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Illustrated image of a protest overlaid with gears and schematic of a device
Engineering for social change
Published Nov 4, 2022
In her 'Social Justice for Engineers' course, alum Sarah Hemminger teaches Johns Hopkins students about how thoughtful design can address social ills
Zandy Wong, a cisgender woman smiling
Student spotlight
Advocacy for access
Published Nov 3, 2022
Junior Zandy Wong learned to advocate for accessibility in her own education, and she's using that knowledge to advocate in organizations across the country. She was recently honored for her efforts as a recipient of the Heumann-Armstrong Award.
A group of students stand together on Decker Quad
Student experience
A new generation of investors
Published Oct 20, 2022
A-Level Capital, a student-run venture capital firm founded by Hopkins alums, provides undergraduates with hands-on experience in early-stage investing while supporting alumni-founded startups
Three students pose for a photo, one holding a star and U.S.-flag-themed mustache prop, another with a Go Vote pennant, the third with a Hopkins Votes sign
Hopkins Votes
Registered and ready
Published Oct 19, 2022
At absentee ballot party co-hosted by Center for Social Concern and Hopkins Votes, students get help navigating the voting process
Rosa Rodríguez
Student spotlight
Medical journey comes full circle
Published Oct 14, 2022
Johns Hopkins senior Rosa Rodríguez spent the summer shadowing the pediatric surgeon who performed life-saving surgery on her as an infant
Two young women smile while listening to a presenter
Diversity+Inclusion
Latine/x celebration fosters sense of belonging
Published Oct 6, 2022
Inaugural event hosted by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion brings together about 150 people from across the university
A group of people in pink HopHacks tee shirts
Student life
Hacking marathon makes its in-person return
Published Oct 3, 2022
Students come together to create impactful technology solutions for pressing issues in just a day and a half
The hands of two people are seen lighting small candles on a table where red and orange flowers lay next to a black and white photo of a young women intubated in a hospital bed
'We are all Mahsa!'
Published Sept 29, 2022
Vigil honors memory of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, whose death in the police custody in Iran has sparked protests
Jim Obergefell on stage at Johns Hopkins University; he hols a microphone in his left hand and is wearing a blue checked sports coat and a bowtie
MSE Symposium
'Doing the right thing is never wrong'
Published Sept 29, 2022
'Accidental activist' Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff in the SCOTUS case that legalized same-sex marriage, kicks off 55th MSE Symposium series
Volunteers stand behind a sign advertising National Voter Registration Day
Hopkins Votes
'Every voice matters'
Published Sept 21, 2022
The Hub spoke to Johns Hopkins students on National Voter Registration Day about why they are registered and ready to cast their ballots this November