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...

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...

"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...

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-...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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”!

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...

“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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

BDP Alexander Szalay created the open source AstroID database, which allows researchers anywhere to study multiple types of #CancerResearch data—including laboratory results, genetic sequencing, and imaging data—in one setting. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroo...

Join us today at 2p.m. to get your deep-sea #robotics questions answered!

“At Hopkins, we’re given the freedom to do our best work.” Nobel Laureate Peter Agre reflects on the generosity, collaboration, and friendship that help science flourish.

Want to learn from a deep-sea robotics expert? Curious about the role autonomous robots play in arctic and Antarctic expeditions? Join us March 30 from 2-3 p.m. EST for a Reddit AMA with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Jim Bellingham.

BDP Hanna Pickard chats with the hosts of the @philtalkradio.bsky.social podcast to unpack the question: "What is addiction?" Listen to the full episode here: philosophytalk.org/shows/what-i...

If you missed the conversation with BDP Jim Bellingham about marine technologies and his experience leading Arctic expeditions, view the event recording here: hopkinsathome.vhx.tv/videos/how-a...

Welcome @bwandelt.bsky.social, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cosmology and Scientific AI. hub.jhu.edu/2026/03/10/b...

Join us tonight at 6 PM at the JHU Bloomberg Center in DC for a conversation with BDP James Bellingham and NPR correspondent @ngreenfieldboyce.bsky.social about the future of marine technologies. hub.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

The @aeraedresearch.bsky.social has selected BDP Odis Johnson as one of it's 2026 Fellows. The AERA Fellows Program honors scholars for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

“The soil is the most biologically active environment on the planet, yet we’ve sampled only a tiny fraction of the life that lives inside it,” says @jhu-bdps.bsky.social @mikeschatz.bsky.social.

Congratulations to BDP Younan Xia who has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Xia will be formally inducted during the NAE Annual Meeting in the fall. www.nae.edu/345149/NAENe...

Welcome to distinguished materials scientist, Younan Xia, who joins @jhu.edu as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/05/y...

Congratulations to BDP Mikala Egeblad, who received the Bertner Memorial Award for outstanding cancer research. The award is in recognition of her research into how tumor microenvironments impact cancer progression. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/21/m...

How do scientists work together to unravel the mysteries of fungal epidemics around the world? Read about BDP @acasadevall1.bsky.social's work in National Geographic. www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Join the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts for their Artist-in-Residence lecture by Terry Thompson. Before the lecture, the Peabody Graduate Jazz Fellowship will perform a number of selections. The event is free and open the public! sites.krieger.jhu.edu/billie-holid...

BDP Kris Chesky has launched a new website for Occupational Health in Music. Learn more about #musician health and the importance of their mission in music education and the clinical sphere. www.occupationalhealthinmusic.org

BDP Hanna Pickard published a new book that utilizes both her experience in academic philosophy and her clinical work. The book is called What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? and is available through @princetonupress.bsky.social: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

BDP Adam Riess appears on @wgbh.org's podcast, Particles of Thought, to discuss dark energy and Hubble tension. Riess takes listeners behind the scenes of the moment he made his Nobel Prize-winning discovery. www.wgbh.org/podcasts/par...

BDP @mikeschatz.bsky.social is collaborating with researchers across the country to catalog the vast and largely unknown soil microbiome of the United States, a project that has already resulted in new discoveries. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/06/r...

BDPs Adam Riess, Sabine Stanley, and David Sing contributed to Wonder Bound, the inaugural exhibition in the Vatican Observatory's new gallery. Created in collaboration with @stsci.edu, it features large scale cosmic images and insights from the contributing scientists. hub.jhu.edu/2025/12/08/v...

Italian newscast, RAI News 24/Italy, covers the collaboration between @jhu.edu and @stsci.edu at the Vatican Observatory. The exhibit "Wonder Bound" features stunning cosmic images and accompanying narratives from leading space researchers. youtu.be/ePTzERMsA2M