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Inaugural Johns Hopkins Vivien Thomas Scholars cohort
Hopkins welcomes first Vivien Thomas Scholars
Published Aug 18, 2022
20 scholars join the university this fall to pursue PhDs as part of a new $150M initiative to address historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields
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Community
JHU to hire 80 student math tutors for Henderson-Hopkins
Published Aug 15, 2022
To help address pandemic learning loss, the initiative will call on undergrad and grad student tutors to support up to 200 Henderson-Hopkins students by the spring semester
A pink tote bag made using fabric derived from plastic Solo cups
Fashioned for good
Published Aug 1, 2022
After learning about how exploitative and environmentally damaging the fashion industry could be, political science major Shanthi Ramakrishna launched Taara Projects, a social startup that creates ethical, eco-conscious stitched goods.
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Inside the Writers Room at Johns Hopkins
Published July 28, 2022
The Writers Room, a small screenwriting club at Johns Hopkins, offers student participants a collaborative environment where imaginations can run wild in the creation of an episodic web series
Student rocketry team
Hopkins team takes second at national rocketry competition
Published July 13, 2022
The AstroJays, an undergraduate rocketry team, traveled to California to compete in a Friends of Amateur Rocketry competition earlier this summer
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Entrepreneurship
Female-led student startups pursue innovation in reproductive health products
Published July 5, 2022
The startup teams created products to help ease menstrual cycle tracking and offer a comfortable and sustainable alternative to traditional menstrual cups
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Innovation
A biology lab in the palm of your hands
Published June 29, 2022
A student-created app brings the biology lab experience to users' smartphones, paving the way for a more accessible lab education
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OIE releases 2021 annual report
Published June 21, 2022
Report includes information about the types of complaints reported, timelines for investigations, and a new section focused on student data
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Astronomy
Johns Hopkins astronomers to discuss new satellite galaxy simulation
Published June 14, 2022
A new simulation used by Johns Hopkins researchers shows abundant streams of satellite galaxies, which early predictions thought to be incredibly rare
Tyde-Courtney Edwards, left, with Madison Marks, director of the Social Innovation Lab
Entrepreneurship
Ballet After Dark wins $25K prize at Social Innovation Lab Innovators' Showcase
Published June 14, 2022
A student-led nonprofit organization, which won the $25,000 Cohort Prize, was one of 10 cohort teams who presented their ventures to community members and potential funders at the April showcase