July 9th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Saying it will address the decline in life expectancy in the United States Bloomberg Philanthropies has gifted one billion dollars to Maryland’s Johns Hopkins University. 

The money will enable students with families making $300,000 a year or less to attend the medical school tuition-free and free tuition, living expenses and fees for those whose families make less than 175-thousand. The gift also increases financial aid for students in the schools of nursing, education, engineering, arts and sciences, and government.