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Now that March Madness is over, your attention can be steered back to Hopkins. While the basketball games may have been nailbiters, so were our Lacrosse games! You may walk by the tennis courts every day, and like me, wonder “how is the tennis team doing?" Well, I’m here to answer those questions and spread the love for all sports.
Sameer Gabbita is a junior at Hopkins, majoring in Biomedical Engineering. In an interview with The News-Letter, he reflects on his research journey and his recent achievement becoming a Goldwater Scholar.
Roma Desai is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. She is a recipient of the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which awards undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in scientific research. In an interview with The News-Letter, Desai described her research experience and future plans.
Henry Le Chang is a junior who was recently awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship for his research in neuroscience. In an interview with The News-Letter, Chang discussed his work investigating the biological mechanisms of pain and itch, his research journey at Hopkins and the lessons he learned, as well as his vision for advancing his work.
Oliver Nizet is a junior pursuing Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Computer Science. He is a recipient of the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which awards undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career in scientific research. In an interview with The News-Letter, Nizet described his research experience and future plans.
As we approach the end of the school year, our Hopkins teams are also nearing conference championship season. The stakes are raised, and with it have come some incredibly impressive performances from our student-athletes, so let’s take a look at some of the most outstanding from this past week!
Yes, it’s almost break. No, that doesn't mean Hopkins sports stop because everyone has lots of midterms coming up. This week's edition is full of exciting action, surprises, mild disappointments and championships. But, Hopkins sports faithful, we’re here for you with the rundown.
Over the past week, we have seen records broken and standards set for what looks to be another incredibly successful semester of Hopkins sport! Come with us as we take a look at some of the most notable storylines from recent action.
The snow is melting, the fields are cleared and the weather is warming up. All three of these factors point to one conclusion: You should go attend a Hopkins sports game! If you need any more convincing, here are the rundowns of how some of our teams did in the past week. Embrace the hype and go support.
Leonid Kotov is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Economics and is an essential member of the Hopkins Men’s Fencing team. His weapon of choice is sabre. In his junior year of high school, Kotov earned a gold medal in the 2022 USA Summer Nationals. Upon his arrival to the collegiate fencing scene, Kotov was awarded the 2023-24 US Fencing Coaches Association National DIII Sabre Newcomer of the Year. He followed this with being named to the USFCA Mid-Atlantic/South All-Region in 2025.
The semester may just be kicking into gear, but the spring sports are just starting to bloom and the winter sports are putting up some chilling wins. It’s the best of both worlds: thrilling lacrosse matches with a snowy and gorgeous Homewood campus as a backdrop, or an indoor gym where you can cheer in comfort.
Despite an incredibly cold and snowy beginning to the Spring semester, Hopkins sports got off to a characteristically hot start, registering several key wins!
Stone Meng, a senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Hopkins, was the 112th student body president and is the co-founder of Higher Grounds Vending. In an interview with The News-Letter, Meng discussed his experiences during his undergraduate years, ranging from his time in the Student Government Association (SGA) to his research in the field of dentistry.
Yes, I know it’s almost Thanksgiving and the main thing on your mind is when can you go home. When are you able to sit on the couch all day, maybe catch some NFL or NBA games, and drift into daydreams about never going back to school. As tempting as this sounds, you’ll be more thrilled to know about the success of our Hopkins sports team. Embrace your team spirit and combine it with your love for the school and you will realize that these Hopkins Sports games are can’t miss thrillers.
We are truly into the pointy end of the fall season. This is where titles are won, and most importantly, where the Blue Jays establish themselves as one of the most dominant forces in all of DIII sports! So lets take a look back at some of the biggest headlines from Hopkins sports this past week.
It’s an exciting time in the world of Hopkins sports. The fall season is climbing to an exciting culmination and the winter season is slowly heating up. Now is an amazing time for everyone to go and catch a game, either outside if you can brave the chill or inside at the gym or pool. As the winter athletes show off how hard they have been training for the season and the fall athletes demonstrate the elevated levels of play they developed over the past few months, go support and cheer on the Jays.
With the halfway mark of the season behind us, the Blue Jays are well and truly in the final leg of the season, heading towards conference championships and playoffs! In what is almost regular fashion at this point, the teams at Hopkins put together another stellar week of performances, so let’s take a look back at some of the best from the week...
Ikshu Pandey is a postbaccalaureate research assistant at the Rowland Institute at Harvard and a Fulbright recipient committed to studying the nexus of neuroscience and materials science for medical innovation. She is also dedicated to fostering equity in STEM and healthcare through her global advocacy work. In an interview with The News-Letter, Pandey reflected on her passion for interdisciplinary research and the effect of Fulbright experience, which have solidified her desire to create collaborative, globally informed solutions in neurodegenerative disease and healthcare engineering.
Welcome to another week of Hopkins Sports in Review! By now, we’re in the full swing of the academic year. Things might be busy due to exams, but it’s still the fall sports season and lots of exciting events happened over the past week. From opponents traveling thousands of miles across the world to the games that took place on Homewood Field, the sports teams were full of action.
School is officially back in session! It’s been a couple of weeks since our first day of classes, and so the fall season of Hopkins sports are well underway. The 2024-25 was an immense success for the Blue Jays, as they finished runners up in the DIII Learfield Director’s Cup, only trailing Emory University. Hopefully this season can see continued success across all disciplines, and perhaps a first place finish in the Director’s Cup to make it three in four years! Without further ado, let’s look at some of the action from the beginning of the season…