RUI DO ROSARIO / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR The Editorial Board applauds the University and President Daniels for joining a federal lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health following cuts to research funding, and argues that Hopkins must continue to take proactive action to oppose the Trump administration’s policies that restrict the University’s work.
FABIO REIS BORGES / PUBLIC DOMAIN Mahto draws parallels between recent American political developments and the rise of fascist governments throughout history.
NAOKI TAKANO / CC BY-NC 2.0 Boppana argues that the trend of private equity acquiring health care centers has led to negative outcomes for patients and the health care system.
COURTESY OF ZONGWEI ZHOU AbdomenAtlas is an extensive dataset of 3D reconstructed and annotated abdominal CT scans that can be used to train AI technology on identifying cancer.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR Miss Prism (Liesel Arauz Vallecillo; left) reunites with Jack (Jackson Robien; center) as his friend Algernon (Ryan Garza; right) struggles with the ridiculous turn of events.
COURTESY OF MADELEINE GRABARCZYK Grabarczyk described the sound and atmosphere at recent concert by Mdou Moctar and reflected on the political and social messages Moctar’s music.
COURTESY OF YUYU HUANG Huang savors the comforting, homestyle flavors at Ye’s Seafood House.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR HopTalks hosted a seminar-style discussion for members of the Hopkins community to share their perspectives on the Supreme Court’s reversal of affirmative action and impact on student demographics.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR Following the Trump Administration’s recent orders and guidances pertaining to DEI and race in University activities, the impact on Hopkins remains unclear.
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE / PDM 1.0 Dang discusses the role and dynamics of the human microbiome.
COURTESY OF KATIE TRUONG Derek Cummings discussed his work with the Infectious Disease Dynamics group (IDD) at the School of Public Health.
COURTESY OF LINDA HUANG Huang explores the dilemma between staying on campus and going back home during the weekends.
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC BY SA 3.0 This image shows the fungal dispersion from an infected fly during what Elya calls the “cycle of death.”
ERIK DROST / CC BY 2.0 The 2025 NBA All-Star game took place this weekend in the Bay Area.
COURTESY OF LANA SWINDLE Swindle acknowledges that receiving constructive criticism is hard but necessary to improve her writing.
COURTESY OF LUNA MERCURI The Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism hosted an event on migration and how the new administration’s policies may pose additional challenges.
RAYHANA ALHOUR / PUBLIC DOMAIN Recently, a human kidney disease patient received a genetically edited pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital.
JIYUN GUO / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR Welcome to another list of upcoming media recommendations! This week’s picks include a show about a political conspiracy, a romance novel set in the American West, an indie album by musician Saya Gray and a performance of presidential love poems at Creative Alliance.
COURTESY OF hopkinssports.com The Blue Jay athletes had an incredible weekend with overtime goals, broken program records and more.
