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From Olympic swimmer to pandemic responder

Published July 29, 2021

Tara Kirk Sell, once one of the world's top swimmers and an Olympic silver-medalist, now wages a battle against both COVID-19 spread and the misinformation surrounding the virus. "Public health isn't just about getting people who already are on your side more on your side. It's about everyone," she says.

Engineering

How materials science and engineering enhances the performance of Olympic cyclists

Published July 27, 2021

Each fall, engineer Orla Wilson challenges students to consider how material properties, structure, and processing affect performance in bicycle design

Olympic rings at night over water in Tokyo

Q+A

The Games go on, but without fans. Will athletes' performance suffer?

Published July 22, 2021

Vikram Chib, whose research focuses on the brain processes behind motivation and incentive and how they relate to motor actions, discusses what to expect from participants in the Tokyo Olympics

#National Intern Day

Interns make an impact on Baltimore community

Published July 29, 2021

In honor of #NationalInternDay, meet some of the undergrads supporting the Baltimore community in big and small ways

Safety+Security

Branville Bard Jr. named vice president for public safety

Published July 27, 2021

Veteran, reform-minded law enforcement leader has spent the past four years as police commissioner in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cancer research

Startup founders from Johns Hopkins aim to stop spread of cancer

Published July 28, 2021

AbMeta Therapeutics, launched by biologist and Provost Denis Wirtz, bioengineer Jamie Spangler, and clinician Elizabeth Jaffee, will combine years of pioneering research to create new drugs that target metastasis

Alumni spotlight

Bridging the broadband gap in wake of COVID-19

Published July 26, 2021

As director for broadband development and connectivity for Louisiana, alum Veneeth Iyengar is working to increase access to digital services for education, telehealth, and more

Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked No. 4 nationally by 'U.S. News'

July 27, 2021

Decoding delta: How viruses mutate and what can be done about it

July 19, 2021

How to update an mRNA vaccine

July 22, 2021

Faculty, staff, students encouraged to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination

July 9, 2021

Study explores COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and ways to reduce it

July 22, 2021

SUMMER 2021

New issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine

The ocean is a creature unto itself: immense, powerful, romantic, and inspiring, with mysteries left to reveal. In the magazine team’s editorial meetings, oceans-related Hopkins research had come up quite often of late, and it was not long before a tapestry of potential storytelling—from exo-oceans to the state of seafood sales—presented itself. We realized there’s a lot to dive into, and not all of it good news.