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Cover art for 'Waders' features a moody green illustration of a man walking through underwater seaweed
Sands of time
Published Spring 2024
Andrew Motion's new collection features 15 poems he has written since moving to from the U.K. to the United States / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Washington monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, USA and Colorful Cherry blossom trees in spring
Arts+Culture
Cherry tree trailblazer
Published March 21, 2024
Alumna biographer Diana Parsell discovers Eliza Scidmore, the forgotten heroine behind Washington's celebrated cherry trees
Black and white photo of two children hugging on a street corner in Baltimore
Arts+Culture
Seeing Baltimore through a new lens
Published March 13, 2024
Meet the six Baltimore-based artists whose work will be on permanent display at JHU, helping to celebrate the city's flourishing artistic talent
A person in a blue sweater wears a War Up Close VR headset
Film+Media
An immersive view of war in Ukraine
Published March 8, 2024
War Up Close exhibit incorporates 360-degree panoramic images, drone footage, and 3D modeling to capture the devastation of the conflict
Richard A. Goldthwaite
In memoriam
Historian Richard A. Goldthwaite dies at 90
Published March 7, 2024
Goldthwaite devoted his career to the cultural, social, and political impacts of Renaissance Florence's economic activities
Writing with old feather quill with flying letters of alphabet and ink stain
Artificial intelligence
Writing around an AI taboo
Published March 6, 2024
A new collection of AI-assisted writing assignments co-edited by University Writing Program lecturer Carly Schnitzler offers teachers practical ways to incorporate AI into their work while setting ground rules for its use
A portrait of Ethel Ennis and purple neon sign saying
Arts+culture
Exhibit celebrates beloved jazz vocalist, daughter of Baltimore
Published Feb 19, 2024
Known for her philosophy of 'soft power,' Ethel Ennis said she was proud to have bloomed where she was planted, in her hometown of Baltimore
Awadagin Pratt
Music
Grammy winners feature Peabody pianists
Published Feb 5, 2024
Awards for best classical producer, best contemporary classical composition include performances by alums Awadagin Pratt and John Wilson
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Listen up
Grammy-nominated music from Peabody faculty and alumni
Published Jan 24, 2024
Check out our playlist of Hopkins-affiliated nominees and contributors ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards
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Performing arts
History of psychotherapy takes center stage
Published Jan 23, 2024
Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, composer Michael Hersch, and soprano Ah Young Hong team up for a powerful musical exploration of mental illness and healing