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Leadership, Advancement, and Development Academy will offer resources for faculty
Published June 15, 2023
The academy supports the university's strategic aim to 'retain, recruit, and inspire the very best faculty in the world'
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Names+Narratives
Trailblazing cardiac surgeon honored
Published June 12, 2023 Video
Johns Hopkins Medicine's first Black chief resident and first Black full professor, Watkins performed the world's first implantation of an automatic heart defibrillator in a human
The tops of campus buildings are seen through a thick, dense smoke
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Wildfire smoke concerns linger
Published June 8, 2023
Air quality monitors recorded readings in excess of 200 early Thursday, indicating increased health risks for all
Kelsie Wentz
Postdoc honors
Chemistry postdoc named Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow
Published June 6, 2023
Kelsie Wentz will start a two-year project to develop hybrid inorganic-organic conjugated polymers with unique semiconducting properties
Brittini Brown and Tiffany Mfume
Student affairs
Key hires will focus on student engagement, retention
Published June 6, 2023
Brittini Brown, Tiffany Mfume will join JHU as associate vice provosts next month from UMBC and Morgan State, respectively
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Entrepreneurship
Two student startups get big support
Published May 31, 2023
Inaugural President's Venture Fellowship winners will receive $100,000 in funding and a $40,000 salary stipend
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Student recognition
10 PhD students join Bouchet Society
Published May 30, 2023
The Bouchet Society celebrates students who exemplify academic and personal excellence, allowing them to connect with a network of scholars
President Daniels
President's Remarks
Daniels: 'We know you will meet that moment'
Published May 25, 2023 Video
In remarks to the Class of 2023, he shares the story of the immense collective effort needed to help 88 people escape Afghanistan during its chaotic collapse in August 2021
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Honorary degrees
Eight pioneering figures honored
Published May 25, 2023 Video
University recognizes Andreas Dracopoulos, Christine Fox, John Guess, Kay Redfield Jamison, Tak Mak, Michael Trebilcock, Judy Woodruff, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, is seen on a large video screen under a banner reading 'Johns Hopkins University'
Commencement 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers surprise Commencement address
Published May 25, 2023 Video
President of Ukraine speaks stirringly about the indispensable ideals of freedom, self-determination, and democracy, and his nation's fight to defend those ideals in the face of foreign aggression