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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 2d

The JH Libraries have access to the ebook here! catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01... [JH login req'd] Cheers to Dr. White! 🎉📚

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 9d

Midterm mode is activated!⚡The #HopkinsBloombergCenter is energized by students "flying solo" or teaming up to study together. 📚

An image, photographed from the atrium, of students studying on multiple floors of the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in DC. October 1, 2025.

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 12d

New blog post from our library colleague, Lubov McKone blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/09/bias... @jhulibraries.bsky.social

Bias in AI: How to Spot It, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do - The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog

Welcome back to our Responsible AI series, created by the Digital Scholarship and Data Services department as part of its ongoing commitment to promoting ethical and responsible AI practices for […]

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 12d

Just in - a new ebook: "Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice of Crisis Decision-Making" edited by @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and Keren Yarhi-Milo. catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01... (Hopkins login req'd) 📖

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 18d

A glimpse of the Evans Library's open house event today at SAIS Europe in Bologna. @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social

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Johns Hopkins University @jhu.edu · Jun 10

@deniswirtz.bsky.social and his team at Johns Hopkins are transforming how we see and understand cancer.

With NIH support, they are using AI and advanced imaging to study how tumors grow, spread, and vary across populations. 1/2

#ResearchSavesLives

Denis Wirtz and a large interdisciplinary research team pose together in a Johns Hopkins laboratory, surrounded by benches, supplies, and scientific equipment.

Denis Wirtz and members of his research team at Johns Hopkins examine a 3D tissue model on a computer screen in a lab equipped with microscopes and imaging tools.

Denis Wirtz observes a student researcher using a microscope to examine cell samples in a laboratory setting at Johns Hopkins.

Denis Wirtz discusses a sample with three student researchers in the lab, all wearing INBT lab coats and gloves, surrounded by equipment and supplies.

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Hopkins Retrospective @hopkinsretro.bsky.social · 24d

It’s Thinking About You Week, and we’ve been thinking about the MSE Library (@jhulibraries.bsky.social)! It’s been under construction for over a year now, and we can’t help but wonder how it’s going.

A construction update was published this summer:

blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/07/mse-...

MSE Renovation Marks a Year of Milestones - The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog

A year into the construction phase of the Milton S. Eisenhower renovation project, here are four major milestones to celebrate.

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 22d

We're following @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social for the latest from our SAIS colleagues at the #hopkinsbloombergcenter !

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 22d

@jonasnahm.com ⬆️

The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · 25d

Becoming a More Confident AI User blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/09/beco... a new Sheridan Libraries blog post from our colleague Cynthia Hudson Vitale.

Becoming a More Confident AI User - The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog

Welcome back to our Responsible AI series, created by the Digital Scholarship and Data Services department as part of its ongoing commitment to promoting ethical and responsible AI practices for […]

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Johns Hopkins University Libraries @jhulibraries.bsky.social · Aug 28

Attention library patrons- requesting books from libraries beyond JHU got easier this summer! 🌟 This July JH Libraries launched improvements to BorrowDirect so that if items are unavailable through BorrowDirect, the request is automatically forwarded to other libraries.

Learn more at bit.ly/45HasEU

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Sep 8

beautiful!

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Aug 26

And we're off! Fall '25 has launched and the Frary Library’s Service Desk team - including some great student assistants – is ready to assist everyone this year! 🎉 #HopkinsBloombergCenter

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Orientation is always filled with excitement and promise. Happy to have students and faculty back in the building... #HopkinsBloombergCenter

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Aug 22

A fantastic week welcoming new students to the #HopkinsBloombergCenter and the 25/26 academic year. It's ON! @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @jhucarey.bsky.social @jhuaap.bsky.social

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just in at the Frary: Tim Weiner's new work catches us up on the evolution of the CIA since 9/11. Catalyst print book record (JH login req'd to request it): catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01... 📚

The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Just in at the Frary: The @economist.com's War Room newsletter calls The Illegals a "superb new book" on Russian spy operations. Print copy available for request now (JH login req'd): catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01... 📚 🕵️‍♀️

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 7

It is VERY hot 🔥in DC right now, but wonderfully cool 🆒inside the Frary! #HopkinsBloombergCenter

Image of the quiet and cool Frary Library at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center on July 7 2025.

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Hopkins Retrospective @hopkinsretro.bsky.social · Jul 10

Former Sen. Ben Cardin donates political papers to Johns Hopkins.

"The materials in a collection like this can add nuance, context, and lived experience to the broader historical narrative." - Katie Carey, University Archivist

hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/03/b...

Former Sen. Ben Cardin donates political papers to Johns Hopkins

The materials span Cardin's nearly 60 year legislative career, covering a range of topics and historical events

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 9

Like much of Sam Gilliam’s work during the Civil Rights Movement, “A Lovely Blue And !” challenges the boundaries of canvas, of materials, and of thinking.

Jon West-Bey, @jhu.edu Museum Studies Lecturer, responds to the work anchoring the #HopkinsBloombergCenter atrium. youtube.com/shorts/TwAhX...

A closer look at Sam Gilliam’s “A Lovely Blue And !”

YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 7

It is VERY hot 🔥in DC right now, but wonderfully cool 🆒inside the Frary! #HopkinsBloombergCenter

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 2

"Nine historians and thinkers play the game of comparing and contrasting Trump with figures in history." Hopkins affiliates can read this issue for free online proxy.library.jhu.edu/login?url=ht... (JH login req'd)

Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · Jun 30

Is Trump a product of our reactionary times or the person most shaping it? FP’s latest print issue, ‘The Historical Presidency,’ features nine essays on what the global past reveals about our confounding present.

Read it here: foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine...

FP’s Summer 2025 Print Magazine: The Historical Presidency

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Gillian K. Hadfield named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/26/g... via The Hub. 🎉🎉 to @ghadfield.bsky.social !

Gillian K. Hadfield named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance

Gillian Hadfield, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance, leads research to reimagine how systems can evolve to meet the demands of a changing world and emerging technolo...

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jul 1

From the Hub: Teaching AI to Admit Uncertainty
hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/26/t...

Teaching AI to admit uncertainty

Johns Hopkins researchers show how different "odds" can teach AI models to admit when they're not confident enough in an answer

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The Irene and Richard Frary Library @frarylibrarydc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations🎉 to JH Libraries' Gabrielle Dean, who won a Discovery Award with her team for a project called "Discovery Curating and Archiving Black Baltimore (CABB)" research.jhu.edu/major-initia...
@jhulibraries.bsky.social

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