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Biology
Faculty honors
Biologist named finalist for award for young scientists
Published June 2, 2016
Xin Chen among 31 up for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Alexis Battle (left) and Ben Langmead (right)
Computer science
Computer scientists honored
Published April 21, 2016
Alexis Battle, Ben Langmead recognized for significant applications in biology, life sciences
Evidence
Why you can't stop checking your phone
Published Spring 2016
Neuroscientists are probing the brain to figure out what happens when we lose focus / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Organ dysfunction and Down syndrome
Published Dec 14, 2015
Inhibited nerve development linked to health complications in people with Down syndrome
Biologist gets Pew grant
Published June 16, 2015
Christian Kaiser among early career researchers honored by Pew Charitable Trusts
Holy agility!
The biology of bat flight
Published April 30, 2015 Video
Keen sense of touch allows bats to fly with breathtaking precision
Tactile science
Published Spring 2015
Linden argues that our tactile ability is the one sense we couldn't live without in his new book Touch / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Way out there
The science of extraterrestrial life
Published Winter 2014
Are we flying solo in the universe? The millennia-old question will be answered in our lifetime. Maybe. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Two named Pew scholars
Published June 25, 2014
Biologists Johnston, Holland recognized for their health sciences research
Dark matters
Lights out discovery
Published Feb 5, 2014 Video
Simulated blindness can lead to recovery of lost hearing, researchers say