Newly minted PhDs in AI nabbing six- and seven-figure paydays This is possibly problematic for academia. Fortune · Jun 25, 2025
Astronomers see the 1st stars dispel darkness 13 billion years ago at 'Cosmic Dawn' The CLASS telescope array has taken a fresh look at the infant universe to hunt for polarized light in the Cosmic Microwave Background that resembles light bouncing off a cosmic car hood. Space · Jun 11, 2025
How AI could help stop the next pandemic before it starts The artificial intelligence tool is the first to use large language modeling to predict infectious disease risk The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
11 Movie Filming Locations That Make Perfect Road Trip Destinations Time to fill up the tank. Marie Claire · May 27, 2025
How to turn white rice and bread into superfoods Tapping into the resistant starch in bread, pasta, and white rice can quickly boost the nutrition of these carbs. Fortune · May 12, 2025
23 People Share The Most Hard-To-Believe Facts That Are Actually True Not everything that sounds right is true. And far from everything that sounds fake is false. Reality is—quite often—stranger than fiction. Bored Panda · Apr 18, 2025
Private equity is eyeing your 401(k) plan Former World Bank executive Jeffrey Hooke claims fund managers can attract capital without proven performance. Fortune · Apr 3, 2025
Relatives Get Offended When Told They Can’t See The New Baby Unless They Update Their Vaccines Who knew asking relatives to make sure their vaccinations were up to date would be taken as a personal attack? The post Relatives Get Offended When Told They Can’t See The New Baby Unless They Update Their Vaccines first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Apr 3, 2025
MAGA superfan Jesse Watters once again laments DOGE cuts that impact him Johns Hopkins University announced staff layoffs as a result of massive funding cuts to federal aid programs – where Watters’s sister works The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Cuts Over 2,000 Jobs After Loss of $800M USAID Grants Most of the layoffs will impact international employees, with 1,975 positions eliminated across 44 countries, along with 247 jobs in the U.S. International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025
Johns Hopkins to lose 2,000 jobs after Trump’s $800m cut in USAid funding University says cut in funding ‘forcing us to wind down critical work’ as academics rally against job losses The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025
DOGE shut the funding spigot for medical research overnight. Scientists are calling it 'the end of science' in America Scientists warn the private medical sector won’t see a boost after DOGE cuts public research funding and emphasizes an ‘imminent’ brain drain of scientists to China. Fortune · Feb 21, 2025
Trump's HHS investigating medical schools for antisemitism because students wore keffiyehs: report Health agency noted medical schools receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Reason · Sep 22, 2024 Comparing Class of 2027 to Class of 2028 Demographic Data is Tricky (UPDATED) [I have updated and basically rewritten the post in light of new information that allows me to explain matters much more clearly, I think.] This year's entering class is the first since admissions decisions were constrained by the Supreme Court's ban on racial preferences in the SFFA case, and lots…
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 29, 2024 DNA tech stores data equivalent to thousands of SSDs — all that data tucked away safely in an area the size of a fingernail A research team from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University built a 'primordial DNA store and compute engine.'
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Here’s why Covid cases are spiking again and how it could affect you The FDA announced Thursday that it has approved new Covid vaccine shots
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2024 Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on July 8, 2024. The gift will also expand financial aid for students studying several…
The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2024 Johns Hopkins medical students to get free tuition after $1bn Bloomberg gift Donation by former New York City mayor and alumnus will cover school fees for nearly all students from fall term 2024
International Business Times UK · Jul 9, 2024 Michael Bloomberg Net Worth: Billionaire Donates $1B To John Hopkins University, Donated Same Amount in 2018 Michael Bloomberg donates $1 billion to Johns Hopkins, making med school free for most students and covering living expenses for some.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024 Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at John Hopkins University Bloomberg Philanthropies is gifting $1 billion to make medical school free at Johns Hopkins University for a majority of students there
Top News · Jun 11, 2024 Study Reveals High Levels Of Carcinogen In Louisiana Study by Johns Hopkins University reveals alarming ethylene oxide levels in 'cancer alley', prompting regulatory actions and health concerns.
Space · Jun 11, 2024 James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system The James Webb Space Telescope has seen signs of a violent asteroid collision in neighboring star system, Beta Pictoris. The observations could reveal the early stages of planet birth.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024 Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana Scientists using more modern methods of measuring the carcinogen ethylene oxide have found much higher levels of the chemical along a corridor in southeastern Louisiana than expected
Top News · May 29, 2024 Johns Hopkins Researchers Assessing Bridge Risks After Key Collapse Johns Hopkins researchers assess bridge safety post Key Bridge collapse, focusing on port bridges. NTSB and FBI investigations ongoing.