News – Johns Hopkins University Student Well-Being

Faculty recruitment effort named to honor university's first Black woman tenured professor

The Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program will bring 30 diverse scholars to the university, with a focus on STEM fields

Tying it all together

Post-doctoral fellow Ashley Kiemen synergized her love for math, visual artistry, and biology by co-developing a platform to create interactive, 3D models of human tissue to improve the study of tumor formation

Anna Deavere Smith highlights the beauty of Baltimore

In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles

Taking the temperature of the pandemic

As the U.S. reaches one million COVID-19 deaths, where are we in the arc of the pandemic? Epidemiologist David Dowdy explains.

Study: More officer-involved shootings in states that dropped concealed carry permit requirements

"The trend of more states allowing civilians to carry concealed guns without a permit may be influencing the perceived threat of danger faced by law enforcement," says study lead author Mitchell Doucette

'A full-throated reversal' of abortion rights

Health law and policy scholar Joanne Rosen discusses the legal arguments laid out in the pending 'Dobbs' decision that may prove the undoing of 'Roe'

'Nanobodies' from llamas could yield cell-specific medications for humans

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that nanobodies from sharks, llamas, and camels could be used to deliver targeted treatments to the heart

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host newly created U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders

Starting in 2023, the institute will bring approximately 30 mid-career public service professionals to SAIS annually for a multi-week leadership development program

Study probes the relationship between genetics, proteins, and disease risk

A groundbreaking collaborative study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has uncovered novel insights into genetic determinants of health and generated data that could lead to a better understanding of racial health disparities

Retelling Baltimore history through community narratives

A series of workshops empowered Baltimore residents to tell and preserve their history, contributing to a greater understanding of the community