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Illustration of automated cars and passengers engaging in non-driving activities
Autonomous vehicles
In the driver's seat
Published Summer 2018 Video
Self-driving cars have the potential to make roads safer. But what do we do while they learn from their mistakes? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Porochista Khakpour
Memoir
Living with Lyme
Published Summer 2018
In her new memoir, author and alum Porochista Khakpour explores Lyme disease through a grand metaphysical reflection on feeling out of place in her own body / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Brain science
Think tank
Published Summer 2018 Video
Scientists write about what they'd most like the public to understand about the human brain / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Laura Garcia
Health care for the homeless
Published Summer 2018
As director of adult medicine for Health Care for the Homeless, alum Laura Garcia is at the front lines of Baltimore's opioid struggle / Johns Hopkins Magazine
virginia apgar google doodle
Virginia Apgar gets a Google doodle
Published June 7, 2018
Hopkins alum developed the Apgar Score, an assessment that has helped save countless newborn babies around the world
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Milestone celebration
125 years of innovation
Published June 6, 2018 Video
School of Medicine celebrates milestone anniversary with symposium featuring speakers, panel discussions, and interactive exhibits
Guns on a store display
Gun policy
Purchase permits tied to fewer deaths
Published June 1, 2018
Laws provide for more thorough background checks conducted by law enforcement instead of gun sellers
Endoscope equipment
Colonoscopies lead to many more infections than previously thought
Published June 1, 2018
Study finds some outpatient centers have infection risks 100 times higher than expected
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Biomedical engineering
Medicine's problem-solvers
Published May 23, 2018
Biomedical engineering program empowers undergrads to develop real-world solutions for improving patient care
Three students in lab coats
Biomolecular engineering
A fresh approach to fighting acne
Published May 22, 2018
Student team engineers a face cream that uses a novel approach to control blemishes