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“Jazz is uniquely American in that it fuses cultures,” Jones says. “We have the marriage of African rhythms with European harmonies. And with the new Breakthrough Curriculum, Peabody has a wonderful opportunity for being the curator of this music, jazz, and classical music. And it’s true fusion in that it is the oldest conservatory in this country.” Sean Jones, the Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair of Jazz Studies at the @peabodyinstitute, is leading the conservatory’s new curriculum, as well as teaching students about the unifying history of jazz. “The changes in the jazz program are going to break down the walls that have taken place between jazz and classical music over time,” he says. “Then we can begin to really express what it means to be an American musician at the highest level. And if we go out into the community — bridging gaps, bringing people together — this is indeed history. It’s a defining moment.”

Today is Mardi Gras! @JHUArtsSciences grad Jami Attenberg found inspiration for her new novel, All This Could Be Yours, after a three month stay in The Big Easy. The story details a tale of family secrets over a single day in New Orleans and has gained substantial recognition since its publication last October.

On Saturday, Hopkins’ Office of Experiential Learning and @CodeInTheSchools joined forces for the Girls in Computer Science Summit, hosted by @jhu_carey_business_school and sponsored by @ATTImpact. The Summit aims to create an encouraging space for young women to learn about computer science and STEM careers. Local to Baltimore, CIS aims to make the computer science discipline more accessible to youth of the city by building pathways from school to jobs and higher education. #johnshopkins #gohop

Happy 144th Commemoration Day, @johnshopkinsu!⁣ 🧁⁣ ⁣ On February 22, 1876, Daniel Coit Gilman was formally inaugurated as the first president of #JohnsHopkins. Today, we celebrate with history, cupcakes, and Jay! #gohop

John C. Malone Assistant Professor at @HopkinsEngineer Jeremy Brown focuses on the interface between humans and robots, specifically in medical applications. He hopes to develop interfaces with upper-limb prosthetics as well as with minimally-invasive surgical robotics.⁣ ⁣ In collaboration with colleagues from the School of Medicine, Brown is developing interfaces to provide haptic feedback to surgeons, which could be used as a source of training for robotic surgery in the future. #nationalengineersweek #facultyfriday ⁣

Meet Christina Thomas, a doctoral candidate in @jhuartssciences and the Denis Curatorial Fellow behind @jhulibraries’ City People: Black Baltimore in the Photographs of John Clark Mayden. A street photographer, Mayden has been taking photographs of life in the city since the 1970s. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Have you visited the exhibit at the @gerogepeabodylibrary? There’s still time! Sunday, the City of Neighborhoods Celebration will mark the closing week of the exhibition, featuring a host of family activities, performances, and a documentary film screening. #JohnsHopkins

Everyone loves their dog. But can our furry friends offer us more than just companionship? According to a recent study from @HopkinsMedicine, being around dogs from an early age can lessen the chance of developing schizophrenia as an adult. ⁣ ⁣ “Serious psychiatric disorders have been associated with alterations in the immune system linked to environmental exposures in early life, and since household pets are often among the first things with which children have close contact, it was logical for us to explore the possibilities of a connection between the two,” says Robert Yolken, chair of the Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology and professor of neurovirology in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.⁣ ⁣ Researchers were surprised to see a statistically significant decrease in the risk of a person developing the disorder if exposed to a dog early in life. In the study, Yolken and his colleagues investigated the relationship between exposure to a household dog or cat during the first 12 years of life and later diagnoses of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. ⁣ ⁣ Most research thus far has focused on investigating a potential link between early exposure to cats and psychiatric disorder development, while Yolken’s is one of the first to also consider contact with dogs.⁣ ⁣ "A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the associations between pet exposure and psychiatric disorders would allow us to develop appropriate prevention and treatment strategies," he says. #JohnsHopkins ⁣

We're just ONE DAY away from @hopkinschildrens and @mix1065fm's 31st annual Radiothon! Since its inception in 1989, Radiothon has raised more than $23 million to help cover things insurance doesn't for pediatric patients and helps make their hospital stays a little more doable. Tap the link in our bio to get involved! #JohnsHopkins

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