The original structure, the 1801 Homewood House, still stands and serves as an on-campus museum.
Until 2020, Hopkins was assumed to be a fervent abolitionist, until research done by the school into his United States Census records revealed he claimed to own at least five household slaves in the 1840 and 1850 decennial censuses. The first name of philanthropist Johns Hopkins comes from the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins.
Until 2020, Hopkins was assumed to be a fervent abolitionist, until research done by the school into his United States Census records revealed he claimed to own at least five household slaves in the 1840 and 1850 decennial censuses. The first name of philanthropist Johns Hopkins comes from the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins.
It was originally located on Charles Street, but relocated to the Legg Mason building in Harbor East in 2011. Peabody Institute: founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States; it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977.
Founded in 1883, the Blue Jays men's lacrosse team has captured 44 national titles and plays in the Big Ten Conference as an affiliate member as of 2014. ==History== ===The philanthropist and the founding=== On his death in 1873, Johns Hopkins, a Quaker entrepreneur and childless bachelor, bequeathed $7 million (approximately $ million today adjusted for consumer price inflation) to fund a hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.
Founded in 1876, the university was named for its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur and philanthropist Johns Hopkins.
Daniel Coit Gilman, who was inaugurated as the institution's first president on February 22, 1876, led the university to revolutionize higher education in the U.S.
government could not be held liable for actions committed outside of the U.S. ==See also== Johns Hopkins University in popular culture ==References== ==External links== Educational institutions established in 1876 Universities and colleges in Baltimore 1876 establishments in Maryland Private universities and colleges in Maryland
The Johns Hopkins University Press, founded in 1878, is the oldest American university press in continuous operation. With the completion of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1889 and the medical school in 1893, the university's research-focused mode of instruction soon began attracting world-renowned faculty members who would become major figures in the emerging field of academic medicine, including William Osler, William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and William Welch.
It was founded in 1878 and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously running university press in the United States.
Christine Ladd-Franklin was the first woman to earn a PhD at Hopkins, in mathematics in 1882.
Founded in 1883, the Blue Jays men's lacrosse team has captured 44 national titles and plays in the Big Ten Conference as an affiliate member as of 2014. ==History== ===The philanthropist and the founding=== On his death in 1873, Johns Hopkins, a Quaker entrepreneur and childless bachelor, bequeathed $7 million (approximately $ million today adjusted for consumer price inflation) to fund a hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.
Woodrow Wilson, who received his PhD from Johns Hopkins in 1886, was Hopkins' first affiliated laureate, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919.
The Johns Hopkins University Press, founded in 1878, is the oldest American university press in continuous operation. With the completion of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1889 and the medical school in 1893, the university's research-focused mode of instruction soon began attracting world-renowned faculty members who would become major figures in the emerging field of academic medicine, including William Osler, William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and William Welch.
The nursing school opened in 1889 and accepted women and men as students.
The Johns Hopkins University Press, founded in 1878, is the oldest American university press in continuous operation. With the completion of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1889 and the medical school in 1893, the university's research-focused mode of instruction soon began attracting world-renowned faculty members who would become major figures in the emerging field of academic medicine, including William Osler, William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and William Welch.
In 1893, Florence Bascomb became the university's first female PhD.
Hopkins also has a century-old rivalry with McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), playing the Green Terrors 83 times in football since the first game in 1894.
The schools have met 111 times since 1899, three times in playoff matches. On June 3, 2013, it was announced that the Blue Jays would join the Big Ten Conference for men's lacrosse when that league begins sponsoring the sport in the 2015 season (2014–15 school year). ===Women's lacrosse=== The women's team is a member of the Big Ten Conference and a former member of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC).
Ely; and the chemist Ira Remsen, who became the second president of the university in 1901. Gilman focused on the expansion of graduate education and support of faculty research.
On February 22, 1902, this land was formally transferred to the university.
Other graduate schools were later opened to women by president Ira Remsen in 1907.
Whiting School of Engineering: The Whiting School contains 14 undergraduate and graduate engineering programs and 12 additional areas of study. School of Education: Originally established in 1909 as The School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, the divisions of Education and Business became separate schools in 2007. The first campus was located on Howard Street.
The School of Engineering relocated in Fall of 1914 and the School of Arts and Sciences followed in 1916.
The flagship building, Gilman Hall, was completed in 1915.
The School of Engineering relocated in Fall of 1914 and the School of Arts and Sciences followed in 1916.
