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Published Winter 2023
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Mae Jemison
Save the date
Astronaut Mae Jemison to speak at 2024 MLK Jr. Commemoration
Published Dec 12, 2023
Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space, will deliver keynote remarks at the annual event in East Baltimore on Jan. 12
Ted DeWeese
University leadership
Ted DeWeese named next dean, CEO of Medicine
Published Dec 8, 2023
In 18 months as interim dean and CEO, he has set JHM on the path to financial transformation and launched a reimagination of the life and basic sciences at Hopkins
Estelle Fishbein smiles for the camera while leaning her head against her hand.
In memoriam
Estelle Fishbein, JHU's first general counsel, dies at 89
Published Dec 7, 2023
Former VP was a trailblazer for lawyers in higher ed, served as the first female president of the National Association of College and University Attorneys
George W. Fisher
In memoriam
Planetary scientist George W. Fisher dies at 86
Published Dec 5, 2023
Fisher produced a definitive summary of southern and central Appalachian geology, and later studied how humans can live within the limits of Earth's system
Isabel Plakas
Awards+Honors
Nursing student named Mitchell Scholar
Published Dec 4, 2023
School of Nursing student Isabel Plakas, one of 12 students selected nationwide, will study addiction recovery at Trinity College Dublin next year
Cybele Bjorklund and Camille Johnston
University leadership
JHU adds two in leadership roles
Published Dec 4, 2023
Cybele Bjorklund returns as executive director of the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, vice president for federal strategy; Camille Johnston named vice president for communications
Four people smile for the camera as one of them holds up a certificate.
Sustainability
'Freezer Challenge' helps Hopkins labs reduce energy consumption
Published Nov 27, 2023
Participating JHU labs were able to lower their energy use by a collective 1,202 kWh per day
screen shot of a Johns Hopkins Congressional Briefing Series video
Congressional briefing
Studying the healing power of psychedelics
Published Nov 21, 2023
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how the controlled substances could transform mental health treatment
A group of Hopkins employees stand outside of a building, next to a sign that says
Community
Vernon Rice Memorial Turkey Drive supports over 300 Baltimore families
Published Nov 17, 2023
More than 300 turkeys and produce boxes were distributed by Johns Hopkins and St. Anthony's of Padua Catholic Church