University President Ronald J. Daniels named Beverly Wendland as the James B. Knapp dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS), effective immediately.
Nelly, the St. Louis rapper best known for his early 2000s hits “Hot in Herre,” “Dilemma” and “Ride Wit Me,” will perform in the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center on April 24 as part of this year’s Spring Fair.
The University’s chapter of Relay For Life raised over $560 for the American Cancer Society at the Hit the Floor For the Cure dance showcase, which featured performances from 10 diverse student dance groups in the Glass Pavilion on Friday.
TEDxJohnsHopkinsUniversity recently announced its second annual event’s theme of “NextGen:TBD,” along with its lineup of seven speakers, who aim to predict innovations that will occur in their fields.
A small group of hopeful romantics gathered in the Charles Commons Multipurpose room Friday night for a speed dating event hosted by community service group Circle K, raising money for UNICEF’s Eliminate Project, which works to eradicate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
The Conversations in Medicine (CiM) Symposium, a lecture series on modern health issues led by a variety of student and administrative groups, held a panel discussion titled, “Can We Afford the Affordable Care Act?” on Tuesday.
Hopkins Students for Liberty, a new club for Libertarian politics without ties to national organizations, aims to provide a forum for discussion for students outside of the Democrat-Republican dichotomy.
Upscale Baltimore restaurants are offering discounted lunches and dinners for winter Restaurant Week, which will continue through Feb. 28.
After several rounds of recruitment, sororities and fraternities have distributed bids to their new members, and the new brothers and sisters are being welcomed into the Greek community.
The University organized a private student screening of the film Selma, which was followed by a discussion panel with Provost Robert C. Lieberman, at The Charles Theatre on Wednesday. The panel also featured history professor Nathan Connolly, who is co-director of the Program on Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch.
Students discussed sexual stigmas at “I Heart Female Orgasm,” an event held Tuesday in Maryland Hall by the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP), the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) and Hopkins Dining as part of the University’s Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week.
Jack Devine, former acting director and associate director of foreign operations at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), opened the 2015 Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) “Chaos / Catalyst / Clarity” series Wednesday night. Devine discussed his career, contemporary geopolitical issues and his autobiography Good Hunting! A Spymaster’s Story, published in June.
Students hosted the 18th annual Johns Hopkins University Model United Nations Conference (JHUMUNC) at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel from Feb. 5-8. Around 1,500 high school delegates and 200 advisors from nearly 100 high schools from across the U.S. gathered at the hotel to hold seven committee sessions.
The Off-Campus Housing Office and Campus Security offered free cookies and advice on finding off-campus housing at the Love Thy Neighbor cookie-decorating party in the Charles Commons Multi-Purpose Room on Wednesday.
A panel of experts discussed the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks at a talk co-hosted by The Foreign Affairs Symposium, the Department of Political Science and the Islamic Studies Program on Friday evening.
Students in the course Lectures on Health and Wellbeing in Baltimore, a Public Health Studies seminar coordinated by Philip Leaf, heard from Baltimore Public School System (BPSS) CEO Gregory E. Thornton in class on Tuesday in Remsen Hall.
Three professors discussed ongoing efforts to innovate in the classroom on Monday at the DigIT Innovation Talks event hosted by the University’s Digital Initiatives program, which seeks to increase school digitization and the use of technology to enhance academics.
The Campus Kitchen chapter at Hopkins seeks to alleviate local hunger through its partnership with Bon Appétit Management Company, donating leftover food from campus dining facilities to Baltimoreans in need.
Filmmaker, lawyer and social activist Dawn Porter spoke to students about public defenders and racism in the American criminal justice system as the keynote speaker for the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Black History Month event series on Tuesday.
The University is increasing its efforts to recycle and reduce waste generation as RecycleMania, an eight-week competition between colleges lasting from Feb. 1 to March 28, returns to campus this spring.