Woodrow Wilson, who received his PhD from Johns Hopkins in 1886, was Hopkins' first affiliated laureate, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919.
Four Nobel Prizes were shared by Johns Hopkins laureates: George Minot and George Whipple won the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Spencer Gasser won the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O.
Szostak, for their discovery that telomeres are protected from progressive shortening by the enzyme telomerase. ==Scandals== Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johns Hopkins University and the Rockefeller Foundation are currently the subject of a $1 billion lawsuit from Guatemala for "roles in a 1940s U.S.
Daniels|| March 2009–Present |} ===The post-war era=== Since 1942, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has served as a major governmental defense contractor.
African-American instructor and laboratory supervisor Vivien Thomas was instrumental in developing and conducting the first successful blue baby operation in 1944.
Four Nobel Prizes were shared by Johns Hopkins laureates: George Minot and George Whipple won the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Spencer Gasser won the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O.
As time passed, the university adopted a "separate but equal" stance more like other Baltimore institutions. The first black undergraduate entered the school in 1945 and graduate students followed in 1967.
In tandem with on-campus research, Johns Hopkins has every year since 1979 had the highest federal research funding of any American university. Professional schools of international affairs and music were established in 1950 and 1977, respectively, when the Paul H.
Eisenhower|| July 1956 – June 1967 |- |Lincoln Gordon|| July 1967 – March 1971 |- |Milton S.
Despite such cases, racial diversity did not become commonplace at Johns Hopkins institutions until the 1960s and 1970s. ====Women==== Hopkins' most well-known battle for women's rights was the one led by daughters of trustees of the university; Mary E.
The decision to admit women at undergraduate level was not considered until the late 1960s and was eventually adopted in October 1969.
Eisenhower Library (the main library of the Homewood campus), the Brody Learning Commons, the Hutzler Reading Room ("The Hut") in Gilman Hall, the John Work Garrett Library at Evergreen House, and the George Peabody Library at the Peabody Institute campus. The main library, constructed in the 1960s, was named for Milton S.
Eisenhower|| July 1956 – June 1967 |- |Lincoln Gordon|| July 1967 – March 1971 |- |Milton S.
As time passed, the university adopted a "separate but equal" stance more like other Baltimore institutions. The first black undergraduate entered the school in 1945 and graduate students followed in 1967.
The decision to admit women at undergraduate level was not considered until the late 1960s and was eventually adopted in October 1969.
Despite such cases, racial diversity did not become commonplace at Johns Hopkins institutions until the 1960s and 1970s. ====Women==== Hopkins' most well-known battle for women's rights was the one led by daughters of trustees of the university; Mary E.
Eisenhower|| July 1956 – June 1967 |- |Lincoln Gordon|| July 1967 – March 1971 |- |Milton S.
Eisenhower|| March 1971 – January 1972 |- |Steven Muller|| February 1972 – June 1990 |- |William C.
Eisenhower|| March 1971 – January 1972 |- |Steven Muller|| February 1972 – June 1990 |- |William C.
Most fraternities keep houses in Charles Village while sororities do not. Johns Hopkins Greek life has been largely representative of its increasing diversity with the installment of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically black fraternity, in 1991 and Lambda Phi Epsilon, an Asian-interest fraternity in 1994 among others. === Spring Fair === Spring Fair has been a Johns Hopkins tradition since 1972 and has since grown to be the largest student-run festival in the country.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
In tandem with on-campus research, Johns Hopkins has every year since 1979 had the highest federal research funding of any American university. Professional schools of international affairs and music were established in 1950 and 1977, respectively, when the Paul H.
It was originally located on Charles Street, but relocated to the Legg Mason building in Harbor East in 2011. Peabody Institute: founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States; it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977.
JHU Men's Swimming won three consecutive NCAA Championships in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
JHU Men's Swimming won three consecutive NCAA Championships in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
Smith won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and David H.
In tandem with on-campus research, Johns Hopkins has every year since 1979 had the highest federal research funding of any American university. Professional schools of international affairs and music were established in 1950 and 1977, respectively, when the Paul H.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
JHU Men's Swimming won three consecutive NCAA Championships in 1977, 1978, and 1979.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
Wiesel won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Four Johns Hopkins laureates won Nobel Prizes in Physics, including Riccardo Giacconi in 2002 and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Adam Riess in 2011.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
Greek life has expanded its reach at Hopkins in recent decades, as only 15% of the student body participated in 1989.
