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No. 238; April 2022

						News from Johns Hopkins for Alumni, Parents, and Friends

Johns Hopkins graduate programs ranked among nation’s best

Several programs were ranked among the best, including the top spots for programs in nursing and public health, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Graduate Schools list.

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Samantha Power named Johns Hopkins commencement speaker

Power, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will address the Class of 2022 at the university’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22.

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Three Hopkins alumni named Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows

Quenton Bubb (A&S ’15), Zubia Hasan (A&S ’21), and Alexander Pisera (Engr ’17) are among 30 recipients of the Soros Fellowship, which honors immigrants and children of immigrants poised to make meaningful contributions to United States society and culture, as well as in their academic fields.
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Johns Hopkins invites 1,586 to join the Class of 2026

The admitted class represents 48 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, as well as 63 other countries.
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Keeping Hollywood’s animals safe

Alum Thomas Edling (BSPH ’11 (MPH)), chief veterinary officer for American Humane, oversees almost 50 certified animal safety representatives who keep watch over production sets worldwide to protect nearly 100,000 animal actors each year.
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Johns Hopkins to map the next phase of the university’s future

President Ron Daniels will convene conversations with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners to consider critical questions that will shape the university’s strategic vision for the years ahead.
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Homewood bound, two years later

Over 4,000 alumni returned to Baltimore in late March to celebrate the first in-person reunion since 2019. 480 graduates from the Class of 2020 and their guests gathered for a special commencement ceremony two years after the pandemic disrupted their senior year on campus.
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A horseman of a different era

A 7-foot scale model of artist Kehinde Wiley’s Rumors of War now graces the atrium of Johns Hopkins University’s Mudd Hall. The statue is on long-term loan from its owner - investor, philanthropist, and university trustee – Bill Miller.
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Two alumni awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Nisita Dutta (Engr ’19, ’20 (MS)) and Kevin Hsu (A&S ’21 (MA)) are two of 80 exceptional scholars worldwide to receive full funding to pursue postgraduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
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Forcing merriment and mayhem since 1921

As Johns Hopkins’ pep band turns 100, it continues its longstanding tradition of being a pesky gnat in the ears of its opposing teams.
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Johns Hopkins again named top producer of Fulbrights

This is the 12th year that Hopkins has lead research institutions in producing Fulbright awards, with 15 awarded during the 2021-2022 cycle.
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University honors O’Connor Rec Center namesake

Students gathered outside of “the Rec” to mark the rededication of the Ralph S. O’Connor Center for Recreation and Well-Being, and to celebrate the life and legacy of Ralph O’Connor (A&S ’51), trustee emeritus and lifelong Hopkins supporter.
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Hopkins KnowledgeNET – your online alumni library

Have you logged in lately? We’ve added hundreds of journals and primary sources to our licensed databases.
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CLASS NOTES

		Peter Kannam, Ed ’99 (MS), has been the principal of Henderson-Hopkins, a K-8 public school in Baltimore, since 2018, spending more than half of his tenure steering the school through a pandemic.

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Uncovering Black Baltimore in Non-Traditional Archives

Thursday, April 28
12:00 p.m. ET

Virtual

Join members of Inheritance Baltimore's Community Archives Program as they discuss their upcoming exhibition, "Community Archives: Preserving Black Baltimore," on display at the Sheridan Libraries.

Health Policy Forum with Dr. Atul Gawande

Friday, April 29
11:00 a.m. ET

Virtual

Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean Ellen J. MacKenzie will host a fireside chat with Dr. Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Empower Your Pitch Grand Finale 2022

Saturday, April 30
2:00 p.m. ET

Virtual

Watch 12 exceptional finalists present their research pitches to a panel of judges and a virtual audience. Four winners will be named Empower Your Pitch champions, and one winner will be chosen by you!

Portraits: Conversations on Impostor Syndrome

Tuesday, May 3
6:00 p.m. ET

Virtual

Listen as Laura Barrett-Nutting shares her personal journey, from working as a nurse to medical cannabis entrepreneur, and finding her calling.

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Reality and Imagination

Wednesday, May 4
12:00 p.m. ET

Virtual

Professor Rama Chellappa will discuss the current state of AI development and what the future holds. Afterwards, Professor Chellappa will speak with Gary Whitta, a screenwriter known for his work on Rogue One, The Book of Eli, and After Earth, about how popular culture has interpreted intelligent machines, and how they differ from the reality.

Hopkins Alumni Near Central PA: A Day at Hersheypark

Saturday, May 14
11:00 a.m. ET

Hershey, Pa.

Enjoy a day at the sweetest place on Earth! Your ticket includes all day admission as well as a catered buffet lunch.

Alumni College in Chicago

June 10 – 12, 2022

Chicago, Ill.

Join fellow alumni as well as local and Johns Hopkins experts for a three-day adventure as we dine our way through Chicago's downtown to explore food through two lenses: climate and history.

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