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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 u...

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...

Seven luminaries who have bettered our world with their ideas, passions, expertise, talent, and humanity will share their advice with the Class of 2021 during commencement ceremonies at Hard Rock Stadium next week.

Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett: Helped develop COVID vaccine The Monroe News Who is Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett? Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett is a viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIAID NIH) based in Bethesda, Maryland. Appointed to the VRC in 2014, she is currently the scientific lead of the VRCs Coronavirus Team, with research efforts aimed at propelling novel corona...