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Headshots of the ten recipients of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards
Community
10 recognized for outstanding service
Published Jan 8, 2024
Recipients of the 2023 Community Service Award and 2024 Levi Watkins Jr. Ideals Award will be honored at the annual MLK Jr. Commemoration on Jan. 12
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Community
Vernon Rice Memorial Turkey Drive supports over 300 Baltimore families
Published Nov 17, 2023
More than 300 turkeys and produce boxes were distributed by Johns Hopkins and St. Anthony's of Padua Catholic Church
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Community
BLocal BUILD College celebrates eighth cohort
Published Nov 13, 2023
The program helps local design and construction businesses grow through education and networking
Johns Hopkins student and selection committee member Maya Kelsey Johnson, standing, and artist LaToya Hobbs look at a painting titled *How Johnetta Taught Us to Pray II*
Names+Narratives
Baltimore artists to inspire campus conversations
Published Nov 7, 2023
Initiative will bring contemporary works of art to JHU, with a goal of selecting artists and artwork representing a broad range of perspectives
Maria Harris Tildon
University News
New role for Maria Harris Tildon
Published July 21, 2023
As vice president for government, community, and economic partnerships, Tildon will oversee state and local government affairs, community partnerships, and Hopkins' signature economic inclusion programs
Exterior shot of Fast Forward U
Entrepreneurship
Two student startups get big support
Published May 31, 2023
Inaugural President's Venture Fellowship winners will receive $100,000 in funding and a $40,000 salary stipend
A girl wearing headphones draws a small, cartoon face in red on a dry erase board
Community
Creative climate resilience solutions
Published May 3, 2023
Second HackGood4 Baltimore hackathon challenges students from three Baltimore high schools to develop equitable, actionable ideas
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Community
Students support environmental justice efforts in South Baltimore
Published April 27, 2023
The yearlong Krieger School course allows students to contribute to ongoing conversations about a healthier and more just future for residents of South Baltimore's Curtis Bay
FastForward U
Entrepreneurship
New $100K prize supports student entrepreneurs
Published April 22, 2023
The President's Venture Fellowship provides significant funding to a graduating student who intends to continue a promising business venture in Baltimore
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Community
JHU students mentor Baltimore middle schoolers for Maryland Science Olympiad
Published April 19, 2023
The Maryland Science Olympiad will bring competitors to the Homewood campus from elementary schools across the state, nine of which received mentorship from Johns Hopkins students