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Community
Students lead harm reduction efforts
Published Jan 30, 2025
HopOn Harm Reduction hands out free syringes, Narcan, and other supplies to decrease the dangers and stigmas surrounding drug use
A painter in a yellow safety vest smiles for the camera while standing in a warehouse. In front of them is a canvas and easel, as well as a sea of boxes.
Visual arts
The art of a second chance
Published Jan 28, 2025
A new exhibition of oil paintings and photographs made by JHU students highlights the objects and associates of a second-hand furniture warehouse
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Community Safety
Innovation Fund for Community Safety offers new funding
Published Jan 13, 2025
Up to $6M available for innovative, community-led programs that reduce violence in Baltimore
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Community
10 recognized for community service
Published Jan 13, 2025
Recipients will be honored at Johns Hopkins' annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on Jan. 17
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University leadership
Alicia Wilson named VP for civic engagement and opportunity
Published Dec 20, 2024
Wilson, who led key community and economic development initiatives from 2019 through 2023, will aid the university's efforts to deepen its impact and engagement across the city and region
Beth Blauer
Community
JHU aims to enhance collaborations, impact in Baltimore
Published Dec 11, 2024
Beth Blauer, an expert in using data to help improve the work of governments, will lead a new effort to maximize the university's partnerships and investments to help fuel growth
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Environmental health
Study confirms coal dust in Baltimore's Curtis Bay
Published Nov 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins team says the study raises health concerns, can be replicated by other heavily industrial neighborhoods
An artists' panel discussion for
A celebration of Inheritance Baltimore
Published Nov 12, 2024
Through panels, performances, and showcases, Inheritance Baltimore partners will share highlights and lessons from the past four years
Meaghan McDermott, left, and Maria Harris Tildon at a table looking at a laptop
Community
Legal aid, other resources provided at fall expungement clinic
Published Nov 4, 2024
Residents received free legal assistance and accessed additional vital services at an expungement clinic hosted by Johns Hopkins and Maryland Legal Aid
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HopkinsLocal
Making an impact in Baltimore
Published Nov 1, 2024
With HopkinsLocal, the university and health system have spent more than $1 billion with Baltimore businesses since the initiative's 2015 launch