Eisenhower|| March 1971 – January 1972 |- |Steven Muller|| February 1972 – June 1990 |- |William C.
Richardson|| July 1990 – July 1995 |- |Daniel Nathans|| June 1995 – August 1996 |- |William R.
Most fraternities keep houses in Charles Village while sororities do not. Johns Hopkins Greek life has been largely representative of its increasing diversity with the installment of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically black fraternity, in 1991 and Lambda Phi Epsilon, an Asian-interest fraternity in 1994 among others. === Spring Fair === Spring Fair has been a Johns Hopkins tradition since 1972 and has since grown to be the largest student-run festival in the country.
Since 1993, the Johns Hopkins University Press has run Project MUSE, an online collection of over 250 full-text, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Most fraternities keep houses in Charles Village while sororities do not. Johns Hopkins Greek life has been largely representative of its increasing diversity with the installment of Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically black fraternity, in 1991 and Lambda Phi Epsilon, an Asian-interest fraternity in 1994 among others. === Spring Fair === Spring Fair has been a Johns Hopkins tradition since 1972 and has since grown to be the largest student-run festival in the country.
Richardson|| July 1990 – July 1995 |- |Daniel Nathans|| June 1995 – August 1996 |- |William R.
Richardson|| July 1990 – July 1995 |- |Daniel Nathans|| June 1995 – August 1996 |- |William R.
Brody|| August 1996 – February 2009 |- |Ronald J.
From 1999 until 2007, these disciplines had been joined together within the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE), itself a reshuffling of several earlier ventures.
Kaelin. Between 1999 and 2009, Johns Hopkins was among the most cited institutions in the world.
3 globally (after Harvard University and the Max Planck Society) in the number of total citations published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals over 22 fields in America. In FY 2000, Johns Hopkins received $95.4 million in research grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), making it the leading recipient of NASA research and development funding.
While one point, the Fair attracted upwards of 100,000 people, it became unruly and, for a variety of reasons including safety concerns and a campus beautification project in the early 2000s, had to be scaled back. === Traditions === While it has been speculated that Johns Hopkins has relatively few traditions for a school of its age and that many past traditions have been forgotten, a handful of myths and customs are ubiquitous knowledge among the community.
In 2015, the University began development of new commercial properties, including a modern upperclassmen apartment complex, restaurants and eateries, and a CVS retail store. Hopkins invested in improving campus life with an arts complex in 2001, the Mattin Center, and a three-story sports facility, the O'Connor Recreation Center.
In FY 2002, Hopkins became the first university to cross the $1 billion threshold on either list, recording $1.14 billion in total research and $1.023 billion in federally sponsored research.
Wiesel won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Four Johns Hopkins laureates won Nobel Prizes in Physics, including Riccardo Giacconi in 2002 and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Adam Riess in 2011.
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Peter Agre was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of aquaporins.
In a 2005 survey 65% of respondents ranked SAIS as the nation's top Master's Degree program in international relations. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences' Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) *Center for Advanced Governmental Studies *Center for Biotechnology Education Carey Business School In 2019, Hopkins announced its purchase of the Newseum building on Pennsylvania Avenue, three blocks from the United States Capitol to house its D.C.
The team has won 44 national titles – nine Division I (2007, 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1974), 29 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) titles.
Women's soccer won their Centennial Conference title for 7 consecutive years from 2005 to 2011.
In 2009 the football team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III tournament, with three tournament appearances since 2005.
In 2006–2007 teams won Centennial Conference titles in Baseball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Basketball.
From 1999 until 2007, these disciplines had been joined together within the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE), itself a reshuffling of several earlier ventures.
The 2007 split, combined with new funding and leadership initiatives, has led to the simultaneous emergence of the Johns Hopkins School of Education and the Carey Business School. On November 18, 2018, it was announced that Michael Bloomberg would make a donation to his alma mater of $1.8 billion, marking the largest private donation in modern history to an institution of [education] and bringing Bloomberg's total contribution to the school in excess of $3.3 billion.
Whiting School of Engineering: The Whiting School contains 14 undergraduate and graduate engineering programs and 12 additional areas of study. School of Education: Originally established in 1909 as The School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, the divisions of Education and Business became separate schools in 2007. The first campus was located on Howard Street.
It has consistently ranked first in the nation. ===Downtown Baltimore=== Carey Business School: The Carey Business School was established in 2007, incorporating divisions of the former School of Professional Studies in Business and Education.
They ranked number 8 in the 2007 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll Division I.
