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Ziquan Zhuang
Faculty Honors
Mathematician Ziquan Zhuang receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Published Feb 15, 2023
Zhuang, recognized for his contributions in the field of algebraic geometry, is one of 126 outstanding early-career researchers honored
Melissa Walls is hugged by a colleague while holding a bouquet of white, yellow, orange, and pink flowers
President's Frontier Award
Indigenous health researcher Melissa Walls honored
Published Feb 14, 2023
Walls, co-director of the university's Center for Indigenous Health, will receive a $250,000 grant to further her community-based work improving the health and well-being of native communities
Breezeway arches on Keyser Quad
Diversity+Inclusion
Goals turn to action as DEI work enters a new phase
Published Feb 14, 2023
Divisional goals developed over the past year set the stage for sustained, measurable progress in the years ahead
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Coronavirus Resource Center
Hopkins winds down pioneering pandemic data tracking
Published Feb 10, 2023
The Coronavirus Resource Center, a critical resource during the COVID-19 pandemic, will cease the collection and reporting of COVID-19 data on March 10; other Hopkins COVID-19 resources remain available
Image shows a wall-mounted monitor with the CRC dashboard on display and people in the foreground
COVID-19
An influential COVID tracker shuts down
Published Feb 10, 2023
'It's bittersweet,' Lauren Gardner, an engineering professor who launched the project with one of her students, told NPR's Morning Edition. 'But it's an appropriate time to move on.'
Three people talking
Democracy+Politics
Opposing perspectives on voting rights spark lively debate
Published Feb 9, 2023
SNF Agora's first marquee debate, featuring Karl Rove and Symone D. Sanders, closed out the 2023 Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival
Barbara Migeon
In Memoriam
Genetic medicine pioneer Barbara Migeon dies at 91
Published Feb 9, 2023
Migeon, the sixth woman to reach the rank of professor at the School of Medicine, remembered for dedication to education, influential research
Rama Chellappa
Faculty honors
AI expert Rama Chellappa elected to National Academy of Engineering
Published Feb 7, 2023
Chellappa, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, is among 106 new members and 18 international members selected
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Diversity+Inclusion
Six projects selected for Diversity Innovation Grants
Published Feb 7, 2023
More than $20,000 awarded for ideas to improve JHU with emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion
JHU seal on glass
Diversity+Inclusion
Student applicants sought for new universitywide Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee
Published Feb 6, 2023
The creation of the committee supports university's stated goals to foster inclusion of the disability community and to invest in needed accommodations and services