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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
President Biden gives Michael Bloomberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Awards+Honors
Michael Bloomberg receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Published May 3, 2024
1964 JHU graduate honored for revolutionizing the financial information industry, transforming the state of education, the environment, public health, and the arts in New York City
JHU seal with fall leaves in the background
Interdisciplinary research
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships program to double in size
Published Dec 14, 2021
Additional 50 scholars will join the university, primarily in crucial fields such as artificial intelligence, the health effects of climate change, racial equity, neuroscience, and pandemic preparedness and response
Facade of the Bloomberg School of Public Health
University experts to advise mayors on coronavirus
Published March 10, 2020
COVID-19 Local Leaders Initiative spearheaded by Michael Bloomberg uses expert guidance to support public health response to coronavirus
Michael R. Bloomberg
Fulfilling a promise of Hopkins for all
Published Spring 2019
Michael Bloomberg's historic $1.8 billion pledge for undergraduate financial aid promotes greater diversity at Johns Hopkins / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Michael R. Bloomberg
Q&A
In his own words: Michael R. Bloomberg on his record-breaking gift
Published Spring 2019
"The future of our country depends on giving talented young people the chance to pursue their dreams," Bloomberg says / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Bottles of pills
Bloomberg invests $50M to address opioid epidemic
Published Nov 30, 2018
New CDC figures show recent decline in U.S. life expectancy tied to record number of drug and opioid overdose deaths
Michael R. Bloomberg
Hopkins 'truly blessed' by Bloomberg's legacy of support
Published Nov 26, 2018
With $1.8B donation in support of financial aid, Bloomberg has now given more than $3.35B to his alma mater, by far the most ever by any individual to a U.S. university
Michael R. Bloomberg seated a table with students
Student impact
Elimination of student loans opens doors for Hopkins undergrads
Published Nov 26, 2018
Bloomberg's historic $1.8B gift in support of financial aid means a Hopkins education is within reach for qualified students, regardless of their ability to pay