In the 2013–2014 school year, Hopkins earned 12 Centennial Conference titles, most notably from the cross country and track & field teams, which accounted for six. Hopkins has an acclaimed fencing team, which ranked in the top three Division III teams in the past few years and in both 2008 and 2007 defeated the University of North Carolina, a Division I team.
In FY 2008, Johns Hopkins University performed $1.68 billion in science, medical and engineering research, making it the leading U.S.
The Charles Village Project, completed in 2008, brought new commercial spaces to the neighborhood.
In the 2013–2014 school year, Hopkins earned 12 Centennial Conference titles, most notably from the cross country and track & field teams, which accounted for six. Hopkins has an acclaimed fencing team, which ranked in the top three Division III teams in the past few years and in both 2008 and 2007 defeated the University of North Carolina, a Division I team.
In 2008, they defeated UNC and won the MACFA championship. The swimming team ranked highly in NCAA Division III for the last 10 years, most recently placing second at DIII Nationals in 2008.
In 2008, the baseball team ranked second, losing in the final game of the DIII College World Series to Trinity College. The Johns Hopkins squash team plays in the College Squash Association as a club team along with Division I and III varsity programs.
Brody|| August 1996 – February 2009 |- |Ronald J.
Daniels|| March 2009–Present |} ===The post-war era=== Since 1942, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has served as a major governmental defense contractor.
As of 2009–2010, the undergraduate population was 47% female and 53% male.
Kaelin. Between 1999 and 2009, Johns Hopkins was among the most cited institutions in the world.
In 2009–2010, Hopkins won 8 Centennial Conference titles in Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field, Baseball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Football, and Men's and Women's Tennis.
In 2009 the football team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III tournament, with three tournament appearances since 2005.
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Carol Greider was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Blackburn and Jack W.
It was originally located on Charles Street, but relocated to the Legg Mason building in Harbor East in 2011. Peabody Institute: founded in 1857, is the oldest continuously active music conservatory in the United States; it became a division of Johns Hopkins in 1977.
Women's soccer won their Centennial Conference title for 7 consecutive years from 2005 to 2011.
In 2011–12 the squash team finished 30th in the ranking. ==Noted people== ===Nobel laureates=== , there have been 39 Nobel Laureates who either attended the university as undergraduate or graduate students, or were faculty members.
Wiesel won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Four Johns Hopkins laureates won Nobel Prizes in Physics, including Riccardo Giacconi in 2002 and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Adam Riess in 2011.
A previous suit against the United States government was dismissed in 2011 for the Guatemala syphilis experiments when a judge determined that the U.S.
A four-story expansion to the library, known as the Brody Learning Commons, opened in August 2012.
The team finished the 2012 season with a 9–9 record and finished the 2013 season with a 10–7 record.
Notably, a planned 88-acre expansion to the medical campus began in 2013.
In 2020, the undergraduate population of Hopkins was 53% female. ====Freedom of speech==== On September 5, 2013, cryptographer and Johns Hopkins university professor Matthew Green posted a blog entitled, "On the NSA", in which he contributed to the ongoing debate regarding the role of NIST and NSA in formulating U.S.
On September 9, 2013, Green received a take-down request for the "On the NSA" blog from interim Dean Andrew Douglas from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
In 2013, 96.8% of freshmen returned after the first year and 88% of students graduated in 4 years.
In FY 2013, Johns Hopkins received $2.2 billion in federal research grants—more than any other U.S.
The Johns Hopkins Digital Media Center (DMC) is a multimedia lab space as well as an equipment, technology and knowledge resource for students interested in exploring creative uses of emerging media and use of technology. In 2013, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships program was established by a $250 million gift from Michael Bloomberg.
The schools have met 111 times since 1899, three times in playoff matches. On June 3, 2013, it was announced that the Blue Jays would join the Big Ten Conference for men's lacrosse when that league begins sponsoring the sport in the 2015 season (2014–15 school year). ===Women's lacrosse=== The women's team is a member of the Big Ten Conference and a former member of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC).
The team finished the 2012 season with a 9–9 record and finished the 2013 season with a 10–7 record.
In the 2013–2014 school year, Hopkins earned 12 Centennial Conference titles, most notably from the cross country and track & field teams, which accounted for six. Hopkins has an acclaimed fencing team, which ranked in the top three Division III teams in the past few years and in both 2008 and 2007 defeated the University of North Carolina, a Division I team.
