Punk Band with a Strong Work Ethic
When Paul Vallejo ’19, MS ’22, first talked with fellow Hopkins undergrad Ashrita Kumar about forming a band in 2018, he expected music to be a hobby…
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Making Earth a Better Place
Space systems expert Michaelyn Thomas MS ’21 embraces the potential of using space for good. In January 2022, she joined the U.S. Space…
Taking Garbage Out of the Streets
When Mohan B. Dangi PhD ’09 began traveling to Nepal in 1998, his goal was to help develop a renewable-energy…
Innovating for Beauty
The Black hair industry is flourishing, and wigs and hair extensions, which are fueling what The New York Times called…
Healing from Hash Browns
Toothpaste. Play-Doh. A plate of hash browns. “I can get inspired by very common things,” admits Allen Y. Wang MS…
Drive-Through Intelligence
When Atif Kureishy MS ’04 was a kid in the 1980s, enjoying a fast-food lunch was simple. His parents would…
Making Antarctic Sustainability a Priority
Hila Levy MS ’14 was 11 years old when she told her parents she wanted to join the Air Force. They…
Using Food to Fight Anti-Asian Hate
When Tim Ma, MS ’05, left his job as a senior hardware engineer with Raytheon to attend culinary school, his…
Ready for Takeoff
Ayushi Mishra, MS ’16, grew up the daughter of academics. Her father held a doctorate in physics; her mother, a…