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News Articles: Johns Hopkins University

A sign stands in front of part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex in Baltimore.

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  • Education

Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Hopkins to make tuition free for most medical students

Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic organization.

July 09, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Chimpanzees and bonobos recognize photos of groupmates they haven't seen for more than 25 years, and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures of their friends, a new study finds.

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  • Animals

Apes remember long-lost friends and family they haven't seen in decades

Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former groupmates after more than 25 years apart, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.

December 26, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
The silhouette AR-15-style rifle is displayed on signage for the Firearms Unknown Guns & Ammo gun store in Yuma, Ariz., last week.

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  • Health

Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes

A new report released by Johns Hopkins University shows that gun homicides rose 7.6% from 2020, a year that set a previous U.S. record. Firearms are the leading cause of death for those under age 25.

June 06, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the graduating class of Johns Hopkins University via livestream from Ukraine on Thursday in Baltimore.

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  • Education

Ukraine's Zelenskyy surprises Johns Hopkins grads as their commencement speaker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual appearance at the commencement ceremony was a surprise for those in attendance. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

May 25, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The COVID-19 dashboard created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering is displayed during a briefing on Capitol Hill in early March 2020, when only 245 confirmed cases had been reported in the U.S.

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  • Health

As the pandemic ebbs, an influential COVID tracker shuts down

After three years, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is ceasing operations. Its data dashboards and maps became go-to sources for information from the early days of the pandemic.

February 10, 2023
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  • Rob Stein
This illustration shows the DART spacecraft approaching the two asteroids, Didymos and Dimorphos, with a small observing spacecraft nearby.

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  • Space

Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA crashed into an asteroid to test planetary defense

NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course.

September 26, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A member of the Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 testing staff walks past a line outside the department on Tuesday. The number of new COVID019 cases hit a record this week, topping numbers from January.

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  • Health

The U.S. hits a record number of new COVID cases

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

December 29, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The average rate of confirmed coronavirus cases fell below 100,000 for the first time since Nov. 4, but health experts warn that highly infectious virus variants pose a serious risk to that downward trend.

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  • Health

New, Daily Coronavirus Cases Drop Below 100K For First Time In Months

Health experts caution communities not to lift coronavirus restrictions too soon as the nation continues on a downward trend of virus infections and deaths.

February 15, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the COVID-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. on Dec. 4. The U.S. has surpassed 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

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  • National

U.S. Surpasses 20 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

January 01, 2021
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  • Reese Oxner
Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi is director of Johns Hopkins University's International Vaccine Access Center for Nigeria.

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  • Global Health

Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View

Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.

December 14, 2020
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
New coronavirus infections are on the rise in the U.S., with cases surpassing 7 million this week. Some two dozen states reported increases in new infections, with a handful of states marking new daily records.

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  • National

COVID-19 Daily Cases On The Rise In Nearly Half Of U.S. States

The U.S. reported more than 55,000 infections Friday, pushing the total number of cases to more than 7 million. Some two dozen states saw new cases continue to rise this past week.

September 26, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
The U.S. surpassed 5 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. still leads the world in coronavirus cases. Brazil, the country with the second-most infections, has just over 3 million.

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  • National

U.S. Hits 5 Million Coronavirus Cases As Debate Lingers Over The Path Forward

The U.S. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths, as states across the Midwest and South battle a surge in new cases.

August 09, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin

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