The Philanthropist, March 12, 2025
When the world came to a standstill in 2020, Dr. Amita Gupta knew that science alone wouldn’t be enough. As a leading infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), she had spent over 16 years working at the intersection of medicine and public health. But solving the world’s most pressing health challenges—pandemics, tuberculosis, and health inequities—demanded more than medical breakthroughs—it required collaboration at an unprecedented scale. That same year, she co-founded the Gupta-Klinsky India Institute (GKII) at JHU—not just as another global health initiative, but as a powerful bridge between the U.S. and India.
NBC Los Angeles, February 26, 2025
In an interview with NBC Los Angeles, Pravin Krishna, Chung Ju Yung Professor of International Economics, explains that India is aiming to move away from its dependence on foreign arms and invest heavily in indigenous capabilities.
The Global Herald, February 17, 2025
A study conducted by Devesh Kapur, Director of Asia Programs and Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies, and PhD student Abby Budiman provides new insights into the demographics, entry patterns, and trends of undocumented Indian immigrants in the US.
CNBC TV18, February 12, 2025
In an interview with CNBC, Pravin Krishna discusses how the current presidential administration sees tariffs as essential to economic growth—and how it will affect inflation in Indian and American markets.
THE HUB, February 11, 2025
Johns Hopkins University has joined 12 peer research universities along with the American Association of Universities, the American Council on Education, and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities in filing a lawsuit in federal court Monday seeking to block abrupt and significant cuts to research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Johns Hopkins University receives more NIH support than any other entity in the U.S. In fiscal year 2024, the university received a total of approximately $1,022,300,000 in research funding from NIH, in connection with more than 3,200 active awards.
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Harvard University, February 07, 2025
Rina Agarwala, Professor of Sociology, joined a panel discussion on January 8 to address the role of a researcher working with communities, how to achieve structural societal changes, including overcoming poverty by shifting decision-making to the poor, and the need to put local communities at the center of development strategies.
SCIENCE, January 29, 2025
The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial launched in 2018, aiming to discover whether the health of children improved in homes that replaced traditional, smoky stoves that burn biomass such as wood and dung with stoves fueled by cleaner burning liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Supporters of expanding LPG use say it is critical to improving air quality, especially indoor air quality, in a nation with some of the world’s worst air pollution.
Times Now, January 21, 2025
In an interview with Times Now, Carey Business School Dean Dr. Alexander Triantis discussed how the presence of Indian students on campus is expected to increase, especially in Public Health courses. They also discussed the importance of GKII's new Women in STEMM Fellowship as this shift occurs.
India Today, January 06, 2025
Robert E. Black Chair in International Health Dr. Judd Walson spoke to India Today about the connection between health systems and environmental factors that lead to an increase in infectious diseases and malnutrition among children. "Malnutrition isn't just about insufficient food intake. It's also about exposure to contaminated environments and the body's inability to absorb nutrients effectively. Addressing these root causes is key to breaking this vicious cycle," Dr. Walson said.
Times of India and Navbharat Times, February 04, 2025
Chirashree Manik, MS, Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Track; KSAS '25, was featured in the Republic Day editions of Times of India and Navbharat Times. She discussed her India-based social impact project fighting intergenerational poverty. “Impact isn’t always loud—it’s in the quiet dignity of a mother providing for her children, the confidence of a student daring to dream, and the strength of a community reclaiming its agency. Every challenge has reinforced my belief that sustainable change happens when we truly listen and meet people where they are,” Manik said.
YourStory, January 15, 2025
In this op-ed, Whiting School of Engineering Dean Ed Schlesinger discusses how physicians utilizing artificial intelligence and data science can democratize healthcare and make a more accurate, affordable, and equitable system.
HEALTHWORLD, January 06, 2025
Amita Gupta, GKII faculty co-chair and Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Dr. Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran, Director (Former), ICMR-National Institution for Research in Tuberculosis explain focusing on early interventions could reduce TB burden, improve overall treatment outcomes and school attendance rates, and prevent progression from latent infection to active disease in this op-ed.