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Student SPOTLIGHT

Advocacy for access

When Krieger School junior Zandy Wong was 12 years old, she received a bone-anchored hearing aid, opening her to a world of new opportunities. The technology in the implant led her to pursue a career in science and STEM, and she has become an advocate for accessibility to "help people with disabilities thrive and live with grace," Wong says. She was recently honored for her efforts as a recipient of the Heumann-Armstrong Award.

"To have an award that recognizes our efforts is so important, and I'm really just overjoyed to win it," Wong says. "It's a recognition that my work matters and that I'm on the right track in being both a scientist and an advocate."

 
 
 
Alumni Association news  
 
 

Dec. 1 deadline

Seeking nominees for outstanding alumni

Each year, the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association presents awards in six categories to honor outstanding alumni, faculty, and friends. This year, the 2022 recipients were recognized during an in-person celebration on Oct. 7 at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. Interested in nominating someone you know for a 2023 award? Complete the 2023 nominations form by Dec. 1 to recognize deserving alumni, faculty, or friends.

 
 
 
In other news  
 
 

COMMUNITY

Vision realized for thousands of Baltimore City students

Vision for Baltimore, which provides vision screenings, eye exams, and eyeglasses to Baltimore City students, celebrated the distribution of its 10,000th pair of eyeglasses during a ceremony in East Baltimore on Tuesday. Direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand Warby Parker, co-founded by Jeffrey Raider, A&S ’03, SAIS ’04, distributes the eyeglasses as part of its Pupils Project program.

"Helping our public school students to see in the classroom is a focused intervention with a wide-ranging impact that allows our city's children to achieve their highest aspirations as students and citizens," President Ron Daniels said.

 
 
 

Q+A

Expert warns of a potential 'tripledemic'

Now is the time to get your flu shots and bivalent boosters as hospitals and health care systems reach capacity with surging cases of flu, RSV, and COVID-19, says Brian Garibaldi of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biocontainment Unit

 
 

Voices

It's time to stop creating 'superbugs' in the lab

A controversial Boston University study that created a potentially deadly form of the omicron variant should never have happened, computational biologist Steven Salzberg says

 
 

LIBRARIES+MUSEUMS

Elisabeth Long to lead Sheridan Libraries & University Museums

She joins JHU from the University of Chicago, where she has spent nearly three decades and where she currently oversees digital scholarship services for students and faculty

 
 
 
 
 
Campus flavor  
 
 

Trick or treat P.S.

From the Witchy Kitchen at JHU: OLD JAY Seasoning

Jay got into the Halloween spirit this year with a costume inspired by a staple of every Marylander's kitchen: OLD BAY Seasoning. 

 
 
 
 
Hopkins in the News  
 
 

NPR

Buying guns in Oregon could become more difficult if voters pass ballot measure

"What's been interesting is how proficient advocates have become using these measures," says Josh Horwitz, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions. "I do think there are other states that could benefit from this strategy." 

 
 

The Washington Post

RSV vaccine given during pregnancy protects infants from severe illness

"I'm so thrilled at where the field is right now. I think there are many, many people out there in the world who share my excitement," said Ruth Karron, a pediatrician and professor of international health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 
 

The Washington Post

Supporting your sober friends when everyone is drinking

"Graduating from a program does not mean that a person is cured," says Jeffrey Hsu, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine. "This is no different from other people with chronic medical conditions who have to make certain behavioral/lifestyle modifications to keep their disease under control." 

 
 
 
Announcements+Events  
 

Alumni news

May 2022 grads: JHED IDs will deactivate soon

Microsoft Office 365 student accounts deactivate 180 days after degrees are conferred. Spring 2022 alums will lose access to OneDrive, their student email account, libraries, unofficial transcripts, and other resources between November and December.

 
 

Nov. 8

Genetic Medicine webcast

Learn about how genetic medicine can lead to better understanding and treatment of disease with a livestream at 7 p.m. EST presented by A Woman's Journey; registration required

 
 

Nov. 10+nov. 16

Ramifications of the Midterm Elections

This two-part series of expert briefings examines the potential policy and political changes resulting from the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. Nov. 10 at 12:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 16 at noon EST; registration required

 
 

Nov. 16+Nov. 17

Horizons by Hopkins 2022

This free career and professional development conference features Trevor Noah as keynote speaker, inspiring career talks with experts in their fields, intriguing panel discussions, and essential skills workshops; registration required