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Math illustration
Lincoln the Euclid enthusiast and other great tales of math
Published Nov 13, 2019
In 'Republic of Numbers,' author and alum David Lindsay Roberts weaves eclectic and entertaining stories about math and mathematicians across two centuries of U.S. history
Stephen Dixon
In memoriam
Longtime Writing Sems professor Stephen Dixon dies at 83
Published Nov 8, 2019
Dixon, who authored 17 novels and more than 500 short stories, remembered as a thoughtful, generous teacher who mentored countless accomplished writers
Joel Spruck portrait
Mathematics
Proof of life
Published Nov 7, 2019
Hopkins mathematician Joel Spruck and a former student recently succeeded in proving a long-standing conjecture about the area of negatively curved spaces, such as flower petals or coral reefs, a yearslong endeavor full of unexpected hurdles and sleepless nights
Detail of hand-illuminated drawing of nuns
Rare Books
Collection illuminates lives of early modern nuns
Published Nov 4, 2019 Video
The Women of the Book Collection offers a rare look into what it was like to be a woman between 1460 and 1800
Drone light show
Brilliant Baltimore
Hopkins alum helps launch aerial art show
Published Nov 1, 2019 Video
Brilliant Baltimore festival, which runs Nov. 1-10, will include an drone light show organized in part by 2012 Hopkins graduate Victor Ekanem
Gilman Hall
Humanities
Hopkins announces inaugural Humanities Research Symposium
Published Oct 25, 2019
The symposium, to be held in April and named in honor of humanities scholar Richard Macksey, will welcome up to 400 undergrads from around the country to JHU for an exploration of humanities research
Illustration of a library on a computer
JHU Press releases 100 open access books
Published Oct 23, 2019
In celebration of National Open Access Week, JHU Press releases 100 hard-to-find, out-of-print scholarly titles
Ballroom performer in book costume struts on the catwalk
Arts+Culture
Ballroom glitz
Published Oct 14, 2019 Video
Performers battled, catwalked, and vogued at the George Peabody Library, a grand venue for an event that honored the nearly century-old tradition of the ballroom community
Richard White tuba player
Film
R.A.W. emotion
Published Oct 1, 2019
'R.A.W. Tuba' documents the journey of tubist and Peabody graduate Richard Antoine White from Baltimore's streets to the symphony
A singer performs at the inaugural Billie Holiday Jazz Festival
ARTS
Project combines art, history, scholarly research, and community outreach
Published Sept 20, 2019
Lawrence Jackson's Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts aims to document the history of African American life in Baltimore and foster intellectual ties between the university and the community