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Modern Languages
Course covers linguistic, cultural similarities between Hebrew and Arabic
Published Jan 21, 2026
The five-week Semitic Sisters class is funded by the university's Faculty Dialogue Innovation Fund, designed to promote dialogue across differences
University news
Lainie Rutkow named interim provost
Published Jan 21, 2026
Rutkow, a health policy scholar and a professor in JHU's Bloomberg School and SAIS, has served as executive vice provost since 2024
Faculty Honors
Mikala Egeblad receives Bertner Award for cancer research
Published Jan 21, 2026
Egeblad's research investigates how a tumor's microenvironment affects cancer progression
Faculty honors
Michael Hersch selected for American Academy in Rome fellowship
Published Jan 15, 2026
Inaugural recipient of the new fellowship sponsored by the Office of the Arts will develop two major compositional projects inspired by classical sources
In memoriam
Mathematician Takashi Ono dies at 97
Published Jan 13, 2026
Renowned as both a rigorous mathematician and thoughtful mentor, Ono was noted for his foundational work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry
Johns Hopkins continues growth in Washington, D.C.
Published Jan 9, 2026
The Hopkins Bloomberg Center attracted prominent guests and speakers in its second year of operations as a hub for education, events, and convenings—connecting Baltimore-based researchers and ideas with global policymakers and scholars across viewpoints and disciplines
In memoriam
Renowned anthropologist Deborah Poole dies at 73
Published Jan 8, 2026
Her research yielded vital contributions to the understanding of language, affect, and practice through which racial ideology, violence, and law shape life in modern Latin America
In memoriam
Assistant research professor Susanne Sterbing dies at 60
Published Jan 8, 2026
Sterbing was best known for her work comparing auditory and somatosensory systems of different species
Libraries
Open Source Programs Office to establish Research Software Support Network
Published Jan 6, 2026
With funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sheridan Libraries' OSPO launches an initiative to coordinate and support scholars' use of research software across the university
University news
Provost Ray Jayawardhana named Caltech president
Published Jan 6, 2026
An accomplished astrophysicist and academic leader, Jayawardhana has served as provost at Johns Hopkins since 2023
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