Because Purim in 2020 caused hundreds of Orthodox Jews to become ill or hospitalized with COVID-19 in the earliest stages of the pandemic, we realized that these patients who were convalescing when others were just coming in contact with SARS-CoV-2 for the first time were an important population to study to better understand why and how the virus spreads through a culturally bonded community, says study co-senior author Avi Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. We felt with that insight, health care practitioners could develop strategies based on scientific evidence to limit the spread of COVID-19 while still enabling important religious and other cultural practices to go on, he explains.
The United States has far fewer flu cases than normal, and experts say it s probably due to measures people are taking to protect themselves from COVID-19.
The United States has far fewer flu cases than normal, and experts say it s probably due to measures people are taking to protect themselves from COVID-19.Flu season usually peaks between December and February.
By Photos by Will Kirk / Published Dec 21, 2020
Our world was forever changed in 2020, a year of monumental challenges and heartbreak, but also of breakthroughs, discoveries, and triumphs large and small. As we prepare to ring in 2021 and turn the tide on a global pandemic, take a look back at how Johns Hopkins weathered the 2020 storm.
January
Students shake it out during an Intersession course on dance movement. The minisemester, which is typically held in January, will be held virtually in 2021.
JHU President Ron Daniels leads an Intersession course on the role of universities in preserving democracy.
Mathematician Emily Riehl (right) learns she has won the President s Frontier Award, which is accompanied by a $250,000 award.
Committee formed to aid search for next senior VP for finance and administration
Mary Miller is currently serving in the role on an interim basis after succeeding Daniel Ennis in October By Hub staff report / Published Dec 15, 2020
Johns Hopkins University board of trustees member and finance committee chair Karen Peetz will lead a 13-person committee that will conduct a comprehensive nationwide search for the university s next permanent senior vice president for finance and administration, JHU President Ronald J. Daniels announced today in a message to the Hopkins community. During the past decade, the university experienced a stabilization and strengthening of its financial foundation and realized significant contributions toward our academic, research, and service missions, such as the historic expansion of financial aid to make Johns Hopkins need-blind; added benefits and support programs for staff, including paid parental leave;