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Stephen Gange
University news
Stephen Gange named interim provost
Published Feb 22, 2023
A longtime faculty member and university administrator, Gange will serve as interim provost as a global search begins for a new provost
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Undergraduate admissions
Class of 2027 welcomes 278 additional students
Published Feb 17, 2023
The Early Decision II cohort includes 'true difference makers,' says Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Ellen Chow
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Research funding
Nexus Awards launched to support endeavors at 555 Penn
Published Feb 17, 2023
$15M in annual funding will support additional Johns Hopkins research, teaching, and academic conferences in the nation's capital
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
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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
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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
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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.'
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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