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Cover Story: Who’s Watching Now?

With the world of journalism undergoing seismic shifts, what do democratic societies have to lose and/or gain? Our alumni journalists weigh in.

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The Hall Effect

One of the most underappreciated achievements in modern physics, which led to an indispensable tool for measuring the strength of electromagnetic fields, happened 140 years ago at Johns Hopkins.

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Laura Di Bianco

Laura Di Bianco explores how women in Italy can assert themselves in the male-dominated film industry and artistic scene, how women in film represent themselves, and how they address other women.

Then and Now
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Then and Now: The Hut

Towering arched windows have lent a sense of grandeur to the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room since Gilman Hall first opened in 1915, even before they were replaced with the more familiar stained glass.

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Bringing the University to the Community

Professor Lawrence Jackson wants to bring Johns Hopkins to the masses, in particular to the Baltimore masses. That’s why the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of History and English started the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts.

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The Art of Faking It

By tapping into a rich trove of literary phonies, forgeries, and frauds, two professors and their students are discovering truths about authenticity, authority, and believability—skills particularly essential in today’s world of fake news.

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Bringing the University to the Community

Professor Lawrence Jackson wants to bring Johns Hopkins to the masses, in particular to the Baltimore masses. That’s why the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of History and English started the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts.

@JHUArtsSciences

On Instagram, we try to capture the depth and beauty of the Homewood campus and student life through an Arts and Sciences lens.

In Memoriam

We remember Richard A. Zdanis, professor of physics; Bert F. Green, professor of psychological and brain sciences; and Steven Zucker, professor of math.

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Dean’s Desktop

In this era of "fake news," digital information, and other rapid developments, we still hew to our motto: "The truth will set you free."

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Seen & Heard

…[W]hile it would be a huge exaggeration to say that Johnson’s attack on Britain’s unwritten constitution spells the death of parliamentary democracy, it is equally futile to deny that he is trying to stop the country’s democratic institutions from shaping a decision of enormous importance.”

Yascha Mounk, Senior Fellow, SNF Agora Institute,
writing on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to temporarily suspend Parliament

The Atlantic, August 28, 2019

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