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Bloomberg philanthropies

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
Hopkins Hospital dome
Philanthropy
JHU receives $1B investment in graduate financial aid
Published July 8, 2024
Bloomberg Philanthropies gift will allow most medical students to attend Hopkins tuition-free; support for other graduate programs will ensure access for top talent from all backgrounds
Women in Africa
Bolstering economic independence for African women
Published May 31, 2023
Independent SAIS report shows women in three African countries earned and saved significantly more money through participation in an initiative led by Bloomberg Philanthropies
Alicia Wilson speaks at a podium celebrating the opening of The Light of Baltimore Incubator at Baker Donelson
HopkinsLocal
Johns Hopkins partners on small-business incubator
Published Oct 20, 2022
New incubator in downtown Baltimore will provide office space, mentorship, and legal and marketing support for 26 small businesses in the JHU Office of Economic Development Small Business Cohort
People crowd on pedestrian crosswalk
Urban initiative
First international cohort of mayors joins Hopkins-led City Data Alliance
Published July 14, 2022
$60M investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies will empower city leaders to create new models of data excellence
Vivien Thomas
Fueling diversity in STEM fields
Published Summer 2021
Johns Hopkins and Bloomberg Philanthropies recently launched the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative, a $150 million effort to create new pathways for students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to pursue PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and math / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Blood plasma
Coronavirus
Hopkins-led COVID-19 treatment research receives funding
Published March 27, 2020
Public-private initiative including Bloomberg Philanthropies, state of Maryland will provide $4M to a JHU-led research team exploring therapeutic uses of blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients
Bloomberg's gift
Published Winter 2016
$300 million goes to the Bloomberg School of Public Health to reshape the national public health agenda / Johns Hopkins Magazine