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Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel
Commencement 2024
Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel selected as student speaker
Published April 29, 2024
Civil engineering major elected by senior class to speak at this year's universitywide Commencement ceremony on May 23
Diane Griffin and Du Yun
Faculty honors
Two elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Published April 25, 2024
Diane Griffin, Du Yun among 250 individuals recognized for leadership, multidisciplinary work, and achievements in advancing the common good
Muyinatu “Bisi” Bell
Faculty honors
Muyinatu Bell receives Alan T. Waterman Award
Published April 24, 2024
Recognized for her pioneering research spanning photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging, Bell is first Hopkins winner in the award's 48-year history
Fannie Gaston-Johansson's friends, family, and colleagues gathered April 19
Names+Narratives
JHU celebrates faculty diversity program named for nursing icon
Published April 24, 2024
A member of the School of Nursing faculty for more than two decades, Fannie Gaston-Johansson was known for her life's work studying health disparities, pain management, and palliative care, as well as her dedication to fostering inclusion
Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
University News
PhD students vote to ratify three-year collective bargaining agreement
Published April 18, 2024
The approved contract guarantees increased pay and benefits for represented students and ensures that JHU remains a leader in graduate education
Clockwise from left: Takanari Inoue, Patricia Janak, Rejji Kuruvilla, Cynthia L. Sears, Akira Sawa, and Robert Moffitt
Faculty honors
Six from Hopkins named AAAS Fellows
Published April 18, 2024
They are among 502 distinguished scholars recognized this year as fellows of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society
Pink blossoms bloom in the trees of Johns Hopkins University
'U.S. News' rankings
JHU graduate programs among nation's best
Published April 9, 2024
38 JHU programs among publication's top 10 in the U.S., including No. 1 ranked programs in nursing and public health
A group gathers for a photo outside the newly dedicated Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship, formerly FastForward U
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship hub renamed to honor Pava LaPere
Published April 8, 2024 Video
The Pava Marie LaPere Center for Entrepreneurship, formerly FastForward U, held its rededication ceremony on April 6
A framed photograph of Pava LaPere sits on a table.
Entrepreneurship
'Nonstop, relentless, inspiring'
Published April 4, 2024
The FastForward U innovation hub will be renamed in honor of Pava Marie LaPere, a trailblazing entrepreneur both at Johns Hopkins University and in Baltimore who died last year
Johns Hopkins adopts 25Live as universitywide academic and event scheduling platform
Published April 3, 2024
All university divisions and campuses are expected to complete transition by this summer