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Artist's rendering of the Parker Solar Probe
Outer space
Parker Solar Probe circles the sun
Published Nov 20, 2018
The data gathered during its orbit will be relayed back to mission control beginning Dec. 7
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
Hospital room
Engineering for Professionals
JHU offers new master's degree program in Healthcare Systems Engineering
Published Nov 16, 2018
Non-residential program prepares grads to solve health care's greatest challenges
Radiex device
Undergraduate research
Student team develops tool for use in brain surgeries
Published Nov 15, 2018
Team's device, Radiex, holds back cortical tissue during surgery; they will present their design this week at Collegiate Inventors Competition
Laboratory beakers
Diversity+inclusion
JHU collaboration promotes STEM diversity
Published Nov 13, 2018
ASPIRE program, supported by $2.46M grant from NIH, provides professional development opportunities for engineering, medicine, and biology PhDs
Robot Sally
Berman Institute
Practical ethics for the 21st Century
Published Nov 13, 2018
Seven teams awarded grants by Berman Institute of Bioethics will present their research Wednesday
Sarah Hörst (left) and Amy Wetsch
Extreme materials
Otherworldly art
Published Nov 12, 2018
Art student Amy Wetsch builds sculptures inspired by planetary environments explored by Hopkins scientist Sarah Horst
Parker Solar Probe mission control room
Parker Solar Probe phones home after racing around the sun
Published Nov 8, 2018
Mission controllers at Applied Physics Lab receive status beacon signal after spacecraft completes its first perihelion
Stars observed by scientists
Astronomy
Elusive star has origins close to Big Bang
Published Nov 5, 2018 Video
The newly discovered star's composition indicates that, in a cosmic family tree, it could be as little as one generation removed from the Big Bang