Poor mental health among U.S. teens was a concern before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the major disruptions to school and social life since early 2020 only exacerbated the situation. But even in states with the best access to mental health care, one in three young people goes without treatment, says Tamar Mendelson, director of the Center for Adolescent Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Moore, 44, was sworn in Wednesday as the 63rd governor of Maryland—the state's first Black governor and the nation's only current Black chief executive. Born and raised in Maryland and a member of the Krieger School Class of 2001, Moore took the oath of office using two Bibles: one from his grandfather, who was a minister; the other from 19th-century abolitionist and fellow Maryland native Frederick Douglass.
Ariel Lyons-Warren, A&S ’05, wrote this heartwarming essay about the sudden death of her father, David Warren, A&S ’78, and the valuable life lessons he left his daughters. Her family's story began 45 years ago on the Homewood campus when David and Rhona Lyons, A&S ’78, got married during a blizzard.
Collette V. Smith tells her story of making history as the NFL's first Black female coach at Johns Hopkins' 41st annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Hosted by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the event explored how data science and machine learning can help our understanding of the effects of structural racism on health outcomes
Celebrate Alumni Weekend in person April 14-16! Reconnect with old friends and relive your happiest memories at Hopkins. Register by Jan. 31 to receive a 10% Early Jay discount. Be one of the first 500 alumni to register for a paid event, and you'll receive a Johns Hopkins blanket at onsite check-in.
Children and adults with chronic respiratory conditions are most at risk of negative health effects linked to gas stoves, says William Checkley, associate professor of medicine
"[Limiting] the frequency of large meals could be more effective in losing weight, but clinical trials are needed to confirm our findings," says Di Zhao, of the Bloomberg School
"We want to know when a new variant either is arriving or rising quickly, and these are the tools that will help answer those questions," says Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School
Sergey Radchenko, a professor of Russian history at SAIS, discusses Russia's military objectives as fierce fighting continues to rage in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
Join a virtual Lunch with the Libraries talk at noon EST for the incredible history of What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, a landmark text documenting the skills and culinary techniques of one of the first African American women to write a cookbook; registration required
Hopkins at Home presents a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. EST to examine the world of tropical disease through the lens of malaria and onchocerciasis, or riverblindness; registration required
At 1 p.m. EST, join Katherine "Kitty" Harvey, SAIS '11, for a discussion of her investigative and thought–provoking book, A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq, moderated by Bill Kirst, A&S '00; registration required
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