Recent news from The Johns Hopkins University
This section contains regularly updated highlights of the news from around The Johns Hopkins
University. Links to the complete news reports from the nine schools,
the Applied Physics Laboratory and other centers and institutes are to
the left, as are links to help news media contact the Johns Hopkins
communications offices.
A COVID-19 sensor developed at Johns Hopkins University could revolutionize virus testing by adding accuracy and speed to a process that frustrated many during the pandemic.
In a new study published today in Nano Letters, the researchers describe the new sensor, which requires no sample preparation and minimal operator expertise, offering a strong advantage over existing testing methods, especially for population-wide testing.
March 29, 2022 Tags: COVID-19, David Gracias, Ishan Barman, Johns Hopkins University, virus testing
| Category: Engineering, Public Health
Violence against hospitals, patients, doctors, and other health workers such as those now taking place during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, destroy lives and the capacity of health systems to tend to those in need, combatant and civilian alike, according to Johns Hopkins University human rights expert Leonard Rubenstein, author of the recently published Perilous Medicine: The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War.
March 2, 2022 Tags: Berman Institute of Bioethics, hospitals, Johns Hopkins University, Leonard Rubenstein, Russia, Ukraine
| Category: Government and Politics, International Affairs, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health
Vaping aerosols contain thousands of unknown chemicals and substances not disclosed by manufacturers, including industrial chemicals and caffeine, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
The study is the first to apply to vaping liquids and aerosols an advanced fingerprinting technique used to identify chemicals in food and wastewater. The results, just published in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, suggest people who vape are using a product whose risks have yet to be fully determined and could be exposing themselves to chemicals with adverse health effects.
October 6, 2021 Tags: aerosols, Carsten Prasse, e-cigarettes, Johns Hopkins, smoking, vaping
| Category: Engineering, Natural Sciences, Public Health
President Biden recently ordered that businesses with more than 100 employees require workers to get a COVID-19 shot or test negative for the virus at least once a week, joining many other workplaces nationwide that already initiated such requirements. A Johns Hopkins University expert in business law, health law, and negotiation is available to offer context and commentary about vaccination mandates.
September 20, 2021 Tags: COVID-19, Johns Hopkins University, Stacey Lee, vaccination, vaccine mandate, vaccines
| Category: Business and Economics, Government and Politics, Public Health
Baltimore students who received eyeglasses through the Vision for Baltimore program scored higher on reading and math tests, with students who struggle the most academically showing the greatest improvement, concludes a new study in JAMA Ophthalmology, conducted by Johns Hopkins researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute and School of Education.
The study, released today, is the most robust to date in the United States on the impact of glasses on academic achievement and has implications beyond Baltimore for the millions of children nationwide who suffer from vision impairment but lack access to pediatric eye care.
September 9, 2021 Tags: achievement gap, eyeglasses, Johns Hopkins, K-12 Education, students, Vision for Baltimore
| Category: Education/K-12, Government and Politics, Institutional News, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health, University-Related
Students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests, Johns Hopkins researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute and School of Education found in the largest clinical study of the impact of glasses on education ever conducted in the United States. The students who struggled the most academically showed the greatest improvement.
September 9, 2021 Tags: achievement gap, glasses, Johns Hopkins, K-12 Education, test scores, vision, Vision for Baltimore
| Category: Education/K-12, Government and Politics, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center today published a new graphic visualization and analysis detailing the troubling trend of U.S. states eliminating daily reporting of COVID-19 data.
According to Coronavirus Resource Center experts, the reduction in daily reporting on cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and other vital data is taking place at a time when more public data is needed, not less — as the highly transmissible Delta variant is driving a new surge in the pandemic.
August 17, 2021 Tags: Beth Blauer, Coronavirus Resource Center, COVID-19, dashboard, data reporting, Jennifer Nuzzo, Johns Hopkins University, Lauren Gardner, Pandemic Data Initiative
| Category: Government and Politics, Public Health, Technology
Children nationwide are returning to school but not all regions are following CDC guidance on mask-wearing. Johns Hopkins University experts can offer perspective and context on the mixed messages parents, teachers and students are hearing, and what educators should be doing to prepare schools.
