Hopkins on the Hill 2021

Hopkins on the Hill 2021

9 Episodes

Hopkins on the Hill is a biennial showcase of the range, value, and impact of federally-funded research and programming at Johns Hopkins University. This year, we’re taking our science into your homes and onto your screens. Hear from early career researchers and practitioners to learn about their work in tracking and combatting COVID-19, education, space exploration, health care, extreme materials, climate change, and more!

Hopkins on the Hill at Home 2021 will be held weekly from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on the Hopkins at Home platform.

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Hopkins on the Hill 2021
  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Do You Track A Pandemic for the Entire World?

    Episode 1

    A dashboard known around the world, the COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University was created by Dr. Lauren Gardner and her team at the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last year and a half, the website has grown to be a resourc...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: Educational Disparities Exacerbated by COVID-19?

    Episode 2

    Schools have faced unprecedented challenges in the COVID-19 era, including tracking students’ progress and engagement while converting to a virtual environment and/or managing novel hybrid schedules. These challenges have disproportionately affected our most vulnerable students: those from low-in...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Can Weather Prediction Save Lives and Money?

    Episode 3

    There's an old joke that "Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Dr. Zaitchik wants to do something about it, and with weather patterns changing all over the world, we have to do something about it. His team doesn't try to change the weather, but they do try to...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Do You Prepare for a Highly Infectious Disease?

    Episode 4

    Johns Hopkins hosts one of ten Biocontainment Units (BCUs) around the country. They stand ready at all times to treat patients with highly infectious diseases while ensuring our healthcare workers and the surrounding community stays safe. Originally built to provide treatment for patients with Eb...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: Indigenous Communities and Improving Health and Well-being

    Episode 5

    Researchers from the Center for American Indian Health work alongside indigenous communities to improve resilience, optimal health, and well-being. Learn from Dr. Melissa Walls how the Healing Pathways Project, a community-based participatory research study in the Great Lakes region, is identifyi...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Can We Support People Who Want to Age at Home?

    Episode 6

    Health begins at home, and we all want to be safe and comfortable in our homes. As we age, what difficulties might we encounter that could lead to injury, discomfort, or hindering our independence? Join Sarah Szanton (PhD, MSN, FAAN, ANP) in examining how the CAPABLE program at Johns Hopkins is h...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Will Extreme Materials Save The World?

    Episode 7

    While the age of technology is exciting in its possibilities, we know that threats still exist: but science, and Johns Hopkins, are leading the way in protecting our armed forces and civilian populations from these threats. Join Tim Weihs (PhD, MS) and Lori Graham-Brady (PhD, MA) to see how Johns...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Do We Redirect an Asteroid?

    Episode 8

    The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a focused spacecraft, designed to navigate to and impact an asteroid at a speed of 6.6 kilometers per second (roughly 15,000 miles per hour). It will be the first planetary defense test mission, demonstrating our capability to respond to a potential ...

  • Hopkins on the Hill: How Does Federal Research Funding Work?

    Episode 9

    Ever wonder how we get money from the halls of Congress and the White House to a lab? Tune in for a primer on the federal budget process and hear firsthand what it’s like to apply for a federal grant from the experts! Join Cybele Bjorklund (MPH), Johns Hopkins Vice President for Federal Strategy,...