Spring 2023 faculty awards include election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science,...
Issue: Spring 2023, Volume 20, Number 2
Features
Sparking the Imagination in First-Year Seminars
From the journey of the earthworm to signs of racial inequity, First-Year Seminars cover a range of topics that inspire new college students.
The Building Blocks of Mentorship
In higher education circles, mentors play a critical role in influencing the academic, career, and life paths of their mentees. Mentors say they also learn valuable lessons.
Justice for All?
Political scientist and sociologist Vesla Weaver is spending her career listening to and researching the voices of a sizable group of people whose experience of democracy, citizenship, and government is completely different from that of those not living under police surveillance.
Centerpiece
Looking out over the JHU lacrosse field.
From the Dean
From the Krieger School Dean
Notes ons mentorship and investing in each other from James B. Knapp Dean Christopher S. Celenza.
News
Protecting the Coral Reefs of Cuba
Adjunct Professor David Guggenheim uses the coral reefs of Cuba as an example of how...
Defending Baltimore Against Climate Change
The Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative will work to advance understanding of local environmental conditions at the...
Seeing Ancient Color
The class "Ancient Color: The Technologies and Meanings of Color in Antiquity" helps students look...
A Game Theory Strategy to Fight Political Gridlock
Associate Professor Ying Chen uses game theory to investigate effective long-term political actions, especially around...
Uncovering the Myths of Leonardo
Art history professor Stephen J. Campbell wants us to focus on the Leonardo da Vinci...
Riding the Gravitational Waves
Berti was recently awarded the 2023 American Physical Society’s Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave...
Decoding Digital Humanities
The Center for Digital Humanities help scholars combine the powers of the human brain with...
Religion and Colonization in Mexico
The Experiential Research Lab "Holy Conquest: Religion and Colonization in 16th-Century Mexico" travelled to Mexico...
Students Trace Overlooked History in Sacred Places
Students in the community course "Researching the Africana Archive: Black Cemetery Stories" contribute to the...
Books to Read in Spring 2023
Our Krieger School faculty tell us about the books they are enjoying in Spring 2023.
Research
Decoding Digital Humanities
The Center for Digital Humanities help scholars combine the powers of the human brain with...
Student Research
Community from Film
Film and media studies student Cierra Gladden created her thriller short, "Sundown," and made new...
Minimizing Wildfire Damage
Neuroscience major Nandita Balaji is also the COO of InfernoGuard, a startup wildfire assessment tool...
Right the Wrongs of Mass Incarceration
International studies and economics major Ava Levine's work on the focus of women after incarceration...
Reining in Gun Violence
Public Health Studies major Kobi Khong works with the Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions...
Classroom
Seeing Ancient Color
The class "Ancient Color: The Technologies and Meanings of Color in Antiquity" helps students look...
Religion and Colonization in Mexico
The Experiential Research Lab "Holy Conquest: Religion and Colonization in 16th-Century Mexico" travelled to Mexico...
Students Trace Overlooked History in Sacred Places
Students in the community course "Researching the Africana Archive: Black Cemetery Stories" contribute to the...
Why JHU Students Love Earth and Planetary Sciences
JHU Earth and Planetary Sciences students tell us why they love their major.
Alumni
U.S. Navy Commander Finds His Place in History
Ryan Mewett ’22 PhD completed his PhD focusing on modern naval warfare and is now...
Improving America’s Archives
Allison Marsh ’08 PhD uses historical objects to teach the public about the history of...
Kweisi Mfume at JHU
Highlighting Krieger School alumnus and congressperson Kweisi Mfume's accomplishments.
For the Glory of Sport
Andrew Chen ’93 has been an orthopedic surgeon to olympians and more, and works to...
Krieger School Alumni News Spring 2023
Notable alumni news from spring 2023, including career achievement awards, and the PEN Award for...
On Campus
Then and Now: Pep Band
The JHU Pep Band in 1921 and 2021.
Five Questions with Rachelle Hernandez, Student Affairs
Rachelle Hernandez, Vice Provost for Student Affairs, discusses how she aims to help students have...