A COVID-19 vaccination at a Johns Hopkins clinic in winter 2021
Q+A
Yes, you should get a booster
Published Jan 11, 2022
There are several important reasons to get an mRNA booster ASAP, from preventing COVID-19 altogether to lessening symptoms and transmission with breakthrough infections, says Chris Beyrer, a professor of public health and human rights at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "We're only at about 35% of Americans who are eligible for a booster having gotten one, so we need to do way better,” Beyrer says.
Photograph taken at the Capitol Building Jan. 6, 2021
Special coverage
Democracy in peril
Published Jan 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
Ron Daniels
Conversation
Democracy's future: Our responsibility
Published Jan 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
Omicron variant seen under the microscope
Q+A
Making sense of the messiness of omicron
Published Jan 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
Medical personnel screen a patient in an ambulance
Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases surge but not deaths as pandemic enters third year
Published Jan 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
A man organizes a shelf of lab materials like gloves, chemicals, and beakers
R&D
Johns Hopkins leads nation in research spending for 42nd consecutive year
Published Jan 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
Meg Chisolm
Faculty spotlight
A personal prescription for well-being
Published Jan 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
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak as part of Johns Hopkins' 40th annual MLK Jr. Commemoration
Jan 7, 2022
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby joins White House COVID-19 Response Team
Jan 7, 2022
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Jan 10, 2022
NSF award will help engineers design sustainable plastics
Jan 6, 2022
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Jan 7, 2022

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