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“Research is our hallmark, and its essential instruments—freedom of inquiry and expression, academic excellence, marshaling of evidence, rigorous and open debate, and an embrace of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints—form our core values.”

—JHU President Ron Daniels

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Community
Building community through creative writing
Published June 12, 2025
Through its partnership with Johns Hopkins, the Writers in Baltimore Schools program introduces high school students to the college experience while also providing undergraduates with teaching experience
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Astrophysics
Shining a light on the cosmic dawn
Published June 11, 2025
Small telescopes in Chile are first on Earth to cut through the cosmic noise, peering back more than 13 billion years to the universe's first light
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Public Safety
JHPD officer graduates from academy
Published June 11, 2025
The former Johns Hopkins Hospital security guard is the first entry-level JHPD officer to complete academy training
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Scholars explore ways to enhance civic thought in higher education
Published June 6, 2025 Video
Conference co-hosted by Johns Hopkins, American Enterprise Institute raises challenges and solutions for cultivating informed and engaged citizens through university-level civic education
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Q+A
Could artificial intelligence make war and peace decisions?
Published June 12, 2025
Engineering instructor and former NSA strategist Russ Berkoff discusses how AI tools could prevent—or escalate—international foreign relations crises
How universities can help address polarization through civic education
Global Map Charting A Virus Pandemic
Artificial intelligence reimagines infectious disease forecasting
June 6, 2025
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Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis
June 4, 2025
Meredith Stewart
Johns Hopkins promotes HR veteran Meredith Stewart to vice president and chief human resources officer
June 5, 2025
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On the enduring purpose of America's first research university
June 4, 2025
Jaime Madrigano
Research matters
How extreme heat affects America's most vulnerable
Published June 3, 2025
Federally funded research by JHU epidemiologist Jaime Madrigano aims to identify neighborhood characteristics and behavior patterns that increase vulnerability to heat
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Research in action
Immunotherapy helps Navy veteran beat stage 4 lung cancer
Published May 28, 2025
Thanks to federally funded cancer research and clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, John Ryan has been able to attend graduations and weddings, and witness the birth of his grandchildren
Uli Mueller
Voices
America's retreat from research
Published May 21, 2025
Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Uli Mueller came to the U.S. from Germany decades ago because of the unrivaled opportunities for research and discovery. He worries that cuts to research funding will upend the entire system along with the health and economic benefits it produces.

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The Atlantic
The Nobel Prize winner who thinks we have the universe all wrong

14 years after earning the highest honor in his field, cosmologist Adam Riess is questioning the very work he was recognized for

The New York Times
Scientists warn research cuts will set off brain drain

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

PBS NewsHour
How plans to slash NASA's budget will impact science

Funding for science is very much on the chopping block. It’s a fraught moment for NASA, particularly for those focused on earth science and not human space travel.

The Washington Post
This is what a war on knowledge looks like

Research cuts, student bans, and politicized science are gutting U.S. innovation, with destructive effects that could last for a generation

Medscape
How federal cuts affect mRNA cancer vaccine research

The promise of mRNA vaccines is immense, but mRNA studies could stall just as these treatments are starting to reach patients.

Research Saves Lives
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Celebrating the critical impact of research

Without research—at Johns Hopkins and at thousands of other universities, medical schools, and research institutions across the nation—scientific breakthroughs suffer, and the lifesaving treatments of tomorrow are at risk.

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