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Student life
Give and bake
Published Sept 24, 2020
Over the summer, sophomore Christin Lê founded Lê Crumb Bakery, where 20% of all sales go to support Doctors Without Borders' COVID-19 relief efforts
VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK
Hopkins Votes pivots to digital support
Published Sept 21, 2020
The nonpartisan initiative hosts weekly virtual office hours, provides resources for students, faculty, and staff as Hopkins ramps up efforts to encourage voter participation, engagement
#JHU2024
Class of 2024 by the numbers
Published Aug 31, 2020
Who are the intrepid, intelligent, and inspired individuals joining the Johns Hopkins community during a fall semester unlike any other?
COVID-19
Hopkins to distribute wellness kits to undergraduate students
Published Aug 28, 2020
Locally sourced and assembled kits feature facial coverings, digital thermometer, hand sanitizer, and cleansing wipes
Convocation 2020
A virtual welcome
Published Aug 24, 2020
Members of the Class of 2024 and new transfer students are welcomed to the Johns Hopkins community in the university's first digital convocation ceremony
Startups
Student startup Relavo takes home $500,000 KidneyX prize
Published Aug 3, 2020
The award will support them as they work full-time on a solution for safer at-home dialysis—an issue they'll meet with greater urgency as the coronavirus pandemic makes in-person treatment riskier
Financial aid
JHU distributes federal relief to students most impacted by COVID-19 disruptions
Published July 17, 2020
Approximately 10% of all JHU students are eligible to receive $1,200 grants to cover costs incurred due to the university's move to remote learning in spring 2020
Carey student named Product Developer of the Year
Published July 2, 2020
Jeffrey Morelli was honored by the American Business Awards for his start-up that is playing a key role in COVID-19 contact tracing efforts
JHU 2020 Planning
Plans for fall undergraduate experience announced
Published June 30, 2020
University will resume on-campus activities while preserving flexibility for those who cannot or do not wish to return to campus
COVID-19
Initiative delivers meals to Baltimore's health care workers
Published June 18, 2020
Baltimore chapter of Frontline Foods, founded by a Johns Hopkins undergraduate, has purchased more than 2,000 meals for those working directly with COVID-19 patients