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Sunlight is filtered through the yellow and orange fall foliage of a large tree next to a brick walkway on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus; brick academic buildings are visible in the backgroun

Undergraduate admissions

JHU launches program for high-achieving students from Washington, D.C.

Published Feb 11, 2022

The D.C. Scholars Program will offer financial aid, other benefits to graduates of D.C. public schools and public charter schools beginning in the fall of 2022

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Community

Johns Hopkins–funded projects begin making an impact in Baltimore communities

Published Feb 9, 2022

Johns Hopkins Innovation Fund for Community Safety awarded $6 million in seed money to community-based projects last summer

Andy Wilson to depart JHU for Loyola University Chicago

Published Feb 8, 2022

Serving as dean of student development since 2015, Wilson led the development of transformative programs and initiatives to help students maximize their potential for success at Johns Hopkins and beyond

Blue-bordered digital screen on the front of a freezer reads -80C

Sustainability

Freezer challenge asks labs to put costly energy consumption on ice

Published Feb 3, 2022

For the second year in a row, JHU will participate in the International Freezer Laboratory Challenge, which recognizes actions that promote energy efficiency, sample accessibility, and sample integrity

In memoriam

Genetic medicine pioneer Haig Kazazian dies at 84

Published Feb 2, 2022

His seminal work includes introducing prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobin disorders and finding the first example of disease-causing mutations resulting from "jumping genes"

Lainie Rutkow named inaugural vice provost for interdisciplinary initiatives

Published Feb 2, 2022

In her role, she will be responsible for the development and oversight of key strategies and initiatives, including those related to JHU's burgeoning presence in Washington, D.C., at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.

University operations

Rapid COVID test kits available for employees

Published Jan 31, 2022

The free tests may be picked up at asymptomatic testing sites at Homewood, the School of Nursing, and SAIS starting Tuesday, Feb. 1, with additional locations starting Feb. 7