Issue: Spring 2017, Volume 14, Number 2
Features
Flipped Learning
Professors are reinventing the way they teach to engage a generation of students raised in a wired world.
Heartbreak in Syria
The recent chemical attack in April that killed at least 70 people is just the latest salvo in a bloody, six-year civil war that has left the region and its people utterly devastated. Our experts weigh in on the conflict’s complex causes—and long-term impact.
The Futures that Follow
It’s been more than 10 years since the first cohort of Woodrow Wilson Research Fellows graduated from Johns Hopkins. Did the experience make a difference in their lives?
Centerpiece
Presenting the Parkway!
News
Faculty Awards
The latest recognitions of our stellar faculty.
Snapshot: From the Office of Christopher Lakey
Take a peek into the world of this assistant professor in the Department of the History of Art, whose work includes the study of monumental sculpture.
Tracks: Following the path to sustainability
Hands-on learning in the field of sustainability.
Seen and Heard: Spring 2017
Look who’s talking: Krieger School faculty quoted in the media.
News Briefs: Spring 2017
More stories of note from around the Krieger School.
Senator Barbara Mikulski Joins Faculty
Maryland’s longest-tenured United States senator has joined Johns Hopkins University as a professor of public policy and advisor to President Ronald J. Daniels.
Can Big Data Solve Big Climate Problems?
Graduate student Anna Scott and her team have developed the Baltimore Open Air project, an effort to build and install sensors around Baltimore that will collect data and measure the effect of green spaces on heat.
In the LEED
The Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories has received platinum certification from the LEED program.
New Associate Dean Named for AAP
John Caron comes to Johns Hopkins from Northeastern University in Boston, where he worked with faculty to expand the outreach of academic programs.
Faculty
Reopening the Case
In a new biography, Chester B. Himes, Lawrence Jackson identifies Himes as a key figure in the generation of brilliant, mid-20th-century black writers.
More Faculty Books
New publications from Krieger School faculty.
Snapshot: From the Office of Christopher Lakey
Take a peek into the world of this assistant professor in the Department of the History of Art, whose work includes the study of monumental sculpture.
Student Research
Field Notes
Undergraduates on the path to discovery discuss their research.
Classroom
Syllabus: Global (In)Security
In Global Security Politics, students explore the political implications of weapons of mass destruction and oppression.
Major Infatuation: Political Science
Students tell us why they love their major, in three sentences or less.
Community
Winter Break for a Cause
Close to 40 Hopkins students participated in an immersive civic engagement program last January.
Alumni
Curriculum Vitae: Eva Chen
Eva Chen, Head of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram
Called to Serve
Bishop Douglas Miles ’70 reflects on a life dedicated to fighting for social justice in Baltimore.
Spotlight on Women’s Health
Tara Allmen ’86, MD, demystifies midlife women’s health issues in her new book.
Finding Elisabeth Gilman
Ross Jones ’53 has produced a book-length manuscript about Elisabeth Gilman’s life and work that he hopes to publish soon.