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An array of books
Books
Book recommendations from Hopkins scholars
Published Dec 18, 2023
We asked faculty members, library staff, and many others about the best books they read in 2023. This is what they told us.
Letters to the editor
Published Winter 2023
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Editor's note
Published Winter 2023
In memory of Catherine Pierre, former editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Book cover of The Cycle by Shalene Gupta
A story of stigmas
Published Winter 2023
Part memoir, part journalism, Cycle seeks to raise awareness about a medical condition suffered by millions worldwide: PMDD / Johns Hopkins Magazine
The cover of the book "Hedge" by Jane Delury
Hard choices at midlife
Published Winter 2023
The novel Hedge starts with the makings of a riveting romance—but not all is as it appears / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Book cover of "The Rigor of Angels" by William Egginton
Reality Writes
Published Winter 2023
A writer, a physicist, and a philosopher walk into a bar ... replace "bar" with "book" and you have the gist of The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Panelists on a stage during a recent about whether the United States still needs race-based affirmative action.
Politics+Society
Does the U.S. still need affirmative action?
Published Nov 22, 2023
Experts deliberated the pros and cons of race-based affirmative action in a debate open to the public hosted by Johns Hopkins University's SNF Agora Institute
screen shot of a Johns Hopkins Congressional Briefing Series video
Congressional briefing
Studying the healing power of psychedelics
Published Nov 21, 2023 Video
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how the controlled substances could transform mental health treatment
Three soldiers walk among the ruins of buildings in Gaza
Humanitarian health
Experts discuss toll of Middle East conflict
Published Nov 20, 2023 Video
Israel-Hamas war has resulted in mass civilian casualties, psychological trauma, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, humanitarian health experts say
Paula Neira, program director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Diversity+Inclusion
A path to authenticity
Published Nov 15, 2023
Paula Neira, the program director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education at Johns Hopkins Medicine, shares her journey from a dream job in the Navy to a life of service, purpose, and impact beyond