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DART spacecraft in space near two asteroids, conceptual image
NASA launches DART spacecraft on asteroid collision course
Published Nov 24, 2021
The mission, designed and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, is the world's first to test technology for defending the planet against potential asteroid or comet hazards. The DART spacecraft is scheduled to intercept the Didymos asteroid system in September 2022, slamming into and altering the path of the Dimorphos asteroid approximately 6.8 million miles from Earth.
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Environmental health
EPA grants $1.9M to JHU researchers to study biosolids from sewage
Published Nov 29, 2021
Study will examine the occurrence and uptake of contaminants found in waste as well as health risks
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Creating a culture of cybersecurity
Published Nov 18, 2021
In advance of his book Confronting Cyber Risk, engineer Gregory Falco discusses how and why organizations should incorporate cybersecurity into everyday business and planning
James Bellingham
Profile
James Bellingham's life aquatic
Published Nov 19, 2021
The expert in autonomous underwater vehicles joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of exploration robotics
The limitations of AI-generated text
Nov 22, 2021
Spiders' web-making secrets unraveled
Nov 2, 2021
Doctoral fellowship program honors legacy of Whiting School alum Percy Pierre
Nov 18, 2021

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Creating a culture of cybersecurity
Published Nov 18, 2021
In advance of his book Confronting Cyber Risk, engineer Gregory Falco discusses how and why organizations should incorporate cybersecurity into everyday business and planning
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Engineering
Student team works with NATO to define, track cognitive warfare attacks
Published Oct 6, 2021
A group of Clark Scholars is designing a Cognitive Warfare Dashboard to show what information is being spread, where it's coming from, and why
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Cybersecurity
New website predicts likelihood of cyberattacks between nations
Published Oct 14, 2020
Heat index scores likelihood of international cyberattacks based on five key indicators
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Securing smart homes
Published Fall 2020
As the market for internet-capable devices expands, a group of researchers is working to establish industry standards for securing these devices to protect consumer privacy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Information Security
Hopkins expert to address potential threats to remote voting
Published July 17, 2020
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Published Dec 3, 2021
Researchers have determined the dose of bee venom that is non-toxic to neurons and can effectively—but reversibly—penetrate the blood brain barrier
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Published Dec 3, 2021
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Published Nov 30, 2021
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EPA grants $1.9M to JHU researchers to study biosolids from sewage
Published Nov 29, 2021
Study will examine the occurrence and uptake of contaminants found in waste as well as health risks
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COVID-19 transmission high in Latino households of Baltimore, study finds
Published Nov 29, 2021
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DART spacecraft in space near two asteroids, conceptual image
NASA launches DART spacecraft on asteroid collision course
Published Nov 24, 2021
The mission, designed and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, is the world's first to test technology for defending the planet against potential asteroid or comet hazards
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Computer Science
The limitations of AI-generated text
Published Nov 22, 2021
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Published Nov 19, 2021
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Graduate education
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Published Nov 18, 2021
Awards recognize outstanding incoming students from underrepresented backgrounds and will provide monthly stipends, tuition, health insurance, and fees for the first two years of graduate school
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Creating a culture of cybersecurity
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