Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences

Finding their place at The Hopkins Review - Arts & Sciences Magazine The Hopkins Review's editorial team includes faculty, MFA, and undergraduate students. The staff prize the literary journal's cooperative environment, and professional output.

Faculty, MFA students, and undergraduates power the @hopkinsreview.bsky.social together. They read submissions, edit, interview writers, produce digital features, and bring each issue to life. magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2026/02/the-...

With wonderful collaborators, including @gibbonitathought.bsky.social, and support from @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

Historian David Nirenberg, artist Maya Lin named inaugural Distinguished Visitors in the Arts and Humanities New program will bring leading thinkers and creators to campus to deepen engagement with the arts and humanities and spark cross-disciplinary dialogue

JHU names historian David Nirenberg and artist Maya Lin as inaugural Distinguished Visitors in the Arts and Humanities, bringing cross-disciplinary conversations on history, memory, art, and science to campus. hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/11/d...

Experts blend science and the humanities to contemplate the cosmos Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll explains how physics, astronomy, philosophy, and classics all help us understand the expanding universe and our place in it

The upcoming Next Conversations panel, moderated by physicist @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, examines how different fields help shape our understanding of the expanding universe and our place in it. hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/12/s...

Apes share human ability to imagine A Johns Hopkins study is the first to show that the capacity to pretend is not uniquely human

New Johns Hopkins research shows imagination may not be uniquely human. “It really is game-changing that their mental lives go beyond the here and now,” said @chriskrupenye.bsky.social hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/05/a...

BioEYES program expands to Ghana - Arts & Sciences Magazine The BioEYES program, which brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology and boost interest in science, is starting in junior high schools in Ghana.

BioEYES is growing its impact globally. With new support, the hands-on science program that introduces students to biology through zebrafish is launching in Accra, Ghana. @bioeyes.bsky.social magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2026/02/bioe...

Evidence for representation of pretend objects by Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo Secondary representations enable our minds to depart from the here-and-now and generate imaginary, hypothetical, or alternate possibilities that are decoupled from reality, supporting many of our rich...

Find the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

And here is an accessible explanation in JHU's Hub: hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/05/a...

We are grateful to CIFAR, @jhu.edu, and @templetonworld.bsky.social for providing the funds to enable this discovery!

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Scientists devise way to track space junk as it falls to Earth Earthquake-detecting seismometers pinpoint sounds of space debris entering the atmosphere

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed a new way to track falling space debris using earthquake seismometers. @spacequakes.bsky.social hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/22/t...

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin joins Johns Hopkins as distinguished senior fellow Cardin brings 'a lifetime of invaluable experience' to Johns Hopkins, with joint appointments at the SNF Agora Institute and SAIS

"I look forward to working with the Hopkins community to promote respectful discussions, listening as well as advocating, mindful of the goal to achieve broader support for our community challenges," says Ben Cardin. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/28/b...

Why Americans Fortify Their Lives — And the Public Places That Can Heal the Divide Dr. Anand Pandian on fear, fortresses and our strongest tools for rebuilding trust

NEW: @anandian.bsky.social wandered across America to find out why fear and division were increasing. Read our latest article to see how he found fortification of our lives — SUVs, security cameras, even clothing — reflect a deeper cultural anxiety about strangers and belonging: tinyurl.com/24zujewh

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from Saturday evening to Monday morning. The university will cancel in-person activities in D.C. and Baltimore starting Saturday at 7 p.m. through Monday evening.
🔗 https://www.jhu.edu/alert/

Achievement unlocked: a paper in Science!

My friend and colleague Constantinos Charalambous & I showed how seismic data can be used to track and characterise the break-up of re-entering space debris.

Also features a beautiful graphic by @jhuartssciences.bsky.social Sophia Economon.

How do cells move lipids around? Krieger School researchers discovered a new family of transporters that push lipids through tunnels.

JHU researchers identified a new protein transporter that moves lipids between membranes, revealing a previously unknown pathway with implications for antibiotic research. 🧫
Read the full paper here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Study reveals genetic factors influencing pregnancy loss The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of pregnancy loss

"These insights deepen our understanding of the earliest stages of human development and open the door for future advances in reproductive genetics and fertility care," said senior author @rajivmccoy.bsky.social. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/21/g...

Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono dies at 97 Renowned as both a rigorous mathematician and thoughtful mentor, Ono was noted for his foundational work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry

Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono, a professor emeritus at JHU, died at 97. Known for foundational work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry, he also shaped generations through his teaching and mentorship. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/13/t...

