# john hopkins (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover john hopkins. Page: Feed: --- ## [Leyla Erk McCurdy, Champion of Children’s Environmental Health](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/8/16/leyla-erk-mccurdy-champion-of-childrens-environmental-health) _2026-08-16 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Poisoning Our Children draws on nearly a half million words of interviews with experts, advocates, and families. Many of these are already published, but it has been a while, so I have decided to republish some of the best ones. The interviews are long, but I have begun each with a brief synopsis of high points. I am deeply grateful to Leyla and to all the many people who made this project a… ## [Beware of Mosquito Spraying](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/8/10/beware-of-mosquito-spraying) _2026-08-10 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ We never would have thought anyone could be so stupid or cruel as to spray our children with a toxic pesticide without our knowledge or consent.... One of the biggest blind spots in Public Health is the widespread recommendation for mosquito spraying (adulticiding). Part of the explanation lies, I believe, in the siloing of Infectious Disease apart from Environmental Health. Already, Environmental… ## [I Am Grateful for Dr. Susan Buchanan](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/31/i-am-grateful-for-dr-susan-buchanan) _2026-07-31 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Dr. Susan Buchanan is now retiring. Today, Friday, July 31, is her last day at UIC. Congratulations, Susan! Poisoning Our Children draws on nearly a half million words of interviews with experts, advocates, and families. Many of these are already published, but it has been a while, so I have decided to republish some of the best ones. The interviews are long, but I have begun each with a brief… ## [On the Home Stretch](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/26/on-the-home-stretch) _2026-07-26 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I am reading and re-reading the manuscript during copyediting and proofing. I want it to be smooth, compelling, and difficult to put down. One reader called it a “wonderful, terrible book.” And sometimes the road seems to stretch out beyond all endurance. Because while I told myself I was on the homestretch, I now know that finishing this book will only be the beginning. The book is no good at all… ## [Pre-Orders Available, Profits Donated](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/22/pre-orders-available-profits-donated) _2026-07-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Twenty-Eight Years ago today, my world collapsed when my daughter Katherine was diagnosed with leukemia. The day before, I had insisted on a CBC to discern whether she had anemia or leukemia. It seemed surreal to say those words, yet this doctor, finally, had to agree that her dramatic bruises and constant low-grade fevers were textbook symptoms. I hoped I was just being paranoid. Her pediatrician… ## [Herbal medicine and growing pains](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/07/herbal-medicine-and-growing-pains) _2026-07-16 · CRYSTAL WANG · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ I learned about traditional herbal medicine during the last year of my enrollment in Chinese school. I remembered feeling that most subjects covered in class were historically distant, like memorizing Confucian proverbs that more often doubled as tongue twisters, or reciting ancient poems contained in their perfect, rectangular stanzas. But herbal medicine felt important to become attuned to, as I… ## [Music that moves: a love note to a capella](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/07/music-that-moves-a-love-note-to-a-capella) _2026-07-16 · ANDREW HUYNH · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ Growing up, I knew that I loved music. This was not solely informed by piano lessons (never forced) or all the time I spent squeaking out "Canon in D" on my plywood violin. I had an affinity for the lyrical and melodic in life - and it was the first thing I looked for when I came onto campus. Now that we're in Blue Jay Day season (welcome, Class of 2030 !), I can't help but recall my own… ## [Interview with President Ronald J. Daniels on campus construction, foreign affairs and 150th anniversary](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/07/interview-with-president-ronald-j-daniels-on-campus-construction-foreign-affairs-and-150th-anniversary) _2026-07-16 · KAYLEE NGUYEN · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ Ronald J. Daniels is the President of Johns Hopkins University. On May 8, President Daniels spoke with The News-Letter in an exclusive interview discussing the University's 150th anniversary, campus construction, federal funding cuts, global conflicts and more. The News-Letter : Our first question relates to the 150th anniversary of Johns Hopkins. We wanted to ask: what does this milestone… ## [What Is Happening with CHPAC?