The Wilmer Eye Institute (Wilmer), an eye clinic at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, celebrated World Sight Day last Thursday. Founded by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), the day was dedicated to directing attention to blindness and vision impairment.
Salima Ikram, a visiting professor of Egyptology from Yale University, held a talk on Egyptian food and drink in Mudd Hall on Tuesday. Ikram studied Egyptology and Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College and earned her Master’s and Ph.D. from Cambridge University.
Every October thousands of students apply for fellowships to explore new opportunities in their field of study.
Hopkins alumnus Greg Asbed was awarded a MacArthur fellowship, or a “genius grant,” last week for his efforts to improve workplace conditions for farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida.
A week after celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosted Defamation, an interactive courtroom drama that has been performed over 300 times in schools and theaters across the U.S. The performance took place in the Levering Arellano Theater on Thursday, Oct. 12.
As part of an ongoing effort to make mental health resources more accessible to the Hopkins community, the Counseling Center has begun promoting Calm, an app that offers guided meditation, bedtime stories and music to help people relax and de-stress.
The Hopkins Alumni Association held the annual Young Alumni Weekend (YAW) from Friday, Oct. 6 to Saturday, Oct. 7. Throughout the weekend, alumni returned to Hopkins to reconnect with friends and meet with current Hopkins students.
The Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed its newly-elected freshman representatives at its weekly meeting on Tuesday in Charles Commons.
Four panelists with experience in the Middle East shared their views on the humanitarian crises in the region at a discussion titled “Unexpected Challenges in the Post-Islamic State Era” on Thursday, October 5.
After celebrating Columbus Day on Monday, Baltimore community members are debating whether a recently vandalized Christopher Columbus monument should be rededicated or renamed.
The fifth annual Hoptoberfest kicked off on Monday and is scheduled to last through this Friday. Hosted by the Hoptoberfest student organization, it was originally established to celebrate fall and help students relieve stress.
Two Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers involved in the 2015 arrest of Freddie Gray have accepted internal disciplinary action in lieu of going before disciplinary trial boards.
Three days after Baltimore City celebrated Henrietta Lacks Day, the Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) held its eighth annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Series on Saturday at the Turner Auditorium at the Hopkins East Baltimore campus.
The Alexander Hamilton Society, a student organization that brings various speakers to campus, hosted Marvin Ott and Dan Blumenthal on Tuesday. Blumenthal and Ott discussed China’s recent aggression in the South China Sea, a geopolitical trade center in Southeast Asia, through which an estimated U.S. $5 trillion worth of global trade passes.
Members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community rallied to voice their support for banning the box in college admissions. The “Ban the Box” movement includes a nationwide effort to prevent universities from asking prospective students to disclose their criminal histories in their college applications.
Traditionally, courses in the Writing Seminars and English departments are designed to familiarize students with the Western literary canon.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), which provides resources and support for underrepresented communities at Hopkins. It oversees a number of programs that aim to connect students with one another and help them navigate college life.
This semester, FastForward U (FFU) will begin offering entrepreneurial advising to students looking to start a company or business venture. FFU is an initiative from Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV), an office that facilitates licensing and patents for Hopkins researchers and supports technology startups.
Last semester, the University formally recognized IX Society (IX), which was previously an “underground” local organization established eight years ago. As a recognized student group, it will receive resources like liability insurance and training on hazing prevention and drug abuse.
Mark Bray, an organizer of the Occupy Wall Street movement, spoke at Red Emma’s bookstore about his new book, The Anti-Fascist Handbook on Thursday, Sept. 28. Occupy Wall Street was a global movement that started in New York City in 2011 to protest against worldwide economic inequality.
