New Global Tracker to Measure Pandemic’s Impact on Education Worldwide

Tracker a collaborative effort of Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and UNICEF

Explore the Fascinating Field of Bioethics at our Summer Institute

Prior coursework or experience not required to participate in weeklong classes on cutting edge bioethics subjects

Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Launched

Institute-wide group will help lead critical conversations about racism and other forms of oppression

States Must Implement Teacher Vaccination Plans and Tracking to Ensure Safe School Reopenings

eSchool+ Initiative launches dashboard of state-by-state policies and status
Map showing states prioritizing teachers

How Are Teachers Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccination by the US States?

Reflecting information on vaccination planning collected on January 12, 2021

Debra Mathews and Maria Merritt Elected Hastings Center Fellows

Faculty recognized for outstanding accomplishment regarding ethical issues in health, science, and technology

Disability and discrimination in triage frameworks: a commentary on mathematical approaches to reducing discrimination

By Laura Pugh, Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Download a PDF) Who should you save when you can’t save everyone? How a society answers this question says a lot about its values. COVID-19 has brought triage frameworks from the realm of thought experiment into the real world (Rosenbaum 2020). This possibility raised […]
Students attending school wearing PPE

Prof. Collins Helps Create Educational Modules for School and District Leaders About In-Person Learning in COVID Era

Provides U.S. school & district officials with best Practices a to reduce COVID-19 risks during in-person learning
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Addressing Social Justice Through the Lens of Henrietta Lacks

Berman Institute faculty lead ASBH Plenary (video available)
ASBH 2020

Recapping the Berman Institute at ASBH 2020

An overview of the many Berman Institute-related events at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics + Humanities
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Berman Institute Creates Course for Medical Students Disrupted by COVID

New elective immersed students in real-time independent research on the pandemic’s impact
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Berman Institute Launches Public Bioethics Program with Creation of the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab

Gifts totaling $3 million support new paradigm for public dissemination of research and analysis