The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEBHopkins ranked sixth best college in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In the most recent best national university rankings by the U.S. News and World Report, Hopkins was ranked sixth — the highest ranking the University has received to date. This sixth place was shared in a four-way-tie with the California Institute of Technology, Duke ...
News & Features - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEB6 days ago · By MAYA BRITTO | July 8, 2024. In an email to the Hopkins community earlier today, President Ronald J. Daniels announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies, the philanthropic organization of alumnus Michael Bloomberg, has donated $1 billion in funding to alleviate the financial burden of students attending Johns Hopkins graduate schools.
Science & Technology - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEBSep 24, 2024 · By VICKY ZHU | April 21, 2024. Although the semester is wrapping up at Hopkins, science endeavors around the world continue to yield exciting discoveries. This week’s Science News in Review covers new technology to identify the origin of metastatic cancers, the long-term effects of pregnancy complications, novel neural circuitry for food ...
A "more human" AI: enhancing human-computer interaction
WEB1 day ago · From general AI platforms like ChatGPT to healthcare diagnostic chatbots, the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) research made enormous strides in replicating elements of human behavior to enhance the user experience during human-computer interaction. On Sept. 30th, Michael Bernstein, an associate professor of computer science at Stanford University, presented a talk at the Center for ...
Science news in review: Oct. 7 - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEB1 day ago · The impact of human-caused bird extinctions is worse than expected. A new study published in Science reveals that human-driven bird extinctions over the past 130,000 years have caused a far greater loss in avian functional diversity and evolutionary history than previously understood. Using the most comprehensive dataset to date on bird ...
Editorial - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEBSep 5, 2024 · By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | April 25, 2024. As the school year draws to a close, The News-Letter is reflecting on the successes and challenges of this year and our role in the Hopkins community. It is a unique time to be working for a college newspaper. As editors of The News-Letter, watching breaking news notifications about our peer institutions ...
Opinion - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Opinion. The opinions presented below are solely the views of the author and do not represent the views of The News-Letter. If you are a member of the Hopkins community looking to submit a piece or a letter to the editor, please email [email protected].
Magazine - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
WEBBy SARA KAUFMAN | August 19, 2024. Students have a habit of joining Hopkins, becoming engrossed in on-campus activities, and not leaving — that is the Hopkins Bubble. We tend to lose sight of the fact that we live just 45 minutes away from our nation's capital, in a city rich with art and culture, and in a state filled with gorgeous parks and ...
Students adjust to fully in-person semester
WEBSep 9, 2022 · After two years of hybrid learning, the University has transitioned to a fully in-person modality for the fall 2022 semester. All classes, including large lectures, are now being taught in person. While being reminiscent of pre-pandemic schooling, this semester also features strategies adopted during virtual and hybrid semesters.
It's not just you: This was a hard semester
WEBDec 7, 2021 · As the Fall 2021 semester comes to a close, students and faculty alike report feeling burned out as the University attempts to strike a balance between restoring a semblance of campus normalcy with taking appropriate public health measures in the face of an ongoing pandemic. Christy Thornton, an assistant professor of …