Johns Hopkins University And Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative, A $150 Million Effort To Fuel Diversity In STEM Fields
Includes creation of new slots for diverse PhD students in JHU STEM programs coupled with academic and financial support, funding for cohort of HBCUs and MSIs to strengthen STEM pathways, and summer and post-baccalaureate programs
Initiative is named for one of Johns Hopkins most celebrated figures, Vivien Thomas, whose contributions went unrecognized for decades because of racial discrimination
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BALTIMORE and NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the launch of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative devoted to addressing historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and preparing a new, more diverse generation of researchers and scholars to assume leadershi
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