Welcome to Bhaven Sampat, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Science and Innovation Policy.

A lab study co-lead by BDP Andrew Feinberg reveals that epigenetic marks can be inherited in ways that break the century-long understanding of the rules of inheritance explored and recorded by Gregor Mendel. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/23/l...

Lab study reveals patterns of inheritance that defy Mendel's laws

Study reveals that epigenetic marks can be inherited in ways that break the century-long understanding of the rules of inheritance explored and recorded by Gregor Mendel's work with pea plants

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For the United States' 250th Anniversary, @time.com Magazine asked leading scientists to highlight recent American advancements. BDP Lisa Cooper highlights the advancement of digital health tools as defining this moment in American #science and #health. time.com/collection/o...

The Science and Health Breakthroughs Shaping a New American Era

TIME asked Bill Nye, Emily Oster, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, and 22 others to tell us about the scientific advances defining the U.S. at 250

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"How could a scientist sit there as a steward of the public trust—how could we not rise to that occasion? If I didn't do it, who would?" says BDP @jmcoller.bsky.social on the subject of speaking up for science. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/24/j...

A staunch voice in support of science

Jeff Coller, a pioneering RNA biologist, has spent the past year vehemently advocating for the lifesaving promise of research in the face of federal cuts

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BDP @acasadevall1.bsky.social co-authored a study that supports the theory that volcanic activity was a factor in the mass extinction of dinosaurs by analyzing fungal microfossils. publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/fungal-...

Fungal Surges Marked Cretaceous Mass Extinction that Ended Age of Dinosaurs | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

New findings highlight fungal microfossils as useful markers in paleontological research.

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In an @npr.org Short Wave interview, BDP Nicole Baumgarth talks about how tick-related incidents are tracked and how researchers are currently assessing the tick population. www.npr.org/2026/06/06/n...

Immunologist Nicole Baumgarth explains why ticks are spreading to new regions

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with immunologist Nicole Baumgarth about why ticks are spreading to new regions, and what this increase in ticks could mean for the spread of Lyme disease.

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In the @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social magazine: “The soil is the most biologically active environment on the planet, and yet we’ve sampled only a tiny fraction of life within it,” says senior author @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @mikeschatz.bsky.social.

Mobilizing to Map the U.S. Soil Microbiome - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

A team including Hopkins geneticists and students has already discovered more than 1,000 new strains of bacteria and microbes.

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BDP Carl Wu speaks on the legacy of biochemist Ru Chih Huang. "Ru Chih [was a] passionate, dedicated, selfless [mentor] who viewed ... their students and colleagues as an extension of family," Wu says. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/09/r...

Iconic biologist Ru Chih Huang dies at 94

The first female tenure-track professor hired at Johns Hopkins in the physical sciences, Huang led discoveries into chromosomal RNA synthesis, viral replication, and cancer development in humans

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In this @thehill.com piece @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhu.edu @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @acasadevall1.bsky.social explores convalescent plasma as a possible therapy for recent outbreaks hantavirus and Ebola, and for other public health threats. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Power of plasma: How to curb new viral outbreaks that lack vaccines

When people recover from viral diseases, they make antibodies that can then be transferred to other affected individuals. Enter convalescent plasma.

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The @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social interviewed BDP Hanna Pickard about her latest book on the nature of addiction. In the Q&A, she talks about the experiments mentioned in the book, why she chose her title, and the "us" vs "them" mentality around addiction. lareviewofbooks.org/article/hann...

Beyond a Theory of Irresistible Desire | Los Angeles Review of Books

Hanna Pickard’s new book examines the neurobiology of addiction by probing deeper than the usual questions we ask, and by deconstructing the questions themselves.

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Welcome renowned biologist, @apombo1.bsky.social, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Genome Biology. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/02/g...

BDP @ghadfield.bsky.social comments on Connecticut passing House Bill 5222, which includes creating an Independent Verification Organization where experts assess whether AI products meet certain safety standards. Read Hadfield's full commentary here: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Fathom Applauds Connecticut Passing Legislation that Establishes Independent Verification (IVO) for AI Governance

/PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the Connecticut General Assembly passed House Bill 5222, legislation that includes a pilot program for independent verification of...

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Congratulations to @jhu-bdps.bsky.social Alan Yuille and his co-authors on winning a 2026 ICBS Frontiers of Science Award for their paper “DeepLab: Semantic Image Segmentation with Deep Convolutional Nets, Atrous Convolution, and Fully Connected CRFs”!

Yuille team receives 2026 ICBS Frontiers of Science Award

The annual award from the International Congress for Basic Science recognizes top research in mathematics, physics, and theoretical computer and information sciences.

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Congratulations to BDPs Ulrich Mueller and Vesla Weaver who were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The AAAS is one of the oldest academic societies in the US and recognizes individuals for excellence in their field. hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/30/a...