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/13/r8wd0b7h3t5vx6r6z47jsidhar8bb3) _2026-07-14 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ A reporter at E&E News at Politico, Ellie Borst, wonders what is happening with the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) to the EPA, on which I have been honored to serve over the last three years. She called me asking what I knew, which is not much since we have heard nothing about reappointments, which were due out in March. Although as a strong participant, I would normally… ## [What You Can Do to Protect Your Family from EDCs & Microplastics](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/10/what-you-can-do-to-protect-your-family-from-edcs-amp-microplastics) _2026-07-10 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Our exposure to plastics and the resulting health impacts have been getting much-deserved attention lately. It is difficult to overstate how much plastic in food packaging is contributing to high levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in human bodies – and the effect this has on everyday lives. Children are especially vulnerable, exposed as they are from before conception onwards. Micro- and… ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xmX1GMcHx0dV) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Humans of Hopkins: Mike Spector](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/07/humans-of-hopkins-mike-spector) _2026-07-06 · KATHERINE ZHU · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ Mike Spector is an investigative reporter for Reuters' legal team , where he covers legal and political news, and a former Editor-in-Chief of The News-Letter . In an interview with The News-Letter , Spector reflects on his time at Hopkins, his career in journalism and his recent accomplishment in winning the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for National Reporting. The News-Letter : How did you… ## [How Far Would I Go To Protect Children?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/4/how-far-would-i-go-to-protect-children) _2026-07-04 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ This issue is personal. This book is personal. This blog is personal. Recently, I was talking with Robin Coleman , my editor at Johns Hopkins University Press , about promoting the book , and even though I am a private person, I found myself saying that I would tell my story however painful, that I would plaster billboards all over town with pictures of Katherine dead if it meant that one child… ## [It Has Been Twenty-Four Years](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/22/it-has-been-twenty-four-years) _2026-06-22 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ How painful it is to write these words. It never gets easier, and it never will – as I always knew and as I now see for certain. Katherine and Jean-Marie, Christmas 2001 Some people call sorrow that lasts more than one year “complicated grief” or “ pathological grief. ” I call it the price I pay for loving an extraordinary person extraordinarily much. The intensity of sorrow correlates to the… ## [Publication in Process](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/15/publication-in-process) _2026-06-16 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I just got off a Zoom call with my editor Robin Coleman at Johns Hopkins UP. He graciously shared a thrilling behind-the-scenes glimpse of how my book is being received by the very first staff at the press besides him to read it. Figure 1: Home of JHUP at 2715 N. Charles St. in Baltimore Robin likes all the books he is working on, naturally. But he told me that usually, he experiences self-doubt –… ## [Surprised by Joy](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/4/surprised-by-joy) _2026-06-05 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Some have asked me if I am happy that Poisoning Our Children is being published by my first-choice publisher in the whole world – Johns Hopkins University Press, the university that was my furthest dream for medical school. It is a difficult question. Having lost Katherine, there is a very low ceiling on happiness or even enjoyment. I have purpose, and that purpose, including my surviving… ## [First, Do No Harm](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/31/first-do-no-harm) _2026-05-31 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ As I take a breath this summer, I have been thinking a lot about Ayana Elizabeth’s Johnson’s What If We Get It Right? I am sliding right into the next book project asking a similar question, propelled by the abundant riches of all the interviews I did for Poisoning Our Children . There is more to say than could fit in any one book. One of the most striking parts of Johnson’s book is the Climate… ## [“Some