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The payrolls of MLB franchises are loaded with jaw-dropping statistics, some of which are almost impossible to comprehend.
Chelsea Football Club Women has come to an agreement to sign former Stanford University Cardinal and Olympic Champion Naomi Girma on a long-term contract for a record fee of $1.1 million USD. The Blues are believed to have beat French giants Olympique Lyonnais Féminin for her signature: a move that will help the reigning Women’s Super League champions and current title front-runners in their European campaign.
As winter starts to fade, the city is buzzing with things to do. From festive celebrations to can’t-miss performances, there’s no shortage of entertainment. Here’s a roundup of the best events happening this week.
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.
Hello and welcome to another week of media recommendations from the Arts and Entertainment section! As February begins, we hope you can find the time to enjoy some of these upcoming releases in the arts, from film and television to books, music to live events. As always, the full list is provided below, but here are my personal picks for new media to consume in the upcoming week.
Welcome to this week’s science news in review, where you’ll find newsworthy scientific innovations or events that have been revealed in the first month of 2025.
For more than a century, detective fiction has captivated readers from worldwide with its intricate puzzles, thrilling chases and profound social critiques. From classic whodunits to dark psychological mysteries, the genre has evolved into distinct schools, each with its own approach to crime and deduction. As an avid reader of detective literature — particularly Japanese detective fiction — I wrote this guide in the hopes that it will help you find the perfect place to begin your journey into the world of mystery and deduction.
Following President Trump’s inauguration, the flurry of executive orders and funding freezes introduced uncertainty into the period of political transition. Researchers and health practitioners across the country faced questions about the availability of funding for new graduate students and research fellows, as well as the broader impact on their fields in the coming years.
This week, the chill has finally receded, and temperatures in Baltimore are on the rise. With the weather warming up, it's the perfect time to step outside and make the most of the weekend. If you're looking for something fun to do, The News-Letter has rounded up some exciting events happening around the city — whether you're in the mood for a festival, a concert, or just a new place to explore.
As the nation’s first research institution, Johns Hopkins has topped the National Science Foundation’s list of academic institutions for Research & Development spending for 45 years. This year, Hopkins spent $3.8 billion across the university. More than half of this was sunk into one division — the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
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.
The Mu Psi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in collaboration with the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Organización Latine Estudiantíl (OLÉ) Latinx Student Group, hosted an event titled “New Year, Same Advocacy” on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The event facilitated an open dialogue between students and leaders in the University administration regarding the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and its subsequent effects on student admissions and enrollment.
Bob Dylan is an enigma. Despite being a towering force of American culture, he has always defied easy interpretation, too slippery to fit into categories or expectations. So, do we really need a Bob Dylan musical biopic? The genre is synonymous with clichés and unoriginality — notoriously squeezing complex lives into generic, done-to-death narratives.
After watching the first season of XO, Kitty on Netflix I can confirm — my high school career was decidedly boring. I did not, in fact, get a scholarship to study abroad in Korea. I did not chase an online boyfriend halfway around the world as a sweeping romantic gesture. And I did not discover that said boyfriend already had a girlfriend, yet still decide to room with him and his two friends.
On Tuesday, Jan. 28 the Student Government Association (SGA) convened for its weekly meeting. The meeting involved a presentation surveying student opinion on the new general education requirements for freshmen, the introduction of a potential SGA mentorship program and a review of plans for a February Speed Dating event.
The University agreed to pay $18.5 million in a lawsuit to resolve claims that it favored wealthy applicants and limited financial aid on Jan.17.
We are back in Baltimore and the real feel has been closer to ten degrees than I would like. How utterly tragic. On my first day of classes, I donned two layers of pants and three layers of tops and treated my walk to Gilman like a treacherous journey (it was, in fact, treacherous). I spent the rest of the day in bed, under every single blanket I own, with my heater blasting.
I probably have around 10 tabs open on my laptop at all times. As I write this, I have a record low of eight: today’s Wordle (3/6 — great starting word), a 30-page reading for class, a video essay on Kafkaesque, LinkedIn, a guide on simple living, Outlook, an assignment that was due last week and an article on high protein vegetarian recipes that I will never look at again. Each tab feels like a microcosm of the chaos in my life.
The 2025 Oscar nominations are out, and, trust me, they did not disappoint. This year’s list of contenders is a cinematic fever dream of groundbreaking films, historic nominations and a little bit of controversy to keep things spicy. From Emilia Pérez making history, to Wicked bringing Broadway glam to the big screen and The Brutalist sparking debates about technology in film, it’s a lineup worth dissecting. So, let’s roll out the red carpet and break it all down.
Dr. Won Jin Ho presented a talk as part of the Immunology Neighborhood Seminar on “Overcoming the tumor immune microenvironment — barriers to cancer immunotherapy” on Jan 21. Ho is a physician-scientist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and director of the Mass Cytometry Director at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.