The Latest Breaking News from Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins University announced staff layoffs as a result of massive funding cuts to federal aid programs – where Watters’s sister works

Most of the layoffs will impact international employees, with 1,975 positions eliminated across 44 countries, along with 247 jobs in the U.S.

University says cut in funding ‘forcing us to wind down critical work’ as academics rally against job losses

Scientists warn the private medical sector won’t see a boost after DOGE cuts public research funding and emphasizes an ‘imminent’ brain drain of scientists to China.

Health agency noted medical schools receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding

[I have updated and basically rewritten the post in light of new information that allows me to explain matters much more clearly, I think.] This year's entering class is the first since admissions decisions were constrained by the Supreme Court's ban on racial preferences in the SFFA case, and lots…

A research team from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University built a 'primordial DNA store and compute engine.'

The FDA announced Thursday that it has approved new Covid vaccine shots

Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on July 8, 2024. The gift will also expand financial aid for students studying several…

Donation by former New York City mayor and alumnus will cover school fees for nearly all students from fall term 2024

Michael Bloomberg donates $1 billion to Johns Hopkins, making med school free for most students and covering living expenses for some.