August 12, 2021 Tags: Annette C. Anderson, Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, COVID-19, Delta, Education, Johns Hopkins University, mask mandate, Odis Johnson, schools
| Category: Education/K-12, Public Health
The Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center on May 17 is launching the Pandemic Data Initiative as a new resource to spotlight systemic deficiencies in the collecting and reporting of pandemic data, to examine how those challenges hinder COVID-19 responses, and to explore possible solutions to improve public data.
May 17, 2021 Tags: Beth Blauer, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Resource Center, COVID-19, data, Johns Hopkins University, Lauren Gardner, Pandemic, Pandemic Data Initiative
| Category: Public Health, Technology, University-Related
Trillions of cicadas are poised to get their buzz on across much of the United States, with the once-every-17-year emergence of Brood X. Hope you’re hungry!
One person’s infestation is another’s free eco-friendly lunch, according to Johns Hopkins University sustainable food expert Jessica Fanzo, author of the forthcoming Can Fixing Dinner Fix the Planet?
Fanzo, who plans to collect and eat cicadas herself as soon as they hit her own backyard, can explain how the insects have as much protein as red or other factory-farmed meat, but without the harsh environmental effects, including greenhouse gases and biodiversity loss.
May 13, 2021 Tags: alternative protein, cicadas, climate change, eating insects, environment, factory farming, Jessica Fanzo
| Category: Environment, Public Health, Public policy, University-Related
People as young as 12 can now get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, as early as this week, now that the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use. Experts with Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, which has been studying the complex question of what it will take for the nation to safely return students to school, are available for perspective and commentary.
May 11, 2021 Tags: Annette C. Anderson, Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, COVID-19, Johns Hopkins, Odis Johnson, vaccines
| Category: Education/K-12, Public Health
With COVID-19 cases and deaths surging in India, a Johns Hopkins University expert is available to offer context and perspective on the crisis. Michael Levien: A sociologist specializing in India, Levien can discuss what he considers the Indian government’s mishandling of the crisis, as well as the background developmental conditions that are exacerbating the problem.
May 4, 2021 Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, India, Johns Hopkins, Michael Levien
| Category: Government and Politics, International Affairs, Public Health, Social Sciences
Federal funding sustains much of the critical research underway at Johns Hopkins University and Medicine. The biennial event, Hopkins on the Hill, showcases the range, value, and impact of this work.
Instead of the usual one big event on Capitol Hill, Hopkins on the Hill is virtual this year, with lunchtime programming spread across May and June. It’s a chance to learn about the cutting-edge science and projects, straight from the early career researchers and practitioners working on it. The sessions will cover everything from space exploration and extreme materials development to Hopkins’ work to track and combat COVID-19.
May 3, 2021 Tags: Hopkins on the Hill, Johns Hopkins, research funding, Science
| Category: Computer Science, Earth Science, Education/K-12, Engineering, Events Open to the Public, Institutional News, Physics and Astronomy, Public Health
As a jury in Minneapolis begins to deliberate in the trial of white police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the murder in May death of George Floyd, who is black, a Johns Hopkins University expert in racial inequality, particularly in the realm of policing, is available to offer perspective.
April 20, 2021 Tags: Black Lives Matter, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Johns Hopkins, Police, policing, Vesla Weaver
| Category: Government and Politics, Public Health, Social Sciences
Federal health agencies have asked for a temporary distribution suspension of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after instances of blood clots linked to the shots. The decision is expected to halt or limit U.S. rollout of the vaccine, and Johns Hopkins University experts can offer perspective and commentary on the news.
April 13, 2021 Tags: Jeffrey Kahn, Johns Hopkins, Johnson & Johnson, Ruth Faden, Tinglong Dai, vaccine
| Category: Business and Economics, Public Health
A Johns Hopkins University health care expert is available to offer perspective on the news that a mistake at a Johnson & Johnson factory producing the COVID-19 vaccine resulted in the loss of millions of doses.
April 1, 2021 Tags: COVID-19, factory error, Johnson & Johnson, Tinglong Dai, vaccine
| Category: Business and Economics, Public Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education for 1.6 billion children worldwide over the past year. To help measure the ongoing global response, Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and UNICEF have partnered to create a COVID-19 – Global Education Recovery Tracker.
Launched today, the tool assists countries’ decision-making by tracking reopening and recovery planning efforts in more than 200 countries and territories.
