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A graduate wears a mask and sprays a bottle of champagne

#JHU2020

Your guide to virtual Commencement

Published May 18, 2020

The university has made special arrangements so grads get the most out of their day of pomp, despite the unusual circumstances

COVID-19

Hopkins helps local business make filters 24/7

Published May 18, 2020

DiPole Materials, co-founded by JHU Professor James West, recruits students and alums to operate a specialized machine that produces enough material to make 2,000 N95-style filters a day

Volunteering

With Covaid, neighbors support neighbors

Published May 15, 2020

Johns Hopkins senior Debanik Purkayastha and a team of university students are working to build volunteer networks online

Student advisory group to offer input as JHU eyes resumption of activities

Published May 12, 2020

20 students representing all nine schools will contribute to university efforts to address range of operational challenges related to COVID-19 pandemic

Performing arts

Can't stop the music

Published May 6, 2020

With their on-campus routines upended, Hopkins students find new ways to sing, dance, and perform while still adhering to social distancing guidelines

Commencement 2020

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian named Commencement speaker

Published May 5, 2020

Internet entrepreneur and investor will give a virtual address during May 21 celebration honoring the Class of 2020

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