Founded in 1883, the Blue Jays men's lacrosse team has captured 44 national titles and plays in the Big Ten Conference as an affiliate member as of 2014. ==History== ===The philanthropist and the founding=== On his death in 1873, Johns Hopkins, a Quaker entrepreneur and childless bachelor, bequeathed $7 million (approximately $ million today adjusted for consumer price inflation) to fund a hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dorms at Hopkins are generally co-ed with same-gender rooms, though a new policy has allowed students to live in mixed-gender rooms since Fall 2014. Students determine where they will live during sophomore year through a housing lottery.
They finished the 2014 season 15–5.
In 2015, the Paul H.
In 2015, the University began development of new commercial properties, including a modern upperclassmen apartment complex, restaurants and eateries, and a CVS retail store. Hopkins invested in improving campus life with an arts complex in 2001, the Mattin Center, and a three-story sports facility, the O'Connor Recreation Center.
The schools have met 111 times since 1899, three times in playoff matches. On June 3, 2013, it was announced that the Blue Jays would join the Big Ten Conference for men's lacrosse when that league begins sponsoring the sport in the 2015 season (2014–15 school year). ===Women's lacrosse=== The women's team is a member of the Big Ten Conference and a former member of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC).
The Lady Blue Jays were ranked number 18 in the 2015 Inside Lacrosse Women's DI Media Poll.
On June 17, 2015, it was announced that the Blue Jays would join the Big Ten Conference for women's lacrosse in the 2017 season (2016–17 school year). ===Other teams=== Hopkins has notable Division III Athletic teams.
In fiscal year 2016, Johns Hopkins spent nearly $2.5 billion on research.
News & World Report for 2017.
On June 17, 2015, it was announced that the Blue Jays would join the Big Ten Conference for women's lacrosse in the 2017 season (2016–17 school year). ===Other teams=== Hopkins has notable Division III Athletic teams.
The 2007 split, combined with new funding and leadership initiatives, has led to the simultaneous emergence of the Johns Hopkins School of Education and the Carey Business School. On November 18, 2018, it was announced that Michael Bloomberg would make a donation to his alma mater of $1.8 billion, marking the largest private donation in modern history to an institution of [education] and bringing Bloomberg's total contribution to the school in excess of $3.3 billion.
As of October 2019, 39 Nobel laureates and 1 Fields Medalist have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins.
Bloomberg's $1.8 billion gift allows the school to practice need-blind admission and meet the full financial need of admitted students. In January 2019, the university announced an agreement to purchase the Newseum, located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
In an interview with The Atlantic, the president of Johns Hopkins stated that “the purchase is an opportunity to position the university, literally, to better contribute its expertise to national- and international-policy discussions.” In late 2019, the university's Coronavirus Research Center began tracking worldwide cases of the COVID-19 pandemic by compiling data from hundreds of sources around the world.
In a 2005 survey 65% of respondents ranked SAIS as the nation's top Master's Degree program in international relations. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences' Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) *Center for Advanced Governmental Studies *Center for Biotechnology Education Carey Business School In 2019, Hopkins announced its purchase of the Newseum building on Pennsylvania Avenue, three blocks from the United States Capitol to house its D.C.
1 nationally in receipt of federal research funds, and was the top recipient of NIH research grants in 2019, both in terms of dollar amount and number of grants.
In 2019, 98% of admitted students graduated in the top tenth of their high school class with a mean unweighted academic GPA of 3.92.
As of October 2019, 39 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with the university as alumni, faculty members or researchers, with the most recent winners being Gregg Semenza and William G.
Twenty-three laureates were faculty members, five earned PhDs, eight earned M.D.s, and Francis Peyton Rous and Martin Rodbell earned undergraduate degrees. As of October 2019, eighteen Johns Hopkins laureates have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Until 2020, Hopkins was assumed to be a fervent abolitionist, until research done by the school into his United States Census records revealed he claimed to own at least five household slaves in the 1840 and 1850 decennial censuses. The first name of philanthropist Johns Hopkins comes from the surname of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns, who married Gerard Hopkins.
In 2020, the undergraduate population of Hopkins was 53% female. ====Freedom of speech==== On September 5, 2013, cryptographer and Johns Hopkins university professor Matthew Green posted a blog entitled, "On the NSA", in which he contributed to the ongoing debate regarding the role of NIST and NSA in formulating U.S.
News & World Report ranks the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2020 for 2nd in the U.S.
In 2020, the Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked the No.
News & World Report for 2021.
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