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In the 1890s, Mary Garrett used her influence and money to make Johns Hopkins medical school co-educational.

Dr. John Cmar discusses the latest news related to the measles outbreak and public health policy regarding vaccinations for childhood diseases.

In 1894, Max Brodel came to Baltimore from Leipzig, Germany, and revolutionized the art of medical illustration at Johns Hopkins hospital. He also became…

Habeus Corpus!

Journalist Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes — exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have combined to form a new cuisine.

Jazz Critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a cd featuring Carl Stalling''s cartoon music. From 1936 to 1958 Stalling composed music for Warner Brother''s cartoons including: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the Road Runner. The title is "The Carl Stalling Project, Vol. 2, Warner Bros." REV. : Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews Spike Lee''s new film "Clockers." Then we heard an excerpt from a 1993 (?) interview with novelist Richard Price who wrote "Clockers."

The family of Hae Min Lee, the ex-girlfriend and classmate at Baltimore's Woodlawn High School is requesting a new court proceeding for Adnan Syed who was freed in October.

The Maryland Supreme Court upheld a decision to reinstate Syed's murder conviction and ordered a redo hearing. It comes just two years since Syed was freed from prison.

Deb J.J. Lee's debut YA graphic memoir focuses on the author's struggles with mental health and their relationships with their family and friends during their childhood and teenage years.

Spike Lee's latest collaboration with Denzel Washington — their first in nearly 20 years — reimagines a 1963 story about a wealthy businessman. In this version, Washington plays a music executive and Jeffrey Wright plays his chauffeur.

Someday, when a history is written about the long and not always successful war to restore the Chesapeake Bay, a chapter will be devoted to one of the…

A day after the early Christmas explosion injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in downtown Nashville, Tenn., large swaths of the state's communications networks were still down.

Our annual offering of selected music, poetry and narratives that capture the holiday spirit.

Are entrepreneurs always in business for themselves? Are they prized as employees? We look at two approaches to nurturing entrepreneurs, at Towson University’s StarTUp accelerator and Community College of Baltimore County’s ‘Center for Business Innovation.’

The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.

"The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system," Attorney General William Barr said.

The Trump administration restored the names of nine bases named after confederate general. Advocates say it dishonors a bi-partisan attempt to turn the page on the military's segregationist past.

An experiment involving some "mighty mice" on the International Space Station could someday help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength on interplanetary journeys.

NSA leaker Edward Snowden's revelations have left us all grappling with questions of privacy. One way to keep some of our information private is through email encryption. But, how does that work?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Wilson Center's Jean Lee about North Korea's testing of cruise missiles and about at how the country is handling COVID-19.