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Johns Hopkins University [a] (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins was the first American university based on the European research institution model. [ 8 ]
Originally founded as a standalone graduate school, it became a part of Johns Hopkins University in 1950. [2] The school's DC campus is located in the 420,000-square-foot 555 Pennsylvania Avenue building, which was purchased by the university in 2019 and has undergone extensive renovation. [3]
The Idea Lab was inspired by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory's Ignition Grants. [10] Winners of the Idea Lab competition win $20,000 to support their initiative. Daniels serves as the chair of the executive committee of Johns Hopkins Medicine – the entity linking the Johns Hopkins Health System and the university's School of ...
Blue Jay Racing, or Hopkins Baja, is the premier undergraduate engineering team at Johns Hopkins University. [60] Student team members take part in designing, building, and racing a single-seat off-road vehicle against approximately 200 teams representing university engineering programs from 14 nations.
In 1964, CPIAC became a DoD Information Analysis Center under the Naval Sea Systems Command. In 1980, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) assumed administrative oversight of CPIAC, and in 1990, the operation of CPIAC was transferred from APL to The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
The Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO) is the Johns Hopkins University's student-run emergency medical services organization, providing care to the Homewood community in Baltimore, Maryland. HERO's operational arm, the Hopkins Emergency Response Unit, provides patient care under the supervision of the organization's Board of Directors.
In 2000, Johns Hopkins University received an award from the Whitaker Foundation, enabling the hiring of 10 tenure line faculty with principal appointments in the Whiting School of Engineering. The department has since developed with the formation of several Centers of Excellence and Institutes including the Center for Imaging Science (CIS ...
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) has worked with scientists, since 1981, to find new methods to replace the use of laboratory animals in experiments, reduce the number of animals tested, and refine necessary tests to eliminate pain and distress (the Three Rs as described in Russell and Burch's Principles of Humane Experimental Technique). [1]