Hundred Negroes"](https://houseofhopkins.substack.com/p/some-hundred-negroes) _2026-05-31 · Sydney Van Morgan · The House of Hopkins_ How One Old Error in Johns Hopkins’ Biography Endured For More Than 150 Years ## [You remind me of home](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/you-remind-me-of-home) _2026-05-26 · CLAIRE CHUNG · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ My first big move was from Taiwan to Baltimore for college. Having grown up between Kaohsiung and Tainan throughout the first 18 years of my life, I missed the bike rides along Pier-2, the douhua bowls from Anping, the pebble trails at Meishu Park, the chicken noodle soup at Din Tai Fung, the monkeys on Monkey Mountain and all the familiarities of home. At any and every inconvenience I experienced… ## [Old bay and East Coast summers](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/old-bay-and-east-coast-summers) _2026-05-26 · CATHERINE CHAN · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ With the end of my first year drawing near, I have taken it upon myself to explore and experience the little things: from entering the everyday buildings I pass by, but have yet to step foot in, to finally trying out the dining options at the student center. One such little thing I didn't experience until recently was building a sandwich at the Hopkins Café deli bar. I'm not entirely sure as to… ## [Four years of unforgettable memories: a list](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/four-years-of-unforgettable-memories-a-list) _2026-05-25 · TESS GALLEGOS · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ Me: Hi, I'm just letting you know that my parents are staying here one more day, so I'm gonna stay with them in their hotel tonight. My first-year RA: Sounds good! Also, you didn't need to tell me this. "Sorry, we told everyone they needed to bring their own calculator. We don't have extras," the TA said to the guy sitting next to me. Luckily, I brought two. Proud of how prepared I was for my… ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FT8yDhgo94pB) _2026-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [The freedom of powerlessness](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/the-freedom-of-powerlessness) _2026-05-25 · JASON CHANG · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ In chemical engineering, we are taught the technique of process optimization. Simply put, any process - like making the adhesive for the dinosaur sticker on my laptop - can be analyzed and broken down to the various inputs, outputs and parameters involved. These variables can then be systematically adjusted to find some combination that produces the best result. Given a set of parameters, you can… ## [On faith](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/on-faith) _2026-05-24 · KAITLIN TAN · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ This Easter, I went back to church. Sitting in a side pew with my roommate, bumping into unexpected friends in the basement and trading candlelight with smiling strangers had me thinking about faith. I, perhaps misguidedly, viewed faith as a swerve away from reason for much of my Catholic upbringing. Rather than exploring an unknown, faith seemed like a call to accept not-knowing with open arms.… ## [Owner? No. Enslaver? Absolutely Not.](https://houseofhopkins.substack.com/p/owner-no-enslaver-absolutely-not) _2026-05-23 · Sydney Van Morgan · The House of Hopkins_ What we can, and cannot, conclude about Johns Hopkins and slavery. ## [To Address Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), We Must Bridge Disciplines](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/22/2whytd6h1zr040jpv1h828n2694hha) _2026-05-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Read the 2024 ECHO Team’s New Publication at https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s13412-026-01116-w?sharing\_token=UyJ3IetY4jfS0hrTdpC8Jfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6GkdvyH3HrplAYAmjYz76ZqfB5\_k038nYPMjEkuNpRBFsWzCbuQmuZhpX\_V5N3Qma\_h9gDouNs7lcpfPlr4sxNuNKVEjq5Bc-gFO-DQ\_i8kI9Lz\_pVHQaawX0OS3\_QB8I%3D . Perched on the cusp of Cape Cod, the Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole routinely welcomes… ## [Day in the life of a Hopkins-Peabody Double Degree student](https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026/05/day-in-the-life-of-a-jhu-peabody-double-degree-student) _2026-05-21 · ALEX MA · The Johns Hopkins News-Letter_ Disclaimer: This article is an in-joke for a small cohort of about 68 current students. If you are not one of those students, do not fret. At minimal cost to your wallet and your health, you can experience it for yourself at apply.jhu.edu before reading this article. This article is interactive. You will need a 6-sided die (or random.org/dice ). Try to maximize your GPA, Health and Artistry. Your… ## [Unforgivable](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/17/unforgivable) _2026-05-17 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I was volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Michigan with my Scholars last week, when I was asked to submit comments to UNHRC’s Advisory Committee on the Human Rights implications of plastic pollution. This is what I tapped out on my phone amidst a busy flurry of brilliant students and happy chaos. Thanks to student Isabela Alvarado for her quick review. Esteemed committee – I write in my… ## [A SECRET?