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Bloomberg distinguished professorships

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Expert in STEM education and resilience named BDP
Published Aug 19, 2024
After years of enduring what she describes as a toxic work environment as an engineering analyst, McGee has devoted her life to studying racism in STEM—and how to dismantle it
Julie Lundquist
Sustainability
Sustainable energy expert Julie Lundquist to join JHU
Published June 25, 2024
Lundquist, a national leader in research in sustainable energy generation from wind, named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Wind Energy
Nick Wigginton
Research
New associate vice provost for research
Published June 3, 2024
Nick Wigginton will oversee the Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships program, lead other initiatives designed to support and elevate research
Jane Carlton
Malaria research
Geneticist Jane Carlton named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Published May 28, 2024
Carlton uses tools of comparative genomics to study the biology and evolution of different species of parasites, with the goal of eradicating malaria
A kid's lower legs lay on a white sheet. The right leg is in a yellow cast.
Pediatrics
Let's talk about childhood injury prevention
Published April 16, 2024
By simply talking to parents about preventing injuries, pediatricians can help families keep kids safer
Monica Prasad
Sociology
Sociologist Monica Prasad joins JHU
Published Dec 15, 2023
Prasad analyzes socioeconomic problems to tackle complex challenges related to capitalism, neoliberalism, and social policy
Quilt art reminiscent of the cosmos
Artifact
Art as a pathway to planetary science
Published Winter 2023
New book by Sabine Stanley makes planetary science accessible to readers while inspiring textile artists from around the world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Hopkins in D.C.
Leading health policy scholar joins JHU
Published Nov 16, 2023
Melinda Buntin, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Economics, will lead a newly established Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling
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Q+A
Cutting through the distortion on musician hearing health
Published Oct 30, 2023
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Kris Chesky talks about the musician-specific earplug industry, and what might be done to improve how musicians and their teachers prevent noise-induced hearing loss
Mikala Egeblad
Interdisciplinary scholar
Putting the brakes on cancer progression
Published June 27, 2023
Mikala Egeblad, who studies how tumor microenvironments influence the growth and metastasis of cancer cells, joins the School of Medicine as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor