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Johns Hopkins University to slash 2,000 jobs after $800M in federal cuts

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Johns Hopkins University lays off more than 2,000 workers across the globe after losing $800 million in federal grants.

Among the programs targeted were a $50 million project to treat HIV while experimenting with machine learning in India and a $200 million grant to treat one of the world’s most deadly diseases in thousands of children.

"This is a difficult day for our entire community," the university says.

12 Hopkins staff on his team in Baltimore lost their jobs Thursday , many of whom worked as administrators, technicians and pharmacists.

SMART4TB was a $200 million investment trying to combat the spread of deadly tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease, killed 1.25 million people in 2023 , according to WHO .

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