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/8/a-secret) _2026-05-08 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ A quiet young woman, curly dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back in a bun, sat in the corner of the classroom with her book in front of her and said almost nothing the entire semester. But she was listening. I would like to shine a light on Ebelyn Garcia, my surprising student from Environmental Literature, and my very first guest blogger. In her essay + poem + letter to her parents, she… ## [One Last Citation](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/4/one-last-citation) _2026-05-04 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Soon enough, early 2027, my book will be out, and a very careful reader might notice that the last added, most recent citation in my book is an article with a daring title published by an audacious organization in one of the very top journals in the world. But the piece is too important to wait until 2027 to be discussed. The article is “ Corporate Vectors of Chronic Disease—Using Internal… ## [Seeing the Whole](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/4/26/seeing-the-whole) _2026-04-26 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Lanphear and Kimmerer and Collins: To Meld Three Marvelous Minds…. Happy accidents in reading can delight. This week and last, as part of my Environmental Literature course, I have been wending my way again through Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass , every environmentalist’s new delight, quickly establishing itself as a tried-and-true classic. If you haven’t read it yet, I cannot recommend… ## [More Precious Than Gold](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/4/12/more-precious-than-gold) _2026-04-13 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Last week, I dreamt that I rode my bike to a convenience store with a lottery ticket that I learned was worth at least a million dollars. Once there, at a counter that seemed more like the post office than a convenience store, I began going through my large black messenger bag. I thought I knew right where the ticket was, but when I pulled it out, it was just some receipt – I looked and looked to… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sMOjHnSionU3) _2026-04-13 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Planetary Solutions](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/29/planetary-solutions) _2026-03-30 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ As I finished Poisoning Our Children for JHUP, one comment from the reviewer was to cut down the final chapter on solutions: it was trying to do too much, to pursue too many tangents. I agreed and cut a great deal. I realized I was trying to write my next book, provisionally titled Closing the Circle , parthenogenically born out of this one like Athena out of the head of Zeus. There was so much… ## [Open Channels FM: Bridging the Gaps: Why Multiple Decentralized Social Protocols Are Still Necessary](https://wcbm.com/open-channels-fm-bridging-the-gaps-why-multiple-decentralized-social-protocols-are-still-necessary/) _2026-03-24 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ In decentralized social networks, hope for one universal protocol is unrealistic; instead, building bridges and embracing diversity fosters innovation and connectivity. ## [Open Channels FM: How to Prepare, Network, and Recharge During Business Conferences](https://wcbm.com/open-channels-fm-how-to-prepare-network-and-recharge-during-business-conferences/) _2026-03-24 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ In this episode, Bob and Cami chat about maximizing conference experiences, sharing tips on client communication, essential gear, avoiding burnout, and the importance of balance—plus some hilarious travel stories. ## [Matt: WP.com MCP](https://wcbm.com/matt-wp-com-mcp/) _2026-03-23 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ If you host your WordPress on WordPress.com your AI agent can now manage your entire site, including updating posts or pages, making drafts, pretty much all the things you normally \[…\] ## [Forget Boring Forms: How to Build Interactive WordPress Surveys with AI](https://wcbm.com/forget-boring-forms-how-to-build-interactive-wordpress-surveys-with-ai/) _2026-03-23 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ Building a survey in WordPress is easy. But the problem is that most surveys are too