On Thursday, April 9, The News-Letter sat down with the team behind the platform, juniors Arthur Park and Barna Marczali, Dayli’s chief executive officer and chief operating officer, respectively, to discuss the app and their future goals.
On Saturday, April 4 the Blue Jay Bhangra (BJB) team competed at the highest level of collegiate Bhangra: Bhangra Blowout, a national bhangra competition that brings together eight of the top collegiate teams in the country.
Today, the APL continues to operate, working in the fields including but not limited to global health, cyber operations, missile development and spacecraft formulation. Their mission states that, in addition to working to improve scientific discoveries, they are organized to address “unique sponsor” needs and find solutions to the “nation’s most complex challenges.”
On Thursday, April 9 the International Studies program’s Aronson Center hosted a panel discussion titled “Perspectives on the War in the Middle East: Faculty Analysis & Student Discussion.” The discussion featured professors Steven David, Sebastian Schmidt, Adria Lawrence and Sarah Parkinson.
On Tuesday, April 14 the Student Government Association (SGA) officially inaugurated its 2026–2027 executive board in an event calling for transparency, involvement from the student body, and consistency between the two administrations.
On April 10 the Virginia Fox Stern Center at Hopkins hosted “Early Marylandiana: Historic Documents from the Founding of the Old Line State,” as part of the Lunch with the Libraries & Museums discussion series. The talk focused on Maryland's colonial foundations and spotlighted selected historical documents and their role in explaining the state’s early history.
On Friday, April 10 the Homewood Friends, a religious community also known as Quakers, gathered at Art Museum Drive and North Charles Street to protest the U.S. government's involvement in the conflict with Iran.
On Friday, April 3, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) released the election results for Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board and class council. The total number of student voters was 1,286, higher than the turnout of 1,032 and 831 in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 elections, respectively.
On Tuesday, April 7 a leaked University video announced that Katalin Karikó will deliver the commencement speech for the Class of 2026. Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist and the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with immunologist Drew Weissman for their contributions to the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, a united effort between the cross-institution group of faculty, staff and students from Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing hosted the panel discussion, “Humanitarian Medical Care: Reports from Doctors Returning From Gaza,” to raise awareness regarding the ongoing crisis in Gaza through a medical humanitarian lens.
Recently, the platform has received a barrage of media attention, with the group’s Instagram Reels reaching upwards of 500 likes. The News-Letter interviewed the founders of What2Do to learn more about the creators behind the app.
On Tuesday, March 31 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for its weekly meeting.
On Wednesday, March 25, Hopkins Votes at the Center for Social Concern, in collaboration with the Charles Village Civic Association (CVCA), hosted a Candidates Forum at the Schafler Auditorium. The forum invited four candidates representing District 7, which covers Charles Village and the Homewood Campus.
Following the trend to examine the University’s history amidst its 150th year anniversary, The News-Letter revisited publication records to examine the late expansionary period of the Homewood campus. Particularly, Hopkins’ vision of the neighboring Charles Village as an extension of campus life rather than solely a residential area dominated this transformation.
As the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran approaches its one-month mark, students have vocalized global repercussions and personal concerns, with many calling for the University administration to take accountability in its connections and efforts towards student support.
On Wednesday, March 25 the Writing Seminars department hosted an event featuring Professor Susan Choi, who teaches creative writing at Hopkins. During the event, Choi presented her latest novel Flashlight.
On Saturday, March 28, an estimated number of 3,000 Baltimoreans gathered at the intersection of North Charles Street and East University Parkway to join 7 million Americans across the nation who were protesting for “No Kings.”
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) have announced the list of candidates and their respective positions in a university-wide email for the 2026-2027 Student Government Association (SGA) election.
On Monday, March 23, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) held an Executive Board Debate between the candidates running for the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Executive positions, including Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chair of Programming.
On Wednesday, March 11, the SNF Agora Institute and the Center for Leadership Education hosted Senator Ben Cardin, former Maryland representative and U.S. Congressman. His talk, titled “Engineering Responsible and Effective Civic Engagement,” explored the importance of civic engagement, leadership and being an informed citizen.
