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An exciting new series from contributors to the news organization The Conversation.

Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated every May. This month, take some time to check in with your own mental health and check in to see how your loved ones, coworkers, and neighbors are feeling too. Below is a checklist of ten ideas for how to improve...

Hanne Strager, the author of The Killer Whale Journals, shares insights about these fascinating creatures—with some of her stunning photos—since she began researching and working alongside orcas decades ago. "When an orca submerges below the surface of the sea...

A new PBS documentary called The Movement and the Madman opens with a 1960s TV recording of Richard Nixon promising not to use nuclear weapons to end the Vietnam War. The scene fades to a black screen that reads: “That was his campaign promise. But Nixon had a secret plan to end the war.”

The study of classic and contemporary films can provide a powerful avenue to understand the experience of mental illness. In Madness at the Movies, James Charney, MD, a practicing psychiatrist and long-time cinephile, examines films that delve deeply into...

In the collection below, you will find a selection of 2022's most read articles from Hopkins Press Journals. The list reflects the breadth - and lifespan - of the scholarly research we publish. Topics range widely - the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine...

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories The National Women’s History Alliance, which spearheaded the movement for March being declared National Women’s History Month, has announced the women’s history theme for 2023, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” To...

By any measure, Jack Goellner was a transformative figure at Johns Hopkins University Press, where he joined the staff in 1961 and served as director from 1974 until 1995. During his tenure, the Press grew from a relatively small operation publishing 25 books...

This Black History Month, we’re celebrating authors writing at the intersection of Black studies and fields such as public health, history, literary studies, higher education, and more. Below are some of the featured books on our Black History Month booklist.

In 2023, Hopkins Press published 108 journals, working with 378 editors who worked with 4,860 distinct authors to publish 3,669 articles across 244 issues. We tallied up the articles our readers clicked through, and discovered the 10 most-read articles Hopkins...