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Community leaders and developers prepare to break ground on the East Baltimore Historical Library
East Baltimore
Community leaders, developers break ground on new East Baltimore Historical Library site
Published Feb 12, 2021
The library will preserve the history of East Baltimore and will be housed in three row homes adjoining Henderson-Hopkins School
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Rankings
Johns Hopkins leads nation in research spending for 41st consecutive year
Published Feb 9, 2021
University spent a record $2.917 billion in fiscal year 2019, a nearly 10% increase from 2018
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Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center honored
Published Feb 4, 2021
The site houses the famous COVID-19 global tracker map, as well as vital data repositories and interactive visualizations
Campus dining hall
Dining
University will self-operate campus dining services at Homewood, Peabody
Published Feb 2, 2021
The change, which takes place July 2022, will allow the university to enhance sustainable food service practices and provide greater flexibility and oversight
Students physically distance in a Homewood campus classroom
University operations
Careful planning, safety precautions underpin JHU's in-person instruction
Published Feb 2, 2021
University officials have spent months honing the plans that will guide this week's resumption of in-person instruction
Saliva samples for COVID-19 testing
Return to campus
COVID testing expands as spring semester gets underway
Published Jan 29, 2021
More than 8,500 tests have been conducted over the past seven days at nine campus testing sites as the university prepares to expand in-person activities
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#JHNeedsU
JHU Social Compact promotes safety, solidarity
Published Jan 27, 2021 Video
All members of the university community are encouraged to commit to following simple public health protocols designed to keep themselves and others safe and healthy
Nilabh Shastri
In memoriam
Pioneering immunologist Nilabh Shastri dies at 68
Published Jan 27, 2021
Shastri, who explored how the human immune system recognizes rapidly changing foreign elements, joined Johns Hopkins as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in 2018
Hopkins student learns online
Rankings
Three Johns Hopkins master's degree programs among top online programs in the country
Published Jan 26, 2021
Programs from the schools of Nursing and Engineering are included in annual rankings from 'U.S. News & World Report'
A city skyline is overlaid with intersecting lines representing digital connection
Urban policy
New Johns Hopkins report details plan for digital equity in Baltimore
Published Jan 25, 2021
A new 21st Century Cities Initiative report outlines steps to increase access to reliable high speed internet in cities with pronounced digital divides