Five Enoch Pratt Free Library locations will soon distribute safe gun storage devices as part of a new pilot program partnership with @jhu.edu. 🔐 Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and @repkweisimfume.bsky.social announced the partnership at today’s press conference. Read:

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Enoch Pratt Free Library locations will soon distribute safe gun storage devices as part of pilot program partnership with Johns Hopkins.

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ICYMI: Federal budget cuts are stalling breakthrough autoimmune therapies. Johns Hopkins researcher Maximilian Konig is developing precision cell therapies that target only the "rogue" cells behind diseases like lupus, without wrecking the immune system. https://bit.ly/46coCOJ #ResearchSavesLives

Federal budget cuts slow pace of breakthrough autoimmune therapies

Federal budget cuts have created "a climate of anxiety" among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer the greatest consequences.

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JHU Computer Science@jhucompsci.bsky.social · 6d ago

As part of @jhu.edu’s continued investment in data science and AI, JHU CS is pleased to welcome 6 new tenure-track faculty to its ranks this academic year, including @mangahomanga.bsky.social, @jmincho.bsky.social, & @erye.bsky.social! 🥳 Learn more about our new assistant professors: bit.ly/4yNI4xf

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JHU Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships@jhu-bdps.bsky.social · 2w ago

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

Sarah Szanton has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing after advancing groundbreaking research, expanding community partnerships, and strengthening the future of nursing education. https://bit.ly/4x3ZjbM

Sarah Szanton appointed to second term as School of Nursing dean

Sarah Szanton has led the school since 2021, increasing its focus on community health and integrating emerging technologies into nursing education

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Johns Hopkins researchers and the FDA developed G-AUDIT, a new tool that detects hidden biases in medical AI datasets before models are built, helping create safer, more trustworthy AI for patient care. https://bit.ly/4pxb9Zr

New tool detects hidden bias in medical AI

Created by a Johns Hopkins team in collaboration with the FDA, the work aims to improve the reliability of artificial intelligence in clinical settings

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🎉Please join us in welcoming the 10th cohort of Bloomberg American Health Fellows to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social! /1 americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/bloombe...

Bloomberg American Health Initiative Announces 10th Cohort of Fellows Working to Address Critical U.S. Health Challenges

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Nationally recognized sociologist and @snfagora.bsky.social Professor, Ruth Braunstein has been selected as the next director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/07/16/ruth-braunstein-named-snf-agora-institute-director/

Sociologist Ruth Braunstein named next SNF Agora Institute director

Braunstein, who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2025, is a nationally recognized scholar who studies democracy, pluralism, religion, and civic engagement

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For Hopkins employees: GREAT idea for helping people become licensed tradespersons! MORE JOB TRAINING is needed everywhere; take note, #colleges and #universities. Bravo to @jhu.edu and Associated Builders and Contractors! #jobs #apprenticeship #builders #contractors hub.jhu.edu/at-work/2026...

Apprenticeship program gives Hopkins staff new opportunities

With support from the university, employees grow their careers by becoming licensed tradesmen

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Despite some improvement overnight, officials have issued Code Orange Air Quality Alerts for Saturday, July 18. The university is continuing its posture of moving nonessential work and activities indoors today whenever possible and canceling or postponing events as conditions require.

Air-quality readings across the Baltimore-D.C. region vary, but some readings have elevated to levels that have led officials to issue Code Red Air Quality Alerts. Therefore, on July 17, the university is moving all nonessential work and activities indoors or canceling or postponing as needed.

Tune in LIVE today at 2 PM ET www.youtube.com/live/nQeXWoP...

Johns Hopkins APL@jhuapl.bsky.social · 3w ago

Titan has rivers, dunes and a rich organic chemistry unlike anywhere we've explored. Join us July 16 for a live look at Dragonfly and the mission preparing to investigate this remarkable ocean world. https://www.youtube.com/live/nQeXWoPfUBY

See what Anton Dahbura, associate research professor and executive director of the Information Security Institute, is doing with his award:

Anton Dahbura receives Johns Hopkins Nexus Award

His proposed seminar series at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center will explore the advantages, risks, and governance of AI-driven digital twins in healthcare.

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Johns Hopkins University@jhu.edu · 2mo ago

Twenty-eight convening, research, and teaching endeavors based at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., have been selected to receive funding from the university's Nexus Awards Program. https://bit.ly/4nYiIrz

Last month, @moberst.bsky.social, Chien-Ming Huang, & other CS faculty members shared their progress & concerns at the 1st in-person convening of the @jhu.edu Workgroup on AI & Healthcare, co-hosted by @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social. 💻 🩺 Learn more about their ⚡️ talks here: www.cs.jhu.edu/news/hopkins...

