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(08/27/26 2:39pm)
Oftentimes, college is expected to be a time of reinvention: you’re thrown into a new environment and asked to build yourself back from the ground up after the world’s hardest factory reset. Maybe this is the year you start going to the gym on the daily, practicing your instrument more or writing your magnum opus. The problem with asking such a hard pivot of yourself, just as with New Year’s Resolutions, is that your body’s resistant inertia will nearly always lead to those new desirable habits first becoming chores, and then memories left in the past.
(08/27/26 2:48pm)
Our Cover Letter would be incomplete if it didn’t include a guide to joining The News-Letter! If you see any sections that interest you, feel free to reach out at managing@jhunewsletter.com or the section’s email on our website.
(08/22/26 7:00pm)
Grace:
(08/27/26 2:52pm)
After living in the Bay Area for two years, I grew well accustomed to its endless options for cafes. Trying new cafes quickly became a habit of mine, as it was a fun way to fuel my coffee addiction and change up my study environment. Oftentimes, I found that when I went to the effort of venturing off campus to study at a cafe, I was extra motivated to focus and make the most of my time there.
(04/01/26 6:00am)
A fourth-year doctoral student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Hopkins, William Brakewood, is undertaking a new venture: the creation of a start-up, Microbiome Foundries, which designs bacteria to regulate surface microbiomes. Currently working in the Betenbaugh Lab, Brakewood’s research spans numerous topics of interest in microbiology.
(03/13/26 3:56am)
John P. Toscano is a professor in the Hopkins Department of Chemistry. He joined the department in 1995 as an assistant professor, eventually becoming a full professor in 2003. He later served as vice-chair of the department in 2004, and served as chair from 2005 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2014. He also served as vice dean and interim dean for the University’s natural science departments.
(02/26/26 2:00am)
The Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) Class of 2029 experienced the first year of the curriculum redesign labeled as “Foundational Abilities” (FAs), replacing the previously existing distribution requirements that require 18 credits that are categorized under humanities (H) and/or social and behavioral sciences (S), a First-Year Seminar and 6–12 credits of writing intensive courses that can also be double-tagged for fulfilling the S and H requirements listed above.
(02/27/26 11:00am)
Perspective is an annual online publication produced by the Hopkins Black Student Union (BSU). In a magazine format, Perspective seeks to commemorate the year’s Black students – their achievements, celebrations and contributions. For example, recent publications have highlighted organization events, member spotlights and creative works. However, the origins of Perspective lie in the latter half of the 20th century, where past BSU members published Perspective in a printed newspaper format, not unlike The News-Letter.
(11/17/25 12:31am)
One Tuesday morning, while standing next to my club’s harm reduction card, I watched as an elderly woman in a wheelchair pushed herself forward, nearly passing me on her way to the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She looked up to greet me, then caught one glimpse of our banner which dons clip art images of a syringe, a small pipe with smoke coming out of it and Band-Aids.
(11/14/25 12:14am)
I don’t remember when exactly I wanted to learn how to make food, but I do remember why (other than the fact that I thought it was a useful skill and more economical). I liked eating tasty food, so trying to make it was the natural progression in my mind. My journey began with cooking.
(11/13/25 10:50pm)
I sat on the floor a lot as a kid. Our hardwood floors were the perfect temperature to escape the heat of the summer daylight, and I would spend many afternoons starfished out on the floor, zoning out, or playing with my older brother’s LEGOs while waiting for my mom to finish cooking lunch. I would often sit in front of our family television — a smaller, chunky VIZIO model at the time — and watch whatever episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA) was airing on Nickelodeon. I would sit there and watch episodes with my brother until the screen got hot and my mom told me I was sitting too close to the TV; that my vision would get worse. Only then would I tear my eyes away from whatever waterbending battle Katara was up to and scoot back, maybe three inches, still cross-legged.
(11/14/25 12:05am)
2012 was an odd year for me. There were ups, and there were downs, and there were many moments in between.
(11/13/25 10:25pm)
The other day, in a desperate attempt to procrastinate on my dreadfully boring report on the microstructure and nanostructure of 304L grade stainless steel (sorry, Dr. Gracias), I navigated away from the dozens of review papers on my screen and into the promised land of BuzzFeed quizzes. After a few minutes of mindlessly scrolling, a few holy pixels found their way to my eyes: a quiz promising to tell me what kind of a potato I was. I froze. Was I Yukon Gold? Fingerling? Bintje? I simply had to find out.
(11/13/25 10:45pm)
Welcome! Sorry the elevator took so long — it tends to do that. You can take your shoes off by the door.
(09/16/25 4:00pm)
Laboratory workshops, collaborative or independent projects, community events and personal fulfillment — Agara Bio brings it all together.
(08/17/25 3:35pm)
Freshman year at Hopkins: something I’d dreamed of saying all throughout high school. When it finally became real, I was thrilled: ready to dive into challenging classes, live in a dorm and experience college in the way I’d always imagined. But after a tough first week, things didn’t get easier. Week after week, I found myself struggling, more than I ever expected.
(08/17/25 3:05pm)
Buse:
(08/17/25 2:38pm)
Chances are, unless you’re from a major city, you’re not very familiar with public transportation. America is famously car-centric, with limited infrastructure to support or expand alternative transit options. Growing up in lovely New Jersey, I too had minimal experience with public transportation, but after moving to Baltimore, I’ve learned to navigate and appreciate it. Whether you’re heading out of Homewood to pursue advanced work, or to let loose and have fun in the city, we Hopkins students are afforded a breadth of opportunities and access to a vast network of buses and trains.
(08/17/25 3:57pm)
Welcome to Hopkins! Here are some words you might commonly hear. One of the first things you’ll pick up is our campus slang. While it’s not an entirely different language, the nicknames for buildings and spots can be confusing at first — especially since they often don’t match what’s on Google Maps. To help clear up the confusion, here’s a quick list of common terms you’ll want to know. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s a great place to start!
(04/23/25 4:00am)
In his inaugural address, President Daniel Coit Gilman, the University’s first president, made a statement on what he expects out of the University’s students, stating, “Our simple aim is to make scholars strong, bright, useful, and true.”
