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Latoya M. Hobbs with her painting "Sistership"
Arts+culture
Two paintings join Hopkins' growing collection of contemporary art
Published Oct 16, 2024
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the new home for two paintings by Baltimore artists Latoya M. Hobbs and Ernest Shaw Jr.
Photograph of Amanda Smith
University news
Hopkins public health expert joins Center for Urban Families in unique partnership
Published Oct 15, 2024
Bloomberg School faculty epidemiologist Amanda Smith will serve as organization's director of research and evaluation to advance its work strengthening families, addressing poverty
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health building exterior
University news
Search committee formed to identify next Bloomberg School dean
Published Oct 15, 2024
18-member committee chaired by Provost Ray Jayawardhana will help conduct a global search for a leader to succeed Ellen J. MacKenzie when her term concludes in June
Two hands attach a blood pressure cuff to a patient's arm.
Blood Pressure
Arm position can cause overestimated blood pressure readings
Published Oct 9, 2024
Researchers say their findings underscore the importance of adhering to clinical guidelines, which call for firm arm support on a desk when measuring blood pressure
A modern, multistory building rises above a streetscape in this rendering
Construction
Life Sciences Building first look
Published Oct 3, 2024
New building in East Baltimore will include more than 1,200 lab benches for 920 scientists pursuing basic biomedical research
Charts illustration
Public health
Guns remain leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens
Published Sept 12, 2024
For the third straight year, firearms killed more young people than any other cause, including car crashes and cancer, and disproportionately affected people of color
Tetris blocks form the shape of a brain
Research
Saving lives, alternatively speaking
Published Fall 2024
Artificial intelligence and organoid advances hold new promise for reducing the number of laboratory animals used in studies. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
a petri dish that has a map of the world inside of it
Immunology
Outsmarting fungi
Published Fall 2024
Fungal species are wreaking havoc in unprecedented ways. Infectious disease doctor Arturo Casadevall explains why in a gripping new book. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A group photo with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott celebrating a year without homicides in three Safe Streets neighborhoods
Community
Three Safe Streets sites mark one year without homicides
Published Sept 9, 2024
Milestones amplify findings of Johns Hopkins study validating the effectiveness of the violence reduction program
Joon Soo Kim, Liam Cheng, and Tihitina Aytenfisu
University News
Hopkins community celebrates transformative financial aid gift
Published July 8, 2024
Faculty, students share their excitement about Bloomberg Philanthropies' $1 billion investment in future generations of doctors, nurses, research pioneers