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Three men stand in an underground tunnel in 1907. A note written on the image reads "183 Nov-12-07."

Baltimore history

The ghost river under Homewood

Published July 15, 2024

A public installation by local artist Bruce Willen traces a buried stream, which used to define the North Baltimore landscape, which now includes the university's 140-acre campus

A highly decorative hand-embroidered tapestry, or sampler, on display at Baltimore’s St. James Episcopal Church

Community

Threads of history

Published July 1, 2024

Johns Hopkins' Inheritance Baltimore effort helps return a 19th-century embroidered sampler to a Black Baltimore church in time to celebrate its 200th anniversary

Solar panels cover the roof of the Henderson-Hopkins School. Below the roof is a sky-blue sports field.

Community

Henderson-Hopkins solar panels bring power to East Baltimore homes

Published June 10, 2024

150 low- to moderate-income households will receive discounts on their electricity bills thanks to new solar project

Predictive modeling

Report shows benefits of Red Line for Baltimore

Published June 7, 2024

Simulation by JHU data scientists shows proposed Red Line could shorten people's commutes, significantly improve job access

Students in CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars Program celebrated with their families May 19

Education

CTY program for bright Baltimore students turns 10

Published May 28, 2024

Founded in 2014, Emerging Scholars brings innovative, hands-on coursework to 400 city schools students with high academic potential each year

Photo of Gilman Hall in which the sun is perfectly aligned with the spire.

Astronomy

Rare 'Hophenge' solar event

Published April 9, 2024

On the evening of the solar eclipse, the Hopkins community enjoyed a second celestial event: "Hophenge," when the sun perfectly aligned with the Gilman Hall spire

Economic opportunity

BLocal BUILD College Alumni Reverse Vendor Fair sparks connections and opportunities

Published April 5, 2024

Event brings BUILD College alumni businesses together to showcase their work and forge new partnerships

A framed photograph of Pava LaPere sits on a table.

Entrepreneurship

'Nonstop, relentless, inspiring'

Published April 4, 2024

The FastForward U innovation hub will be renamed in honor of Pava Marie LaPere, a trailblazing entrepreneur both at Johns Hopkins University and in Baltimore who died last year