News – Johns Hopkins University Student Well-Being

SNF Agora Institute welcomes new cohort of Visiting Fellows

The new fellows, including the first Dissident in Residence, will explore social media algorithms, political corruption, campus discourse, Black voter mobilization, and other topics

From class clown to Commencement

Krieger School senior Nader Barsoum receives his bachelor's degree on Sunday, an accomplishment that marks a shift in the trajectory of his immigrant family, he says

Society of Fellows in the Humanities names first cohort

The Society of Fellows in the Humanities will provide funding to nine Johns Hopkins fellows to pursue hands-on experiences to complement their postgraduate studies

Reality show: Students demonstrate their augmented reality creations

Students in an interdisciplinary augmented reality course recently showcased their projects, including a virtual card game and educational resources

Five Johns Hopkins PhD students inducted into Bouchet Society

Thomas Burnett, Brent Ifemembi, Natalie Joe, Lea A. Marineau, and Gian Carlo Molina-Castro were each recognized for their commitment to academic and personal excellence

Study reveals that kidney cells don't filter blood, they pump it

A new study found that kidney cells pump blood rather than filtering it, aiding in the understanding of kidney physiological function

Faculty recruitment effort named to honor university's first Black woman tenured professor

The Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program will bring 30 diverse scholars to the university, with a focus on STEM fields

Tying it all together

Post-doctoral fellow Ashley Kiemen synergized her love for math, visual artistry, and biology by co-developing a platform to create interactive, 3D models of human tissue to improve the study of tumor formation

Anna Deavere Smith highlights the beauty of Baltimore

In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles

Taking the temperature of the pandemic

As the U.S. reaches one million COVID-19 deaths, where are we in the arc of the pandemic? Epidemiologist David Dowdy explains.