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Yes, you should get a booster
January 11, 2022
From preventing COVID-19 altogether to lessening symptoms and transmission with breakthrough infections, there are several good reasons to get an mRNA booster ASAP
Making sense of the messiness of omicron
January 10, 2022
In this Q+A, experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health address some common questions and scenarios with what is known right now
Meg Chisolm's prescription for well-being
January 10, 2022
In her new book, From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness, psychiatrist Meg Chisolm describes pathways to a life of purpose and joy—and shares her own mental health journey
COVID-19 cases surge but not deaths as pandemic enters third year
January 7, 2022
In briefing Friday, experts agree that vaccination is the reason behind the lower death rate despite the soaring number of people infected with COVID-19
Johns Hopkins leads nation in research spending for 42nd consecutive year
January 7, 2022
Despite suspended research activity during the early phase of the pandemic, the university spent more than $3 billion on research and development in fiscal year 2020
NSF award will help engineers design sustainable plastics
January 6, 2022
Researchers will develop a process to melt and blend two common but difficult-to-recycle plastic polymers to create new, high-value plastics
Johns Hopkins to host conversation with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
January 4, 2022
Brooks-LaSure, who oversees vital health care programs that benefit millions of Americans, will discuss the impact of nursing on community health during virtual event on Jan. 7
Democracy in peril
January 4, 2022
Johns Hopkins scholars discuss how the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, changed the course of their research and how it might have forever altered American democracy
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
January 4, 2022
In a new book, JHU President Ron Daniels argues that universities—including Johns Hopkins— have a pivotal role to play in order for democracy to thrive
Five nominated to join Johns Hopkins University Police Accountability Board
December 21, 2021
The list of JHU affiliates who would fill vacancies on the 15-member board will be sent to the state senate for confirmation