Four from Johns Hopkins elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Richard Kagan, Ulrich Mueller, Vesla Weaver, and Sarah Woodson among 252 individuals recognized for excellence in their fields

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“The governor’s focus on mental health is long overdue. But the real test will be whether these programs are accessible to those who need them most—or if they become another layer of bureaucracy," says BDP Lisa Cooper in a new @usatoday.com article. news-usa.today/the-life-and...

The Life and Early Struggles of Moore - News Usa Today

There’s a moment in every leader’s story where the personal becomes the policy. For Maryland Governor Wes Moore, that moment came when he was just 16 years

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"Across the country, emergency department visits for tick bites are up more than 25% from last year," reports @thebaltimorebanner.com. In an article about tick-borne diseases, BDP Nicole Baumgarth explains how symptoms of these diseases can present. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

An army of ticks is sending more Marylanders to the ER

Across the country, emergency department visits for tick bites are up more than 25% from last year, according to federal data. Maryland and other northeastern states are looking like ground zero.

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A robot seen crossing the street by the #Baltimore convention center went viral on Tik-Tok. BDP Jim Bellingham talks to @thebaltimorebanner.com about how the U.S. is seeing a gradual introduction of robots in every day life. www.thebanner.com/culture/vira...

Why did a robot cross the road in Baltimore? To get to the convention center

A humanoid robot named Benji went viral after being spotted walking through downtown Baltimore, offering a glimpse at how robots are beginning to enter everyday public life.

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In a new @forbes.com article, BDP @jmcoller.bsky.social Coller discusses who is most affected by the federal cuts to vaccine research. www.forbes.com/sites/christ...

Can Vaccine Development Weather Political Storms?

The people who research, make and invest in vaccines are nervous. Some companies have started pulling back on their vaccine work.

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BDP Nicole Baumgarth discusses Lyme disease research and advocacy with @cbsnews.com "It's not an illness that can be taken lightly," she says. "These long, ongoing symptoms can really change a person's life." www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...

Student shares battle with Lyme disease as tick season begins in Maryland

Maryland has some of the highest cases of Lyme disease in the country. Here's how you can prevent the tick-borne disease.

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Join the Center on Global Poverty and Director Monica Prasad for a day of talks on the The Future of Foreign Aid in Washington DC on May 5. Register here and share: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ForeignAid #GlobalDevelopment

Register for "The Future of Foreign Aid," May 5, 2026, Washington D.C., Johns Hopkins University Center on Global Poverty

Location: 555 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. 9:30AM-10:45AM Panel 1: How Did we Get Here? The contraction of foreign aid, not just in the U.S. but in Europe as well, has shaken the international i...

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On April 30, Health Affairs will be hosting a virtual symposium on health policy. BDP @melindabbuntin.bsky.social will speaking, among many other health policy experts. Register here: www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

Happy 25th anniversary to @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social which is lead by Director and BDP Jane Carlton. Your team has driven vital field research and supported scientists worldwide. Here’s to many more years of impact.

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Celebrating @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social's 25th anniversary🦟 The Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute, supported by @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social, works every day towards the fight against malaria. For more: publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

The Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts hosted a poignant event honoring Frances Harper at the @artbma.bsky.social, featuring the singers of Baltimore’s Jonathan Pettus Chorale.

Welcome esteemed chemist, @ivehermans.bsky.social, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Chemical Transformations. hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/21/c...

Congratulations to BDPs Lawrence Jackson and @jmcoller.bsky.social who are among the recipients of @jhu.edu's Sesquicentennial Awards, which recognize "exceptional projects that reflect the university's legacy of discovery while looking boldly toward the future." hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/08/s...

Sesquicentennial Awards encourage innovation, creativity, and impact across Johns Hopkins

27 affiliates have been awarded the Artistic Lens Award or the Envisioning the Future Award; proposals for a second round of awards are due April 24

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Congratulations to BDP @ashi-w.bsky.social who was elected to the @theaacr.bsky.social's Board of Directors. Weeraratna's term starts this month and will run through 2029. publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/weerara...

Weeraratna Elected to AACR Board of Directors | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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BDP Nilanjan Chatterjee has co-authored a new paper in @nature.com titled "Improved Polygenic Risk Prediction Models for Breast Cancer Subtypes in Women of African Ancestry". Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Improved polygenic risk prediction models for breast cancer subtypes in women of African ancestry - Nature Genetics

Application of multiancestry and ensemble-based approaches yields improved polygenic risk prediction models for breast cancer and its subtypes among women of African ancestry.

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Welcome internationally recognized neuroscientist, Ilya Monosov, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Curiosity and Intelligence. hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/03/n...

Missed this week's AMA with BDP Jim Bellingham? Check out some highlights or read the full post here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

Tickborne disease researcher & immunologist @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @jhu-bdps.bsky.social Nicole Baumgarth PhD DVM, says last May there was a 30% rise from previous yr in emergency room visits for tickborne illnesses due to warmer climate & growing tick population. www.knoe.com/2026/03/31/h...