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Jodhpur market bustles with life
A bold new chapter begins for Hopkins and India
Published April 26, 2021
The Johns Hopkins India Institute leverages 90 years of groundbreaking work in the South Asian country to tackle health, education, and economic challenges worldwide
Martha S. Jones
Nonfiction
Historian Martha Jones wins 'L.A. Times' Book Prize for history
Published April 23, 2021
Her book Vanguard closely examines the history of Black women's suffrage in America
Laurent Heller
Laurent Heller named next senior VP for finance and administration
Published April 22, 2021
Heller, who has served as vice chancellor for finance and administration at Wisconsin-Madison since 2016, will join Hopkins on June 21
Homewood Student Center conceptual rendering
Student experience
Student center plans move forward with preparation of future site
Published April 22, 2021
University community will have opportunities to bid farewell to Mattin Center, Whitehead Hall this spring; student programs and services to be temporarily or permanently relocated as project progresses
Campus Beauty
Sustainability
Johns Hopkins announces development process for a new Sustainability Plan
Published April 22, 2021
Through its solar agreement announced in 2019, the university will meet its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% several years ahead of schedule
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Sustainability
New institute to focus on clean, renewable energy technologies
Published April 22, 2021
The establishment of the Ralph S. O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute is part of a 10-year, $75M investment by the university in energy-related research and education
Todd Shepard
Faculty news
Historian Todd Shepard awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Published April 12, 2021
He is one of 184 scholars, artists, and scientists selected from an applicant pool of 3,000 for the prestigious honor
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University operations
Plans for expanded fall return to campus detailed
Published April 9, 2021
Broad resumption of in-person activities for staff and students expected beginning in August; students who plan to be on campus will be required to have received a COVID-19 vaccine
Get the Facts About the Vax
Facts about the vax
Published April 8, 2021
Johns Hopkins launches campaign to help people make informed decisions about COVID-19 vaccines
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Draft guidelines issued for renaming or de-naming campus features
Published April 6, 2021
The Committee to Establish Principles on Naming seeks feedback on its proposals from the Johns Hopkins community