When she’s not busy with her graduate program in human genetics, Stephanie Yang likes to visit escape rooms. During the pandemic, Yang and friends have found a new way to connect online by teaming up to solve virtual escape rooms.
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In the News: Johns Hopkins Resident Shares Experience During Pandemic with CNN
Posted by | A Day in the LifeMark Lieber, M.D., is a first-year internal medicine resident physician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He wrote about his experience starting his medical residency during coronavirus in an article for CNN.
There is More to Medicine: Lenox Hill on Netflix
Posted by | A Day in the LifeDiagnosing patients is only one reality of medicine, and it would be foolish to think that the job is done when treatment or surgery is over. The Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill showcases the realities of patients, physicians and hospitals — and teaches viewers there’s more to medicine.
Working from Home: Tips for the Long Haul
Posted by | A Day in the LifeWith labs opening at limited capacity, some researchers are still mainly working from home. Here are some tips to stay on track.
Write for the Biomedical Odyssey Blog!
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Perspectives in ResearchIf you have a love of writing, want to share your story with others or want to pursue science writing in parallel with your degree, we need you!
Psychiatric Perspectives in an Era of COVID-19
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Events and HappeningsIn a virtual speaker series, the Hopkins Psychiatry Student Interest Group explores what distinguished psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins have to say about psychiatric care and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What Can Academia Do to Fight Racism?
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Events and HappeningsOur higher education system must be radically changed at every level to ensure an equitable and safe future for Black scholars.
The Student Scientists Behind the (Future) Coronavirus Cure
Posted by | A Day in the LifeThe news often reports the research, but what about the researchers? Student scientists working during the pandemic discuss their new normal.
The Value of Weekly Seminars
Posted by | A Day in the LifeDespite their divided administrations, the Johns Hopkins history of medicine and history of science and technology departments intersect weekly in their colloquium series, enabling a cross-campus fertilization of the school of medicine and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Quarantine Reading Recommendations
Posted by | A Day in the LifeTired of watching TV but don’t know what to read? Graduate students at the Johns Hopkins Department of the History of Medicine recommend some great titles on the history of public health and infectious disease to get your reading list started.