March 26, 2021 Tags: COVID-19, Global Education Recovery Tracker, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University eSchool+ Initiative, Pandemic, school reopening, UNICEF, World Bank
| Category: Education/K-12, Institutional News, Public Health, University-Related
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Johns Hopkins University today announced the launch of the Opioid Industry Documents Archive, a digital repository of publicly disclosed documents from recent judgments, settlements, and ongoing lawsuits concerning the opioid crisis. The documents come from government litigation against pharmaceutical companies, including opioid manufacturers and distributors related to their contributions to the deadly epidemic, as well as litigation taking place in federal court on behalf of thousands of cities and counties in the United States. The documents in the archive include emails, memos, presentations, sales reports, budgets, audit reports, Drug Enforcement Administration briefings, meeting agendas and minutes, expert witness reports, and depositions of drug company executives.
March 25, 2021 Tags: G. Caleb Alexander, Johns Hopkins University, Opioid Industry Documents Archive, opioids, pharmaceutical companies
| Category: Institutional News, Public Health, University-Related
The United States is approaching the one-year anniversary of the pandemic forcing the closure of offices and schools across the country, launching millions of Americans into remote work and schooling.
Johns Hopkins University experts who have been studying the short and long-term impacts of these changes are available to speak about the possible implications of WFH and SchoolFH on the future of work and education.
March 2, 2021 Tags: Annette C. Anderson, Christopher Morphew, COVID-19, David Steiner, Hunter Gehlbach, Johns Hopkins, Matthew Kahn, Odis Johnson, one-year anniversary, Pandemic, remote education, Rick Smith, telework, work from home
| Category: Business and Economics, Education/K-12, Public Health
A new Johns Hopkins data tool helps people with disabilities determine when they qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine and compares how different states prioritize the disability community in the vaccine rollout.
Created by researchers, students and advocates who themselves are disabled and have personally experienced how inequitable and inaccessible the pandemic response has been, the COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Dashboard launched to not only help the disability community get vaccinated, but also to arm policymakers with data to improve the system.
February 16, 2021 Tags: Bonnielin Swenor, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Dashboard, disabilities, Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, vaccine
| Category: Government and Politics, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health, Technology
A major research and science organization on Tuesday awarded the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center a public health honor for providing reliable real time data and analysis to help inform national and international responses to COVID-19.
February 4, 2021 Tags: Coronavirus Resource Center, COVID-19, CRC, Johns Hopkins, Research!America
| Category: Institutional News, Public Health, Technology
The lack of reliable access to broadband internet service for many in Baltimore, particularly the poor, has profound economic and social consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this painfully clear with an abrupt shift to online learning, remote work, and telemedicine. A new analysis from Johns Hopkins University’s 21st Century Cities Initiative says the city could move towards digital equity, with a roadmap of recommendations built on existing knowledge of Baltimore’s digital assets and the experience of other cities.
January 25, 2021 Tags: 21st century cities initiative, Baltimore, broadband, COVID-19, digital equity, Internet, Johns Hopkins University, Mac McComas, Mary Miller, Pandemic
| Category: Business and Economics, Government and Politics, Public Health, Public policy, Technology
The higher a person’s income, the more likely they were to protect themselves at the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, Johns Hopkins University economists find.
When it comes to adopting behaviors including social distancing and mask wearing, the team detected a striking link to their financial well-being. People who made around $230,000 a year were as much as 54% more likely to increase these types of self-protective behaviors compared to people making about $13,000.
January 14, 2021 Tags: COVID-19, economic inequality, income, inequality, Johns Hopkins University, masks, Nicholas Papageorge, Pandemic, poverty, protective behavior, social distancing
| Category: Business and Economics, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health, Social Sciences
A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience cardiac arrest or blood clots.
January 13, 2021 Tags: applied mathematics and statistics, biomedical engineering, cardiology, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Biomedical Engineering, JH-Crown Registry, Johns Hopkins Health System, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Natalia Trayanova
| Category: Engineering, Medicine and Nursing, Public Health, Technology
Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink. But they might not know that the use of some of these chemicals, such as chlorine, can also lead to the formation of unregulated toxic byproducts.
January 12, 2021 Tags: Carsten Prasse, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, environmental engineering, water, water quality, water treatment
| Category: Earth Science, Engineering, Environment, Public Health
