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(04/15/25 8:06pm)
On Thursday April 1, the Department of Biology hosted Niels Ringstad, professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Ringstad delivered a talk titled “Modulation of Behavior by Host-Microbe Interactions” for the department’s seminar series, highlighting recent findings from his lab about the powerful effects of microbes on the behavior of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).
(03/25/25 4:00am)
On Friday Feb. 28, the Hopkins Political Union hosted a debate between the Johns Hopkins College Republicans and the Hopkins Democrats, during which both student groups discussed the Trump administration's actions regarding immigration and the formation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This event was hosted in collaboration with Hopkins Votes and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins.
(03/10/25 10:19pm)
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute and the Bloomberg Center hosted a discussion titled “What Venezuela’s Transition Means for Security and Democracy in the Hemisphere” at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue. At the event, Venezuelan president-elect Edmundo González Urrutia; Venezuelan political leader of the opposition María Corina Machado; and SNF Agora Dissident in Residence and former Venezuelan leader David Smolansky spoke about the country’s democratic struggles.
(03/04/25 10:52pm)
On Tuesday, Feb. 19 the East Asian Studies Department hosted an event titled “Comparative History Matters: Health Insurance, Medicine, and Ideology in China and Taiwan” as a part of their Spring 2025 Speaker Series. The event featured Wayne Soon, an associate professor in the Program of the History of Medicine in the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, who discussed the political and social dynamics that have shaped health care policy in China and Taiwan since the end of the World War Two.
(02/05/25 4:00am)
On Wednesday, Jan 29, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) and Hopkins at Home hosted an event titled “Beyond Borders: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the Israel-Palestine Divide” as the first virtual panel discussion in their ongoing series “Conflict in the Middle East: Context and Ramifications.” During the event — hosted by Director of the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute William Egginton and moderated by New York Times editor Sarah Wildman — participants engaged in conversation about how religious biases are defined and how they affect the prospect of peace in Israel and Palestine.
(02/04/25 5:00am)
The University Writing Program held an event titled Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing on Jan. 31. The first speaker was Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan, a historian of medicine, medical humanities scholar and physician currently working at Georgetown University. Krishnan received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and attended the University of Oxford, receiving her D.Phil. in English Literature.
(02/05/25 12:52am)
Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE) — the Johns Hopkins Graduate Student Workers Union — held a rally on campus on Tuesday Jan. 28 to protest an alleged violation of worker’s rights as guaranteed by labor law and the collective bargaining agreement with the University.
(12/05/24 4:33am)
The Program in International Studies hosted Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to discuss his experiences serving as a general, trauma and critical care surgeon at the European Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, Nov. 19. This talk was co-sponsored by the Program in East Asian Studies; the Program in Islamic Studies; the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Public Health and Human Rights; and the Program in Medicine, Science and the Humanities.
(11/20/24 5:00am)
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute held a virtual event titled “The Role of Universities in Democracy.” The event is the latest in their SNF Dialogues series, designed to cover topics of civic engagement and discourse. Moderated by SNF Dialogues Executive Director Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, the discussion explored the role of higher education for democracy, student views on university administration efforts and the nature of academic freedom.
(11/21/24 5:00am)
Students entering the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) this fall will be the first group to have their curriculum structured by the Foundational Abilities (FA) — a new set of academic requirements that have replaced the previous system of distribution requirements.
(11/10/24 4:17pm)
On Oct. 31, Matías Vernengo, a professor of economics at Bucknell University, gave a talk titled “La Argentina de Javier Milei: 10 Months Later,” which centered around Argentina’s economic issues and current President Javier Milei’s approach to resolving them. Hosted by the Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies department, as well as the International Studies department, the event shed light on the political dynamics that impede Argentina’s economic development.
(11/08/24 5:03pm)
On Nov. 6, Former President Donald J. Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump has received 295 electoral votes, including decisive votes from various swing states, compared to Harris’ 226, and will return to office for a second term.
(11/06/24 4:04am)
Hopkins students have cast their ballots and are now awaiting election results, joining voters nationwide. Hopkins Votes held a March to the Polls event at 12:30 p.m. Students met at the Beach, and then walked or took a HopVan to the Waverly Public Library polling station to vote or register to vote on Election Day.
(11/08/24 4:43pm)
The Hopkins Lecture Series collaborated with Hopkins Votes and the Political Science Steering Committee to host Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) for their final event of the semester on Oct. 29 to discuss foreign policy.
(10/30/24 4:00am)
The Aronson Center for International Studies, in collaboration with the International Studies Leadership Council (ISLC), hosted the last event of their Fall 2024 Speaker Series, titled “Faculty Fridays: A New World Ahead,” on Friday, Oct. 25. The event featured a discussion by Professor Bentley Allan — an associate professor of political science — regarding the evolving dynamics of global climate governance.
(10/25/24 8:11pm)
The Department of Computer Science hosted Tommi Jaakkola, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Institute for Data, Systems and Society, on Tuesday, Oct. 15. In his talk, titled “Generative AI for (Molecular) Sciences,” Jaakkola highlighted the advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI) for molecular science and material design.
(11/07/24 5:00am)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently recognized Hopkins for its use of green power sources, which accounts for 60% of the University’s total power needs. The University currently ranks fourth among colleges in the EPA’s Green Power Partnership — a voluntary program aimed at protecting human health and the environment.
(10/22/24 4:54pm)
On Oct. 14, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted a program from 3–8 p.m to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day, with a focus on Indigenous innovation and impact. The program included a community gathering event, followed by a celebration event featuring a keynote presentation from Dr. Donald Warne — co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health — and a performance from the Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers.
(10/11/24 4:00am)
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Model United Nations (HopMUN), hosted “How to Lose a Democracy,” a panel discussion that brought together four regional experts to present case studies of de-democratization.
(10/09/24 3:38pm)
Journalist and author Scott Shane discussed the history of his newest work, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland, at the Homewood Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
