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Biomedical engineering

Stadium seats
Brain science
An audience might make you perform better
Published April 20, 2018
Performing a task in front of an audience triggers parts of the brain associated with social cognition, reward, and motor skills, study finds
Representatives of Team Treyetech and Team AssistENT
Undergraduate research
Teams of young inventors recognized
Published April 10, 2018
Two teams of Hopkins biomedical engineering students are among winners at MIT competition
An all-seeing eye in the sky is a computer
Computer, P.I.
Published Spring 2018
If computers could analyze the contexts and relationships of photographs, videos, audio, text documents, and internet activity, they could become digital detectives / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Murray Sachs
In memoriam
Pioneering scientist Murray Sachs dies at 77
Published March 5, 2018
His research on how the brain receives, processes sound paved the way for the development of cochlear implants
Rong Li
Hopkins-led cancer research team shortlisted for £20M award
Published Feb 13, 2018
Team led by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Rong Li among 10 finalists in Cancer Research UK's Grand Challenge
A short track speed skater falls in front of another skater
Mind of a Medalist
Performance under pressure
Published Feb 8, 2018 Video
Why do some athletes choke under pressure? The answer lies deep in the brain
U.S Olympic team skaters
Mind of a medalist
Spinning for the win
Published Feb 7, 2018 Video
Through years of practice, elite athletes train their brains so they can stay on balance after elaborate maneuvers
Biomedical engineering
Insight into cause of sudden cardiac death
Published Nov 28, 2017
Computer model yields important clues that could lead to better treatments
teal computerized tubes stretch and turn on a black screen
Computer modeling
Hopkins excels in processing department
Published Nov 17, 2017
MARCC's 22,000 processors save researchers money they would otherwise spend building their own computing centers
A young woman learns to use a cell phone app connected to a manikin doll
Biomedical engineering
Funding NeMo
Published Nov 15, 2017
Hopkins researchers win $100K grant from Gates Foundation for their lifesaving baby monitoring device