Does homework still have value? A Johns Hopkins education
WEBJan 17, 2024 · But after decades of researching how to improve schools, the professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Education remains certain that homework is essential—as long as the teachers have done their homework, too. The National Network of Partnership Schools, which she founded in 1995 to advise schools and districts on ways to improve comprehensive programs of family engagement, has developed ...
New study suggests that too much TV really can rot your brain
WEBLiterally. Drawing on data spanning 20 years, he led a study published in the September issue of Brain Imaging and Behavior suggesting that greater amounts of TV viewing can lead to reduced amounts of cranial gray matter—home to the neurons that perform the bulk of our mental processing. "Prevailing scientific thought says preserving our ...
This new interactive map lets you scroll through the universe
WEBNov 17, 2022 · A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined over two decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map allows the public to experience data previously only accessible to scientists.. The interactive map, which depicts the actual position and ...
Blind people can't see color but understand it the same way
WEBAug 17, 2021 · Johns Hopkins upends adage that blind people lack deep knowledge of visual phenomena. People born blind have never seen that bananas are yellow, but Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that like any sighted person, those born blind understand two bananas are likely to be the same color …
Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked No. 4 nationally by 'U.S. News'
WEBJul 27, 2021 · The Johns Hopkins Hospital is ranked No. 4 in the nation out of more than 4,500 hospitals reviewed for U.S. News & World Report 's 2021–22 Best Hospitals list, which was released today. The publication also ranked 12 specialties at Johns Hopkins among the top 10 in the nation, including two—Psychiatry and Rheumatology—ranked No. 1.
A new look for your myJH portal | Hub - The Hub
WEBHub staff report. / Oct 1, 2020. The myJH portal has been reimagined from the ground up and now gives users an all-new experience when accessing crucial Johns Hopkins tools and information. And the portal's responsive design allows users to have a consistent experience across a multitude of device types. All users will migrate to this new ...
Johns Hopkins study suggests medical errors are third-leading
WEBTheir figure, published May 3 in The BMJ, surpasses the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's third leading cause of death—respiratory disease, which kills close to 150,000 people per year. The Johns Hopkins team says the CDC's way of collecting national health statistics fails to classify medical errors separately on the death ...
What you need to know about JN.1, the latest COVID variant
WEBJan 12, 2024 · Vaccines, tests, and antivirals are still effective tools against the most recent COVID surge, a Johns Hopkins virologist says. In early November 2023, the JN.1 variant caused less than 5% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Now it is estimated to cause more than 60% of them. Virologists including Andy Pekosz, a professor in the Department of ...
Inside the 'Dobbs' decision | Hub - The Hub
WEBJul 1, 2022 · The long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the case Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization landed Friday afternoon, undoing 50 years of abortion rights in the United States. "The opinion was stunning in its outcome and in the enormity of the implications entailed by the removal of a constitutionally protected right," says Joanne Rosen, a health law and policy expert and senior lecturer ...
What is social distancing and how can it slow the spread of COVID …
WEBMar 13, 2020 · With COVID-19, the goal of social distancing right now is to slow down the outbreak in order to reduce the chance of infection among high-risk populations and to reduce the burden on health care systems and workers. Experts describe this as "flattening the curve," which generally refers to the potential success of social distancing measures to ...