Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Philanthropies announce $150M effort to fuel diversity in STEM fields
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative will create new opportunities and supports for diverse PhD students in STEM programs at Johns Hopkins By Hub staff report / Published May 11, 2021
Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of a $150 million effort to directly address historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, and to prepare a new, more diverse generation of researchers and scholars to assume leading roles in tackling some of the world s greatest challenges.
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative at Johns Hopkins named for one of the institution s most celebrated figures, a Black surgical laboratory supervisor best known for his work to develop a lifesaving cardiac surgical technique will create new pathways for students from Historically Black Colleges and Univ
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Morehouse School of Medicine receives $2.1M grant for mobile vaccination unit
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ATLANTA - Atlanta s Morehouse School of Medicine has received a financial boost for its COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Bloomberg Philanthropies granted the medical school $2.1 million to expand its programs to provide vaccines to communities in need.
The school says the new grant will allow them to upgrade its mobile medical unit, pay for additional staffing and supplies, and increase outreach.
Using its mobile unit, the school plans to set up temporary vaccination sites in southwest and southeast Atlanta in areas where the population is 92% black and many residents do not have access to equitable care, transportation, internet access, or insurance.