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Editor S. Darius Tandon talks about research from the journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships, a groundbreaking publication in the area of Community Based Participatory Research based at Johns Hopkins University.

Guest post by Bo Beolens The joy of researching our eponym dictionaries is coming across unsung heroes whose remarkable lives may end up commemorated in a critter’s name. Often the collective memory fades and it is left to later generations to rediscover these...

Guest post by John M. Henshaw The Segway is that crazy looking self-propelled scooter that rolls on two side-by-side wheels. Not everyone is in love with the way they look, but no matter what you might think of their aesthetics, you have to admit that they are...

No roaring lions (only polar bears) heralded the end of our mild winter here in Baltimore. Read on to see what we've been up to, who we've been meeting (can anyone say James Franco?), and what's in the works at the JHU Press. Journals News In an effort to help...

Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gene Helfman In most marine systems, large sharks are at the top of the food...

Photographer and Johns Hopkins University faculty member Phyllis A. Berger discusses her photos from Ireland and Brittany which appeared in the Summer 2011 issue of The Hopkins Review, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press

The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Robert N. McLay, M.D., Ph.D. Where is the line between disease and health? To many people this might appear a silly...

John T. Irwin, editor of The Hopkins Review, describes the magazine as “a literary, cultural quarterly.” In its first five years, the Review has published significant pieces of fiction and poetry, but the pages also feature insightful reviews as well as other...

Guest post by David A. Mindell This weekend I head down to the USS Monitor Center, at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, for “Hampton Roads Weekend.” Scholars, archaeologists, Civil War buffs, and the interested public will gather to commemorate...

The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Charles E. Davis, M.D. With a nod (and an apology) to our old friend, Charles Dickens, I’m going to ask you a...