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Artificial intelligence
New AI could teach the next generation of surgeons
Published Dec 1, 2025 Video
In an increasingly acute surgeon shortage, artificial intelligence could help fill the gap, coaching medical students as they practice surgical techniques. A new tool, trained on videos of expert surgeons at work, offers students real-time personalized advice as they practice suturing. Initial trials suggest AI can be a powerful substitute teacher for more experienced students.
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Artificial intelligence
Small changes make some AI systems more brain-like
Published Dec 1, 2025
Artificial intelligence systems that are designed with a biologically inspired architecture can simulate human brain activity before ever being trained on any data, according to Hopkins research
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Mechanical engineering
Nanowire breakthrough reveals brain's unsung heroes
Published Nov 24, 2025
Platform studies elusive astrocytes, the brain's most abundant and mysterious cells, responsible for regulating communication between neurons and helping to maintain the blood-brain barrier
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Artificial intelligence
AI-powered diabetes prevention program shows promise
Published Oct 27, 2025
Hopkins research suggests personalized push notifications powered by AI can help lower one's risk of diabetes
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Doctors who use AI viewed negatively by their peers, study shows
Oct 27, 2025
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Researchers watched students' brains as they learned to program
Oct 27, 2025
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Mysterious glow in Milky Way could be evidence of dark matter
Oct 16, 2025
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Anton Dahbura

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Civil engineering
U.S. energy supply chains unlikely to meet anticipated demand
Published Oct 9, 2025
Hopkins researchers identify vulnerabilities that could hinder nation's fast-growing energy demands for clean energy sources
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Faculty honors
Political scientist Hahrie Han receives genius grant
Published Oct 8, 2025 Video
Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition
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Artificial intelligence
AI tool predicts risk of vehicle crashes
Published Oct 7, 2025
SafeTraffic Copilot, developed by Hopkins researchers, aims to provide experts with crash analyses, predictions to reduce the rising number of fatalities, injuries on U.S. roads each year
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Brain science
Clever images open doors for brain research
Published Oct 6, 2025
New AI-generated images that appear to be one thing, but something else entirely when rotated, are helping scientists at JHU's Perception & Mind Lab expand their ability to test human perception
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Astrophysics
Rogue planet displays record-breaking 'growth spurt'
Published Oct 2, 2025 Video
Findings provide insights into the tumultuous infancy of such celestial bodies
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Economic impact
Hopkins, other city nonprofits to double contribution to Baltimore
Published Oct 1, 2025
'Eds and meds' institutions to voluntarily provide $48M over five years on top of the billions of dollars in economic impact their operations generate for the city
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Astronomy
Sharper images of the stars
Published Sept 29, 2025
Hopkins applied mathematicians, astronomers develop method to render images from ground-based telescopes as clear as those taken from space