Guest blogger: Macie Hall, from the CER‘s Innovative Instructor. When we think about teaching, intellectual property rights may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet staff in […]
CQ & the Humanities – Let’s put Congress to Work!
Congressional Quarterly (aka, CQ) publications have long been great sources of information on the activities of Congress. Political science scholars and others in the social sciences know CQ all too well. But, […]
Need Images? Find them in ARTstor!
The JHU Visual Resources Collection is now available within the ARTstor Digital Library via Shared Shelf. Shared Shelf is a tool that allows the Visual Resources Collection (VRC) to publish […]
Catalyst Lifehacks
Now that you’re back and shaking the dust off of your research brain, let’s look at some handy Catalyst features that might get overlooked when you’re otherwise laser-focused on cranking […]
This way to the beach
As summer winds down, you have a few final fleeting weeks to get to the beach. I grew up near Lake Erie, where going to the beach for the afternoon […]
Changes at MSEL
If you’re a returning student (or staff or faculty), there are a few changes around MSEL you should know about. Elevators – The MSEL public elevators (near the central staircase) […]
Coeducation at Johns Hopkins, pt. 1
The history of coeducation at Johns Hopkins is a long and – by today’s standards – a not entirely complimentary story. When our founding president, Daniel Coit Gilman, and the original […]
Can you get 0 results in the catalog?
There used to be a game called Googlewhack where the goal was to get only 1 result in a Google results list using only 2 real words in your search. […]
Chocolate — At What Price?
Chocolate. Just typing the word makes me happy (and hungry). We want to eat chocolate. We’re supposed to eat it. But the world’s cocoa supply is in danger. One reason […]
Opera should be seen and heard!
Are you an opera fan? Do you want to see some great performances of your favorite chestnuts? Or, are you interested in exploring new music you’ve never seen or heard before? Opera […]