Student Stories

Two Alumni Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships

The scholarship provides full funding for exceptional postgraduate students to continue their studies at the University of Cambridge

By Jamie Crow (HUB)

Two Johns Hopkins alumni were recently awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships, which provide full funding to pursue a postgraduate …

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Kylie Fuller investigates the links between social media and tackling climate change

The second PURA student spotlight is Kylie Fuller, a third-year student at JHU studying Psychology and Anthropology. Fuller has worked as a research assistant for three years, receiving two PURA awards. Her 2021 PURA project is titled “The Effect of …

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Joyce Ker’s “Dear Cancer” project combines the humanities and science research

In our inaugural PURA student spotlight, we interviewed Joyce Ker a third-year student at JHU studying Medicine, Science, and the Humanities and Biology. The PURA program was established in 1993 with a generous endowment by the Hodson Trust, which supports Hopkins …

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Hold your brain in your palm – Interview with Balaji Vijayakumar

This Fall semester, a sophomore-year Hopkins student Balaji Vijayakumar finished his interesting project – he made a 50%-size model of his actual brain on a 3D printer at the Digital Media Center in Homewood. How did he get this idea, …

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Undergrads partner with NATO to reduce combat casualties

Originally published by Catherine Graham on The Hub in August 2021

A team of Clark Scholars has developed a wearable device that can relay a soldier’s vitals to combat medics, making it easier to determine who needs medical attention most …

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First-year student wins scholarship for students with cochlear implants

Originally written by Jacob deNobel for The Hub in February 2021.

First-year student Zandy Wong researches hearing loss in mice as a member of the neuroscience scholars program.

In the lab of auditory neuroscience professor Amanda Lauer, first-year student Zandy …

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TikTok tutor racks up thousands of followers around the world

Originally written by Sarah Tarney for The Hub in March 2021.

Hopkins senior Ben Straus shares homework help and study tips through TikTok videos and a Discord server.

Ben Straus joined TikTok for the same reason most of the platform’s …

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JHU senior awarded Luce Scholarship

Originally written by Jacob Budenz for The Hub in March 2021.

Nihaal Rahman will work to develop sustainable solutions to malnutrition among children during a year of working abroad.

From a young age, Johns Hopkins senior Nihaal Rahman has dedicated …

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Women of Whiting symposium focuses on self-advocacy at work and in life

Originally written by Sarah Tarney for The Hub in April 2021.

Exposure to science and engineering was part of the lives of both Kristin Gunnarsdottir and Golnoosh Kamali from childhood. A native of Iceland, Gunnarsdottir remembers lessons about things like …

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Despite challenges from pandemic, JHU once again a top producer of Fulbright awardees

Originally written by Jacob Budenz for The Hub in April 2021.

For the 11th year in a row, Johns Hopkins University appears on Chronicle of Higher Education‘s list of top producers for the 2020–21 Fulbright Scholarship application cycle. With 22 of …

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