long and static. Visitors lose interest halfway through and abandon them, leaving you withincomplete \[…\] ## [Methodology for Poisoning Our Children](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/22/methodology-for-poisoning-our-children) _2026-03-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ The methodology for my new book emerged from ethnographic research methods. I locate it here for those who are curious and for those who might like to nerd out a bit behind the scenes. The basic bones of my methodology combines ethnographic interviews with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). My primary training is in science and literature, or in other words, storytelling, but this… ## [Matt: Miriam’s Sweet Site](https://wcbm.com/matt-miriams-sweet-site/) _2026-03-22 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ Long-time WordPresser Miriam Schwab just rebuilt her WordPress site with Claude Code and it looks amazing. Go check it out, this is what is possible now with proper prompting. I’d \[…\] ## [Welcome to The House of Hopkins](https://houseofhopkins.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-house-of-hopkins) _2026-03-20 · Sydney Van Morgan · The House of Hopkins_ A Companion Platform ## [Toolkit for Poisoning Our Children](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/15/toolkit-for-poisoning-our-children) _2026-03-15 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Here is the Toolkit for the book -- located online for easy access and updating! Top Ten Ways to Help Protect Your Children from Cancer, Autism, ADHD, and Lower IQs from Environmental Exposures The American Academy of Pediatrics has determined that we can help prevent disease and disability in children by limiting their exposure to pesticides and other chemicals found in everyday life. Here are… ## [WCBM 680am NEWS TALK RADIO ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MORNING DRIVE](https://wcbm.com/wcbm-680am-news-talk-radio-announces-change-in-morning-drive/) _2025-10-03 · Jonathan Baldwin · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ October 3, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WCBM 680am NEWS TALK RADIO ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MORNING DRIVE Effective today, veteran broadcaster Bruce Elliott will step away from the WCBM microphone as \[…\] ## [Pressbox: Laurel Gonzalez A Freshman Sensation At The Draw For Johns Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse](https://wcbm.com/pressbox-laurel-gonzalez-a-freshman-sensation-at-the-draw-for-johns-hopkins-womens-lacrosse/) _2025-04-17 · Gary Stein · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ Midfielder Laurel Gonzalez made history in Johns Hopkins women’s lacrosse’s season opener by breaking the program record for draw controls by a freshman. Five games later, she topped her own \[…\] ## [Official Android Docs (That I've Written)](https://www.javadude.com/post/20250323-android-docs/) _2025-03-23 · javadude.com_ A collection of official Android documentation that I wrote while employed at Google, with editorial tweaks from the amazing tech writers I worked with! Includes build and project structure overviews and details on dependency resolution and maintenance. Read on for the links! Good stuff! ## [My Android class content for Johns Hopkins University](https://www.javadude.com/post/20250322-android-class/) _2025-03-22 · javadude.com_ I've been teaching an Android class for Johns Hopkins University since 2012. It's gone through many iterations over time, from development environments to languages to UI frameworks. Most days I wish I just taught math. Math doesn't change like this every year. Read on for the current and legacy content links. ## [My Domain-Specific Languages (DSL) class content for Johns Hopkins University](https://www.javadude.com/post/20250322-dsl-class/) _2025-03-22 · javadude.com_ I taught a single-term Domain-Specific Languages class for Johns Hopkins University in 2018. Read on for the video playlist link! ## [My Kotlin class content](https://www.javadude.com/post/20250322-kotlin-class/) _2025-03-22 · javadude.com_ I've been teaching a live Kotlin class for Johns Hopkins University since 2020. Read on for the latest video playlist link! ## [South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo](https://wcbm.com/south-africa-tanzania-and-malawi-will-withdraw-troops-from-conflict-torn-eastern-congo/) _2025-03-13 · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to quell insurgencies in mineral-rich eastern \[…\] ## [Why are tensions running high in Serbia ahead of a major student-led rally?](https://wcbm.com/why-are-tensions-running-high-in-serbia-ahead-of-a-major-student-led-rally/) _2025-03-13 · WCBM News-Talk Radio_ BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — As tensions in Serbia soar, students and other opponents of the populist president are gearing up for a major rally in the capital, Belgrade, over the \[…\]