“When I was in the second grade, we had a dinosaur unit and since then,...
Issue: Spring 2011, Volume 8 Number 2
Features
Green Horizons
A dozen reasons to hope for a greener future
[Real Science]
Up-ending the "cookbook" approach to teaching—and learning.
Spanish Civil War
Hopkins professor's disappearance left a hole in the hearts of many.
Teach for America
This spring's Teach for America grads are all over the map.
From the Dean
Professors and Students Pursue Paths to Accomplishment
As the end of my own “freshman year” as dean approaches, it seems an appropriate moment to reflect on what I have learned about the unique qualities of the Krieger School’s students and faculty since my arrival last September. Two vantage points have given me an intense exposure to my new academic life. I have […]
News
Hard-Won Food is Tastier
It’s commonly accepted that we appreciate something more if we have to work hard to...
Stepping up Stipends for Graduate Students
The School of Arts and Sciences will significantly augment the resources devoted to graduate student...
A New Home for Blue Jays Lacrosse
On February 15, Hopkins President Ronald J. Daniels announced plans to build a new facility...
Interns with Impact
Service-minded undergraduates who want to intern at Baltimore non-profits and government agencies this summer can...
Where Arts and Sports Connect… There’s Hope
As the graphic images of the World Trade Center attacks played continuously on TV, a...
Milestones
Owen Martin Phillips, a Johns Hopkins University faculty member emeritus and world-renowned oceanographer, died on...
Out of Egypt
Sixteen members of the Krieger School community were in Egypt when anti-government protesters took to...
A Boost for Collaborative China Studies
Former Hopkins President Steven Muller first envisioned a Johns Hopkins relationship with China back in...
Brainstorming for the Future
With its estimated 100 billion nerve cells, 2 million miles of axons, and 1 million...
Celebrating the Arts
Over five days in early April, Hopkins artists of every variety shared their talents at...
Research
From Cell Proteins to Smoking Cessation
Some Woodrow Wilson Fellows pursue a single topic over several years. Others, like Karthik Rao,...
Data-Scope: The Best, Bar None
Imagine a tool that is a cross between a powerful electron microscope and the Hubble...
At the Frontier of the “Terahertz Gap”
Physics and Astronomy Professor N. Peter Armitage is quick to point out that many basic...
Putting the Focus on Quantum Matter
Scientists in a new institute in the Department of Physics and Astronomy are working to...
Hathi Trust
hathitrust.org Hathi is the Hindi word for elephant—a creature known for its incredible power and...
Faculty
Stefanie DeLuca
Stefanie DeLuca, an associate professor of sociology, has spent much of her career studying young...
Money Matters
Buy a loaf of sliced bread in your local supermarket and the $1.89 price tag...
Student Research
High-Speed Rail: Where…and When?
Four months into his term, President Obama outlined his plans for a high-speed rail system...
Casting Call
Can you imagine the Indiana Jones movies without Harrison Ford, or Bridget Jones’s Diary without...
Classroom
Exploring Race and Politics through a New Lens
Classes don’t usually make Lauren Berger nervous. As a sophomore, the international relations major has...
Community
Making Spare Minutes Matter
A graduate student in the Communications in Contemporary Society program in the Krieger School’s Advanced...
Alumni
A Champion for Young Americans
“Why should I care?” That’s the question that Paula Boggs ’81 wants to answer, right...
The Writing Nut
Much of Marshall Honorof‘s novel, Space and Sensibility, came to light during his commute into...
Hard Work in the Big Easy
Phil Bildner ’90 quit his New York City teaching job five years ago—but now more...
Suited to a "T"
When Emily Li Mandri ’09 found herself contemplating life after Hopkins during January of her...
Insights
High-Speed Rail: Where…and When?
Four months into his term, President Obama outlined his plans for a high-speed rail system...
Casting Call
Can you imagine the Indiana Jones movies without Harrison Ford, or Bridget Jones’s Diary without...
At the Frontier of the “Terahertz Gap”
Physics and Astronomy Professor N. Peter Armitage is quick to point out that many basic...
Putting the Focus on Quantum Matter
Scientists in a new institute in the Department of Physics and Astronomy are working to...
Exploring Race and Politics through a New Lens
Classes don’t usually make Lauren Berger nervous. As a sophomore, the international relations major has...
Hathi Trust
hathitrust.org Hathi is the Hindi word for elephant—a creature known for its incredible power and...
Making Spare Minutes Matter
A graduate student in the Communications in Contemporary Society program in the Krieger School’s Advanced...
Hard-Won Food is Tastier
It’s commonly accepted that we appreciate something more if we have to work hard to...
Stefanie DeLuca
Stefanie DeLuca, an associate professor of sociology, has spent much of her career studying young...
Money Matters
Buy a loaf of sliced bread in your local supermarket and the $1.89 price tag...