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Stars Align for Hubble Space Telescope Discovery
PhD candidate Brian Welch discovered a new (and thus far, furthest ever observed) star with data from the Hubble Telescope.
Investor Bill Miller Gives $50 Million to Department of Physics and Astronomy
The department is now the William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy in honor of the investor and philanthropist’s gift.
Johns Hopkins Scientists Contribute to First Sequence of Human Genome
Johns Hopkins University scientists collaborated with more than 100 researchers around the world to assemble and analyze the first complete sequence of a human genome.
Building the SNF Agora Institute
The SNF Agora Institute broke ground in late fall 2021, with a community celebration, and the naming of eight endowed SNF Agora Institute Professors.
Spring 2022 Faculty Awards
Krieger School faculty garnered more than 20 notable awards and honors this spring, including the Rumford Prize, an NSF Career Award, and election to the National Academy of Medicine.
Musical Artifacts Inside Modern Languages Professor’s Office
See inside Professor Derek Schilling’s office, which features a 1940s Philco radio console.
Faculty We Lost, Spring 2022
In memoriam of Maurice Bessman, Ludwig Brand, Charles Dempsey, and Paul Feldman.
From the Dean’s Desk
Dean Christopher S. Celenza weighs in on the Krieger School's new ways to focus on the undergraduate and first-year experience.
Creating standards that are easily adoptable, like measuring cases and deaths for COVID, will be really important when we’re trying to do the hard work of eradicating poverty and improving climate conditions. The big question is, are policymakers willing to do it?”
Beth Blauer, Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation and Executive Director, Centers for Civic Impact, on lessons learned from COVID-19 data dashboards about communicating science in a crisis.
Nature, March 23, 2022
Social
Who's enjoying this amazing weather? 🙋
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Spring fair part two 🍦
photos: Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University
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More fun at the Beach ☀️🏖️
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