Susanne Sterbing, assistant research professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, dies at 60 Sterbing was best known for her work comparing auditory and somatosensory systems of different species

Susanne Sterbing, assistant research professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was widely respected for her comparative research on auditory and somatosensory systems across species. She was a meticulous scientist, devoted teacher, and deeply valued colleague. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/08/s...

G+D together with JHU worked to put together this cool video describing our latest work! Check it out!

Understanding accents with Margaret Renwick - Arts & Sciences Magazine Associate Research Professor Margaret is examining the landscape of accents in Baltimore.

Everybody has an accent. Linguist Margaret Renwick studies how voices across the U.S. and Baltimore reflect identity, history, and generational change as language shifts over time. magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2025/11/unde...

What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormho...

" If you travel faster than the speed of light, then there's really no difference between traveling to the future and traveling to the past," says @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. www.npr.org/2025/12/31/n...

For 150 years, Johns Hopkins University has redefined what is possible through research, education, and discovery. As we enter our Sesquicentennial year, it's time to celebrate the relentless pursuit of knowledge and the people behind it. 150.jhu.edu

Probably a near-infinite supply of us doing the same dumb things. 🙃

Are we living in a parallel universe? The strange physics of Stranger Things Nature speaks to theoretical physicists to explore the real theories that inspired the hit series. Warning: contains spoilers.

“Because each universe would differ only in some subatomic particles, 'they have the same laws of physics and the same people,'” says @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. “It’s not that dramatically different.” @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New Grant for Analyzing Art with AI - Arts & Sciences Magazine Two-year funding for an interdisciplinary project that will support humanities scholars in interpreting structures and patterns within works of poetry, music, text, and other materials.

A new AI grant from Schmidt Sciences funds art analysis research at JHU.
magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2025/12/new-...

Could axolotls hold the key to restoring human vision? Axolotls can regenerate optic nerves, retinas, and parts of their brain. Provost's Undergraduate Research Award-winner Ted Chor wants to understand how.

Congratulations to Ted Chor, who won the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award for studying how axolotls regenerate optic nerves and what that research could mean for understanding human vision. 👁️https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/12/11/student-researcher-studies-axolotl-optic-nerves/

The Agility of Reintroduction to Writing - Arts & Sciences Magazine Inside Reintroduction to Writing, where Krieger School first-years learn to become more confident writers.

Writing at JHU is anything but ordinary in Reintroduction to Writing. Each week, students remix comics, memes, museum exhibit texts, and pop culture clips to build flexible writing skills. ✍️ magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/fall-2025-vo...

Wonder and discovery coalesce at Vatican Observatory exhibition Wonder Bound, the product of a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and the Vatican Observatory, brings images from the Hubble and James Webb space te...

“Wonder Bound” brings Hubble and @stsci.edu images to the Vatican Observatory’s new Specola Gallery, pairing cosmic photos with insights from leading space scientists. hub.jhu.edu/2025/12/08/v...

We created a Study Guide for the Hop Quiz that highlights key moments in Hopkins research and history. Dive into the notes and test your Hopkins knowledge!

We want to express our heartfelt thanks for being part of Hopkins history.

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Arts & Sciences Magazine, Fall 2025 The fall 2025 issue of Arts & Sciences Magazine covers the ongoing value of a doctoral degree, a spotlight on sociology research at the Krieger School, and the difference Reintroduction to Writing is ...

The Fall 2025 issue of the Arts & Sciences magazine has arrived. Take a look inside for stories on groundbreaking research, standout students, and alumni making an impact. magazine.krieger.jhu.edu

Of space, time, and typewriters Award-winning actor Tom Hanks and Johns Hopkins theater professor James Glossman co-authored the play 'This World of Tomorrow,' which premiered off-Broadway in November

Time travel, nostalgia, and a shot at true love. This World of Tomorrow, a new play co-written by Tom Hanks and James Glossman, a lecturer in JHU’s Theatre Arts & Studies program, premiered off-Broadway in November. hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/25/t...

American Academy of Sciences and Letters invests three from Johns Hopkins Professors Stephanie DeLuca, Paul McHugh, and Steven M. Teles were recognized for outstanding scholarly achievement, and McHugh was awarded the Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom

Congratulations to Stephanie DeLuca, Paul McHugh, and Steven M. Teles on being elected members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. 🎉
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