A collaborative evening of original compositions inspired by James Webb Space Telescope images.
Issue: Spring 2025, Volume 22, Number 2
Features
Color Me Fascinated
A class on the absence of color goes viral. Our faculty explain why the subject is so compelling.
Where Are Krieger School Alumni Now?
What lessons do Krieger School alumni take from their research into their professional work?
Archaeologist Glenn Schwartz Digs His Job
His discoveries are resetting what we know about where and when the alphabet was invented.
Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theater Company
Students take the stage on campus at Johns Hopkins.
From the Dean
From the Dean: Research Saves Lives
Dean Christopher S. Celenza highlights how all types of research at the Krieger School help save lives and change the world.
News
New Bloomberg Distinguished Professors
The Krieger School welcomes Yuan He and David DeMille.
New Research Clusters Created for Data Science and AI Institute
New research clusters will drive interdisciplinary studies at the Data Science and AI Institute.
Research
Flourishing in Extremes
Jocelyne DiRuggiero and her students found a new area of study via isolated cyanobacteria.
Ocean Culture with Harris Feinsod
Research Professor Harris Feinsod in the Department of English focuses on "blue humanities."
Researching Women’s Historical Role in Elections
Dawn Teele's research looks at how women voted early on.
Faculty
Eric Puchner’s Dream State
His new novel, "Dream State," was chosen for Oprah's Book Club.
Andrew Gallup on Yawning
Why we yawn and whether yawning in public is actually rude.
Emily Riehl: Numbers Runner
Professor Emily Riehl is a long distance runner as well as a mathematician.
Student Research
The Wild West of Outer Space
Doctoral student Ezra Sukay uses the James Webb Space Telescope to make cosmic connections.
Catholic College Students Recorded Historic Changes
His work at Loyola and Georgetown archives found diverse feelings about changes in the 1960s.
Humanities Join Forces with Science
Recent graduate Marie Wei works in both molecular and cellular biology and classics.
Researching Art at the BMA
Highlighting PhD graduate Jason Mientkiewicz's fellowship at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
From Trash to Treasure
Jessica Croteau shows how embracing deterioration could build a sustainable world.
Classroom
Experiential Research on Utila Island
Students visited Honduras this year as part of an Experiential Research Lab.
Alumni
Rob Grobman Fights for the Vanishing Rainforest
Film "We Are Guardians" focuses on indigenous communities' fight to save the Amazon.
Jane Callen on Public Service
Callen is a trauma therapist who also works and volunteers in fire and emergency services.
Notable: Jeffrey Booth
Alum and Deputy Director for Astronomy and Physics at NASA.
Lorig Charkoudian Legislates for Change
Alum and state delegate is an advocate for clean energy.
Garden Party: Zane O. Gresham
Supporting the San Francisco Gardens of Golden Gate Park.
On Campus
Healthy JHU at the Rec
The Ralph S. O'Connor Center for Recreation and Well-Being is a central student resource.