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Bloomberg distinguished professorships

Glacier and mountain
Microbiology
Microbes go dark to stay warm in cooler climates
Published Aug 2, 2018
Microbes and fungi that darken when in colder climates have better survival and may be an important variable in modeling climate change, researchers find
David Sing
Planetary science
Exoplanet expert named BDP
Published July 30, 2018
David Sing, who heads the largest Hubble research program on exoplanets, will hold appointments in two departments within the Krieger School
Jeremy Shiffman
Interdisciplinary scholar
Global health policy expert named 34th BDP
Published July 2, 2018
Jeremy Shiffman, who comes from American University, views health care policy through the lens of political science
Rick Huganir
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist Richard Huganir named BDP
Published May 21, 2018
A Hopkins faculty member since 1988, his research has provided groundbreaking insights into how the brain works
Rong Li
Hopkins-led cancer research team shortlisted for £20M award
Published Feb 13, 2018
Team led by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Rong Li among 10 finalists in Cancer Research UK's Grand Challenge
Vesla Weaver
Interdisciplinary scholars
Trailblazing social scientist joins JHU
Published Nov 6, 2017
Vesla Weaver is a leading scholar on racial inequality, criminal justice issues
Christopher Cannon
Interdisciplinary scholars
Medieval scholar named BDP
Published Oct 18, 2017
He receives appointments in Krieger School's departments of English, Classics
Organizational behavior
Adventure races yield business lessons
Published Aug 8, 2017
Kathleen Sutcliffe, a JHU Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, co-authors study of how organizations handle adversity
Ellen Mackenzie
Interdisciplinary scholar
Trauma care expert named 30th BDP
Published July 18, 2017
In more than 35 years at JHU, Ellen MacKenzie has produced transformative research on injury prevention, recovery
Ioannis Kevrekidis
Interdisciplinary scholar
Complex systems modeling expert named 29th BDP
Published May 30, 2017
Engineer, applied mathematician Ioannis Kevrekidis joins Johns Hopkins after more than 30 years at Princeton