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Artificial intelligence
Humans are better than AI at reading the room
Published April 24, 2025
Hopkins research shows AI models fall short in predicting social interactions, a skill critical for systems to navigate the real world
Suchi Saria
Research matters
Sepsis detection platform prevents thousands of deaths
Published April 23, 2025
National Science Foundation funding helped Suchi Saria develop and launch a lifesaving early warning system that uses artificial intelligence to catch sepsis infections before they become deadly
Denis Wirtz in his lab
Research matters
Deadly cancer behaviors deciphered
Published April 22, 2025
Engineer Denis Wirtz and colleagues are using artificial intelligence and multiscale imaging to reveal how tumors grow, spread, and vary across populations
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Computer science
Computer vision helps Orioles build better bats
Published April 17, 2025
As torpedo bats sweep across Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are partnering with Hopkins engineering students on a high-tech bat optimization project of their own
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Q+A
The promise of mRNA
Published April 15, 2025
Three Johns Hopkins experts discuss the potential of mRNA-powered therapeutics to produce lifesaving treatments and cures for a range of diseases, and why federal research cuts risk undermining U.S. scientific leadership in this emerging area
: Computer simulation of a one-sided magnetic field on early Mars based on data from a study led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. The study could explain the unusual magnetic imprint found on Mars today
Planetary science
Molten core could explain magnetic quirks of Mars
Published April 15, 2025
The planet's once-strong magnetic field appears to have been limited to its southern hemisphere, the apparent result of a fully liquid inner core that differs from that of Earth
Muyinatu 'Bisi' Bell
Research matters
Sharper, safer, more inclusive medical imaging
Published April 10, 2025
Backed by NIH funding, Muyinatu 'Bisi' Bell's innovative work is enhancing diagnostic accuracy, improving surgical precision, and ensuring equitable health care for all patients
Andrew Ewald
Research matters
Biological targets could halt breast cancer metastasis
Published April 9, 2025
Thanks to the NIH, researchers like Andrew Ewald have advanced our understanding of what allows a cancer cell from one part of the body to successfully grow in another part
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Voices
Why universities and federal funding fuel the future
Published April 8, 2025
By combining private and public resources at universities, we create the engine that makes curiosity possible—for our health, our economy, our humanity
Youseph Yazdi
Research matters
America's med tech pipeline is fueled by federal support
Published April 4, 2025
An NIH-funded partnership between JHU and Howard University speeds the development of medical devices addressing neurological disorders that affect more than a billion people