How Johnetta Taught Us to Pray II*
Names+Narratives
Baltimore artists to inspire campus conversations
Published Nov 7, 2023
Initiative will bring contemporary works of art to JHU, with a goal of selecting artists and artwork representing a broad range of perspectives
David Leonhardt
Hopkins in D.C.
Hopkins Bloomberg Center launches Authors & Insights series
Published Oct 30, 2023
Series starts with book events featuring 'New York Times' author and columnist David Leonhardt, SAIS expert Eliot Cohen
Photo of an amp with a volume nob that goes to 11
Q+A
Cutting through the distortion on musician hearing health
Published Oct 30, 2023
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Kris Chesky talks about the musician-specific earplug industry, and what might be done to improve how musicians and their teachers prevent noise-induced hearing loss
Detail of blue tiles with white painted lines resembling clouds
Arts+Culture
A virtual guide to art at Hopkins
Published Oct 23, 2023
More than 200 works of public art at Hopkins locations in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., can now be viewed via the Bloomberg Connects app
Glass blower demonstrates how to form globes
Television
JHU group eyes science TV reboot
Published Oct 10, 2023 Video
Inspired by a landmark Hopkins television show from the '40s and '50s, a small team wants to create a new type of science program for the streaming age