In the few months that I have had the privilege of serving as the Krieger...
Issue: Fall 2014, Volume 12, Number 1
Features
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage…Not So Fast.
<p>Hopkins researchers shatter long-held beliefs about families in America.</p>
Past in the Present
New university project engages students, faculty, staff, and alumni to uncover gems from Johns Hopkins’ rich history.
In Plain Air
<p>Outdoor painting was the order of business during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Homewood Art Workshops, now known as the Center for Visual Arts.</p>
To the Bat Lab!
Researcher Cindy Moss is looking to these furry nocturnal creatures for clues that could improve navigation for the blind, make aircraft safer, and more.
From the Dean
Giving Back
A note from Interim Dean Beverly Wendland.
News
New Faculty
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences welcomed new faculty members in 2014, with expertise...
President's Day of Service
On October 11, 2014, more than 1,000 members of the Johns Hopkins community participated in...
Interim Dean Named
In July, Johns Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels named Beverly Wendland, professor and chair of...
Krieger School Awarded Department of Education Grant
The $960,000 grant of Title VI funding will be used to support undergraduate and graduate...
Part-time Graduate Programs Expand
The Krieger School’s Advanced Academic Programs is offering three new part-time graduate degrees and/or certificates...
Confront Climate Change Now
Cindy Parker, director of the Krieger School's Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Program, and Raychel...
Of Biology and Daylilies
Graduate student Elliot Turkiew’s area of study is molecular and cell biology. He's also an...
New Bloomberg Professors Taking on Global Challenges
The second cohort of Bloomberg Distinguished Professors was announced this past summer, and two of...
Physics Faculty Garner Big Awards
This has been a banner semester for the Krieger School’s Department of Physics and Astronomy,...
Research
Clear Thinking About Brain Injuries
Linda Gorman's upper-level undergraduate course Brain Injury and Recovery of Function is designed to keep...
Faculty
Finding Fitzgerald
John Irwin's new book, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fiction: “An Almost Theatrical Innocence,” was published earlier...
Student Research
Danielle Gilbert '15: Incan Ingenuity
Danielle Gilbert, an archaeology and English double major with a minor in museums and society,...
Justin Falcone '15: Under the Volcano
A summer spent in Sicily observing Mount Etna was the catalyst for Justin Falcone’s interest...
Maria Garcia '15: Back to the Garden
international studies major Maria Garcia is studying how communities in Baltimore and Copenhagen work with—or...
Victoria Huang '15: The Secret Life of Genes
Victoria Huang's research is on a method of curative gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy,...
Carrie Resnick '15: On the Campaign Trail
Political science major Carrie Resnick is studying the campaigns of female gubernatorial candidates, focusing on...
Eric Ryberg '15: Rock On
Eric Ryberg is working in the Stable Isotope Lab to establish a new method for...
Kelly Lampayan ’15: Starry-eyed
Kelly Lampayan is studying a large sample of galaxies that are known to host radio-quiet...
Jenny "Em" Mitchell '15: Mormon Stories
Psychology major Jenny Mitchell’s research looks closely at sexuality and gender issues in the Mormon...
Building a Sense of Accessibility
Writing Seminars major Kylie Sharkey '16 explores the next big thing in academic and cultured...
Alumni
Safe Travels
Damien Newton '99 is editor and founder of Streetsblog Los Angeles, a nonprofit news site...
The Horror! The Horror!
Paul Harris Boardman '89 doesn’t scare easily, but he knows how to terrify people. In...
The Passionate Non-Partisan
Deborah Jeffrey ’82 serves as inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service,...
Filling a (Dental) Need
Peter Fuentes ’01 founded Dental Groups of New Jersey, which now includes five dental practices,...