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Chef Jasmine Norton smiles for the camera while standing in her restaurant, the Urban Oyster.
Q+A
Local flavor comes to Bloomberg Student Center
Published Sept 22, 2025
Chef Jasmine Norton, a James Beard Award semifinalist and Baltimore native, will open a new food stall this fall on Homewood campus
An aerial view of a coal terminal at left, including large piles of coal and rail cars, and a nearby neighborhood at right
Environmental health
Curtis Bay air pollution linked to coal terminal activity, wind
Published July 21, 2025
Findings suggest that existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient
Kristin Mmari in Baltimore City greened lot
Community Health
A green path to improve mental health
Published July 16, 2025 Video
Cleaning up and 'greening' vacant lots can not only reduce eyesores but also boost the mental health of nearby residents, Hopkins study shows
A young Diné (Navajo) girl assists her aunt in collecting water for their livestock
The water access gap
Published Summer 2025
A new survey led by the Center for Indigenous Health seeks to gauge water access on Navajo Nation / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Hopkins officials at a job fair for the construction industry
Community
Growing careers in construction
Published June 16, 2025
HopkinsLocal teams up with area contractors to offer networking for jobs, transportation, educational resources, and more
Dora Malech stands at the front of a room lined with books, leading a classroom of high school and college students
Community
Building community through writing
Published June 12, 2025
The Writers in Baltimore Schools program introduces high school students to the college experience while also providing undergraduates with teaching experience
A group of six college students smile for the camera with their arms around each other.
Community
Students build inventory app for local food pantry
Published May 6, 2025
Six juniors have created a better way for Baltimore-based mobile food pantry Let's Eat, Inc., to collect and distribute resources
Community leaders and Henderson-Hopkins students and staff in a group photo with a ceremonial shovel
Community
Revitalization continues near Henderson-Hopkins
Published April 29, 2025
Better lighting, streets, and landscapes planned for area around the K-8 school in East Baltimore's Eager Park neighborhood
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HopkinsLocal
A decade of fueling economic opportunity in Baltimore
Published April 17, 2025 Video
HopkinsLocal, the institution's economic growth initiative launched in 2015, has resulted in the investment of more than $1 billion in Baltimore-based businesses over the past 10 years
Hopkins staffers at the expungement clinic
Community
Spring expungement clinic
Published April 7, 2025
Hosted by Johns Hopkins and Maryland Legal Aid, the spring clinic also provided career resources, vaccinations, and housing assistance with the help of 20 local partner organizations