Johns Hopkins University has submitted a formal comment letter urging OMB to reconsider proposed changes to federal research funding rules, warning they could weaken merit-based review and destabilize the nation's innovation ecosystem. Read more: https://bit.ly/4w1BVLT

Johns Hopkins calls for preserving merit-based review in federal research funding

University comment letter warns that proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance could weaken merit-based review, increase administrative burden, and disrupt the federal research partnership

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Join APL and NASA experts July 16 at 2 p.m. ET for a live behind-the-scenes look at NASA's Dragonfly, hear from the engineers and scientists preparing the spacecraft, and see what's next for this audacious mission of exploration. https://www.youtube.com/live/nQeXWoPfUBY

Eye on Dragonfly Live | A Behind-the-Scenes Look at NASA's Mission to Titan

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Olivia Rodrigo's new Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival will support nonprofits dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls, including two Johns Hopkins organizations: the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health and Jhpiego. https://bit.ly/3QBwUKO

Two Johns Hopkins nonprofits named partners for Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival

The festival will feature an all-women lineup, with proceeds supporting nonprofits dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls

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In the @jhu.edu Engineering Magazine: According to @ghadfield.bsky.social, @jhu-bdps.bsky.social of AI Alignment and Governance, we’re not ready for the AI transformation that’s coming:

Can AI Conform to Social Norms? - Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine

As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in everyday life, Professor Gillian Hadfield is helping build the legal and ethical infrastructure needed for an AI-driven future.

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New research from Johns Hopkins identifies an ancient group of brainstem neurons that control selective attention by filtering out distractions. The findings could open new pathways for treating attention disorders. https://bit.ly/4aNZy22

Scientists discover ancient neurons that control attention

Surprising find by Hopkins researchers could be initial step toward better ADHD treatments

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JHU President Ron Daniels on why the American research model is worth defending. 150 years of discovery didn't happen by accident. https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/07/02/science-commentary-ron-daniels-innovation-research-funding/

"I began to listen, listen, listen — and that's why I'm here, at almost 79." Audrey Smith was born in 1947, when children with sickle cell disease rarely lived past age 5. Decades later, she's a testament to what consistent, expert care can do. #ResearchSavesLives https://bit.ly/4vOR3MV

Patient reflects on decades of progress in sickle cell treatment

Audrey Smith, 78, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at a young age; she has received care at Johns Hopkins for more than 20 years

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Imagine getting mail from 150 years ago 👀 Members of the Johns Hopkins Class of 2026 wrote letters to the Class of 2176 and sealed them in a time capsule as part of JHU's 150th anniversary celebration. https://bit.ly/4w79EDg

Time capsule preserves hopes and wisdom for the future

In honor of Johns Hopkins University's 150th anniversary, hundreds of graduating students wrote messages to the Class of 2176 and placed them in a time capsule

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Johns Hopkins researchers Robert Dannals and Martin Pomper have been honored with the 2026 Bayh-Dole Coalition American Innovator Award for developing Pylarify, an FDA-approved PET imaging agent that is transforming the detection of prostate cancer. https://bit.ly/4vsCeiA

Two Johns Hopkins innovators honored for advancing prostate cancer detection

Researchers Robert Dannals, Martin Pomper recognized by Bayh-Dole Coalition for developing imaging technology that helps physicians detect, track prostate cancer

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Johns Hopkins University and West Virginia University have announced a $7 million research collaborative to address challenges in health, science, and society. The 3-year initiative will fund joint faculty teams with grants up to $150K per project. https://bit.ly/4oRoOdB #ResearchSavesLives

Johns Hopkins and West Virginia University launch research partnership to advance joint solutions for shared challenges

New initiative will support collaborative research projects to advance joint solutions for shared challenges, help faculty teams pursue future external funding opportunities

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We always love demonstrating our research to @jhu.edu alumni! 🤖💻🫁 Thanks to everyone who joined us for the @hopkinsalumni.bsky.social Weekend Department Showcase this spring—see you again next year! 💙

Catherine P. Bradshaw has been named the next dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. A nationally recognized leader in youth violence prevention, school safety, and student mental health, Bradshaw will assume her new role on August 1. https://bit.ly/3SLtju4

Catherine P. Bradshaw named dean of Johns Hopkins School of Education

Nationally recognized scholar of school safety, bullying prevention, and student mental health returns to Johns Hopkins to lead one of the nation's top education schools

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As AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, how do Americans feel about its future? A new Johns Hopkins survey finds that a majority of people who regularly use AI and even view it positively support regulations designed to guide its use. https://bit.ly/3S7zJUk

Americans strongly support regulations on AI

New poll by researchers at Johns Hopkins finds even artificial intelligence proponents want more rules

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Congratulations to Andre Douglas, Johns Hopkins alum and former APL researcher, on being named a mission specialist for NASA's Artemis III crew. Launching in 2027, the mission will bring humanity one step closer to landing on the lunar South Pole. https://cbsn.ws/4xmWWSj

Graduate from Maryland's Johns Hopkins University joins NASA's Artemis III crew

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is joining NASA's 2027 Artemis III crew as a mission specialist.

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A new Johns Hopkins study challenges long-standing assumptions about how habits form. Researchers found that the brain can transition from intentional decision-making to automatic behaviors much faster than previously understood. https://bit.ly/4o94HXX

Johns Hopkins professor Jeremy Nathans received the inaugural Welch Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research at the Four Doctors Awards Ceremony. This award recognizes exceptional leadership and research, innovative approaches, and significant contributions to science. https://bit.ly/4dEO2Il