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Group of students show off wearable tech device Aura Spark
Orientation 2018
Wearable tech sparks conversations
Published Aug 28, 2018
PhD candidate introduces Aura Spark bracelet at orientation event for first-year Electrical and Computer Engineering students
Cluster of stem cells in a star shape
Nanobiotechnology
Stem cells shape up
Published Aug 16, 2018
Hopkins bioengineers borrow a process from the electronics industry to discover a factor in stem cell growth: cellular pressure
Biomedical Engineering graduate education
Graduate education
JHU partners with Tsinghua for new engineering graduate program
Published Aug 15, 2018
Partnership combines JHU's top-rated biomedical engineering program with the world's No. 1 engineering school
DNA double helix
Biostatistics
Understanding genetic architecture
Published Aug 13, 2018
Method for identifying how different traits and diseases are influenced by genetics could lead to better-designed studies, researchers say
Trajectory of parker solar probe
Parker Solar Probe
Liftoff
Published Aug 12, 2018 Video
While most of the western hemisphere slept, an APL-built spacecraft prepared to make history
T-cells attack a cancer cell
Cancer research
Suppressing YAP protein gives immunotherapy a boost
Published Aug 7, 2018
In mouse study, researchers find that turning off YAP protein in regulatory T-cells enhances anti-tumor immune response
Parker Solar Probe approaches sun
Sun science
Can the Parker Solar Probe take the heat?
Published Aug 6, 2018 Video
Researchers at the Applied Physics Lab develop a shield strong enough to protect the spacecraft's sensitive instruments from the heat of the sun
Glacier and mountain
Microbiology
Microbes go dark to stay warm in cooler climates
Published Aug 2, 2018
Microbes and fungi that darken when in colder climates have better survival and may be an important variable in modeling climate change, researchers find
A spacecraft and fairing
Countdown begins
Cleared for launch
Published Aug 1, 2018
The Parker Solar Probe is making its way to the launchpad where it will lift off and begin its historic journey to the sun
Phoropter for vision test
Machine Learning
AI for eyes
Published July 31, 2018
Hopkins researchers chart a course for using artificial intelligence to diagnose degenerative eye conditions