Stuart “Bill” Leslie, a professor in the History of Science and Technology department, gave a presentation entitled, “The Hopkins That Might Have Been” during Alumni Weekend. The presentation discussed a few pivotal moments in Hopkins geographical, social, academic and athletic history that could have been different.
Several students from Hopkins will run and bike 4,000 miles across America this summer to raise money for young adults with cancer under a program called 4K for Cancer.
This year’s Alumni Weekend brought in record numbers of Hopkins alumni and featured a number of events for both current and former Johns Hopkins students. Featuring a number of well-loved standards like the Homecoming lacrosse game — this year against the University of Michigan — and the five-year reunion dinners, the weekend also featured a new event that took place on the Beach and mixed students with young alumni.
Students gathered to hear the College Republicans and College Democrats debate several current political issues in Hodson Hall on Tuesday at an event hosted by the JHU Politik.
Two Hopkins alumnae used external scholarships to pursue their studies in the other countries during the past year. Anna Wherry, who graduated in 2014, received a Marshall Scholarship, a grant that is financing her graduate school education in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Bayly Winder, who also graduated in 2014, received a Fulbright Scholarship, which is one of the largest educational exchange programs that offers research, teaching opportunities and graduate studies on a largely international level.
Real Food Hopkins and Students for Environmental Action (SEA) teamed up to host VegFest 2015, which featured pairs of students and professional chefs cooking with fresh vegetables. The event took place as part of the Earth Day celebrations on the Beach on Wednesday.
The University hosted its first Undergraduate Research Day (URD) on April 16 at the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center. One hundred seven students from 25 departments presented their research, which covered academic disciplines including engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
The administration will send out an anonymous survey to the entire University community to get a more accurate picture of the climate surrounding sexual violence as part of “Not Alone,” the first report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.
The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance (DSAGA) held its annual carnival as part of April Awareness Days in support of all sexual orientations and gender identities on the Freshman Quad on Friday.
The Committee on Student Elections reported the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) Class Council elections on Monday afternoon. Current Junior Class Senator Amy Sun, running unopposed, was elected president of the Class of 2016, and incumbent Syed Hossain was reelected president of the Class of 2017 over two contenders.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger has formed a committee to evaluate the smoking policy at the Homewood and Peabody campuses. The committee plans to either make the campuses smoke-free or to limit smoking to designated outdoor areas.
The rapper Nelly, this year’s Spring Fair headliner, was arrested on Saturday in Tennessee and charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. It has not yet been decided if he will still perform at Hopkins on April 24.
David Plouffe, the manager of U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, headlined the final Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) event of the year, which was co-sponsored by the College Democrats.
The Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Library will undergo structural and aesthetic renovations following the collection of student, faculty and administrative input.
The Sexual Violence Advisory Committee (SVAC) hosted a sparsely attended open focus group session on April 9 led by Title IX Coordinator and Assistant Vice Provost Allison Boyle and SVAC undergraduate representative sophomore Nicholas Ulm.
Following its signature annual event, JHU Relay For Life has raised about $38,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Professor Niloofar Haeri, chair of the Anthropology Department, and Professor Lawrence M. Principe, a professor in the History of Science and Technology Department and the Chemistry Department, were chosen as recipients of 2015 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Students gathered in the Mattin Courtyard on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. to get a taste of Taiwanese food and culture at the annual Night Market event, which was jointly hosted by the Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA) and the Taiwanese Student Association (TSA), an organization made up primarily of graduate students.
Promotious, a mobile app founded by two recent Hopkins graduates and a current senior that offers discounts for Charles Village restaurants, launched on April 9.
Benjamin Zaitchik, a professor in the Global Environmental Change and Sustainability (GECS) department, focuses his teaching and research on dealing with the consequences of climate change.
