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Covid-19

Baltimore Spirits Company hand sanitizer
Community
Baltimore Spirits Co. boosts local hand sanitizer supply
Published April 30, 2020
Using its small-batch whiskey-making know-how, Baltimore Spirits Company is producing hand sanitizer for the Baltimore community
Temperature check illustration
COVID-19
Hopkins team launches temperature-tracking study and app
Published April 30, 2020
The app, now available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play, will help reveal health trends and potential disease outbreaks
COVID-19 testing
COVID-19
Hopkins unveils testing insights
Published April 29, 2020
Initiative provides critical data, resources, and expert analysis about coronavirus testing around the nation, filling a key void in publicly-available information
Joseph Young conducts the Peabody Symphony Orchestra
Q+A
The high value of the performing arts during social distancing
Published April 29, 2020
"Music is there even when we can't leave our houses," says Peabody Dean Fred Bronstein. "And it's more important than ever."
Screenshot of U.S. testing station map
Q+A
Map tracks drive-through testing sites
Published April 29, 2020
Big data and AI expert Jim Kyung-Soo Liew spearheads effort conducted by software engineers and student volunteers from the Carey Business School
Rishibrata Biswas
Mechanical engineering
For engineering students, classes are an at-home design challenge
Published April 28, 2020
Teaching engineering design during COVID-19 is a tricky business—but professors are retooling projects to give students hands-on design experiences at home
A health worker checks a man's temperature before he enters a hospital in China
Public health
Study provides key insights on COVID-19 spread
Published April 28, 2020
Analysis of data from Shenzhen, China, shows how extensive testing and contact tracing stopped the outbreak in a southern Chinese megacity
Illustration of a global outbreak
COVID-19
New outbreak model better predicts COVID-19 hotspots
Published April 27, 2020
Led by Anton Dahbura, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a customizable model for tracking and predicting infectious disease outbreaks
Cloth masks
Q+A
Understanding changing guidance on mask use
Published April 24, 2020
Kirsten Koehler and Ana Rule, faculty experts from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, answer questions on the use of masks, gloves, and PPE
Illustration of outbreak in the U.S.
Q+A
Massive U.S. contact tracing effort 'of critical importance'
Published April 24, 2020
Hopkins expert Crystal Watson discusses the significance and challenges of the COVID-19 containment strategy