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Biomedical engineering

Image of the Earth taken from the Helium Balloon Team's test flight
Hopkins Balloon Project
Rare air
Published May 15, 2019
A team of Johns Hopkins students recently launched cameras and other devices more than 16 miles into the Earth's atmosphere to collect data—and capture stunning pictures
Kali Barnes and Eric Chiang pictured with the Best Life Sciences Startup Prize
Student design
Student startup wins more than $30K
Published May 14, 2019
Treyetech team wins four prizes at annual Rice Business Plan Competition for their device and procedure that makes corneal transplants easier
Ithemba team photo
Undergraduate research
BME students win $10K prize for young inventors
Published April 24, 2019 Video
Team Ithemba, named after the Zulu word meaning 'hope,' earn Lemelson-MIT award for their low-cost breast cancer screening tool
Girl scouts test a roller coaster
STEM education
Girl Scouts earn their engineering patch
Published March 27, 2019
Troops from across Maryland design and build roller coasters out of everyday materials with help from Hopkins engineering students
Illustration of space elevator and human tissue
We're one step closer to building an elevator to space
Published Spring 2019
Biology inspires the technology that could allow scientists to build an elevator to space / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Slot machines in a casino
Brain bets
How our brains decide whether to hold 'em or fold 'em
Published Jan 7, 2019
Biomedical engineers discover a "push-pull" dynamic between the brain's hemispheres during high-risk betting
Christmas tree in a shopping mall
Neuroscience
Foragers rush in
Published Dec 18, 2018
Are you that holiday bargain hunter, hurrying from store to store? Your habits may be rooted in theories of "optimal foraging," experts find.
Women speak with each other in a workshop
Rising stars
Workshop for women in research
Published Dec 5, 2018
The Rising Stars workshop, founded at MIT, puts the achievements of female researchers in the spotlight
Three students present their device
Biomedical engineering
Undergrads take silver at inventors competition
Published Nov 20, 2018
Team CortiTech developed a device to prevent injuries during neurosurgery
Interdisciplinary research
Cardiologists, engineers collaborate
Published Nov 19, 2018
New center will oversee clinical trials of biomedical interventions for treating heart disease developed at Johns Hopkins