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New Dean Named for School
Christopher S. Celenza, dean of Georgetown College at Georgetown University and professor of history and classics, has been named James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty Awards
Krieger School faculty have received more than 20 awards, nominations and accolades since our last issue.
Snapshot: From the Office of Chaz Firestone
See what Professor Chaz Firestone’s office looks like. He surrounds himself with objects that give a nod to his team’s visual perception research.
First-Year Students Ask Deep Questions
The first-year Common Question sparks intellectual discussions and builds stronger ties between students and faculty. This year’s question is “What is the common good?”
A Fall Semester Like No Other
Citing concerns about a resurgence in COVID-19, President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Sunil Kumar announced on August 6 that all undergraduate instruction, labs, and co-curricular activities would be held online for the duration of the fall semester.
In Memoriam
We remember Robert Forster, Pier Larson, Sakiko Olsen, Douglas Poland, Mark O. Robbins, and S. Wojciech Sokolowski.
From the Dean’s Desk
Since the coronavirus arrived in the United States, various words and phrases have become a regular part of our lexicon ... One word that I have not heard quite as much, but that I have witnessed a great deal of at Johns Hopkins, is resilience.
“If we don’t take drastic measures soon, many, many more millions of people are going to be in dire straits. If we don’t act fast, if we don’t pass legislation to put money in people’s pockets so they can pay their bills, society is really going to suffer. And I would want to emphasize that it’s not even about helping individual people that drives this. It’s that society doesn’t function when people are so impoverished and desperate.”
Meredith Greif, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Sociology, on the affordable housing crisis intensified by the pandemic.
WJCL (Savannah, Georgia), July 30, 2020
Social
We’re infusing your day with some fresh botanicals from the “Botanical Painting in Gouache and ...
We’re infusing your day with some fresh botanicals from the “Botanical Painting in Gouache and Watercolor” course. 🌱
This intro to painting class explores the ways watercolor and designer gouache are used together to paint organic materials. This class will be offered again in summer 2021.
#jhu #JohnsHopkins #PortfolioDay #JHUVisualArts
Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences whose lab studies visual ...
Chaz Firestone, an assistant professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences whose lab studies visual perception, likes to surround himself with objects that give a nod to his team’s research. Check out one of his favorite visual illusions. 👀
#jhu #JohnsHopkins #visualillusion
Plush Jay decided to try out the Renaissance Challenge for #NationalBirdDay.
The Renaissance period took place from the 14th century to the 17th century and promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. Some of the greatest thinkers, authors, statesmen, scientists and artists in human history thrived during this era.
#jhu #JohnsHopkins #renaissancechallenge
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