News – Johns Hopkins University Student Well-Being

David Steiner makes a case for reimagining American public schools

In his new book, David Steiner, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, impugns a broken educational system and argues for a return to the fundamentals of wisdom, ethics, and beauty

The healing powers of a brain on art

In new book, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross contend that making and experiencing art can help us flourish

Prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds rises to new high, CDC report shows

Data from 11 U.S. sites, including one at Hopkins, shows overall prevalence at 1 in 36 in 2020, up from 1 in 44 two years earlier

Good Harvest Food Services Training is a recipe for success

Baltimore City residents ages 18-24 get classroom instruction, hands-on kitchen experience, and job placement as part of the Good Harvest Food Services Training Program, supported by JHU's Innovation Fund for Community Safety

University circulates survey to assess climate, experiences, perceptions on campus

Employees and students are encouraged to complete the confidential survey by April 28

Why do we all age differently?

Johns Hopkins researchers are part of a new program to understand and predict the differences in how we all age

A pandemic pivot improvisation becomes a new tradition at Peabody

Conservatory students return to the cafeteria to commemorate the third anniversary of a spontaneous final performance before the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020

Understanding the EPA's proposed regulations of 'forever chemicals' in water systems

Carsten Prasse, assistant professor of environmental health and engineering, discusses the effects of the regulations on public water systems—from their benefits for Americans' health to the reality of implementation

Johns Hopkins invites 1,592 applicants to join its Class of 2027

They will have the opportunity to join the 811 Early Decision applicants previously admitted in the university's next incoming cohort of undergraduate students

Toxic trade-offs

While advances in immunotherapy have dramatically improved cancer survival, unleashing the immune system can lead to a host of adverse reactions. How can patients pay less of a price?