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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

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Brice Ménard
President's Frontier Award
Brice Ménard honored for groundbreaking research
Published Feb 13, 2019 Video
His work with data sets from astronomical observatories has helped transform his field
Lab rat
Mind/Brain Institute
How the brain determines location
Published Feb 11, 2019
The brain continually updates its orientation in the world by interpreting internal physical cues and learning external landmarks
Mars Curiosity Rover
Curiosity Rover
Scientists teach an old rover new tricks
Published Jan 31, 2019 Video
Scientists use the rover to collect the first surface gravity measurements on a planet other than Earth
Dump truck driving at coal mine
Climate change
China fails to curb coal mine emissions
Published Jan 29, 2019
Despite tough regulations on coal mine emissions, methane levels increased each year from 2010 to 2015, study finds
Students work in a lab
Intersession
Chemistry of cosmetics
Published Jan 29, 2019 Video
Course traces the principles of organic chemistry that underlie popular beauty products
Ultima Thule image from New Horizons
New Horizons
Image reveals fresh Ultima Thule details
Published Jan 25, 2019
Light and dark patterns seen on both lobes of distant Kuiper Belt object in recent New Horizons transmission
Rachel Sherman and Misty
Pet smart
Dog days of Intersession
Published Jan 22, 2019
Hopkins doctoral student introduces her students to dog DNA testing and the computational techniques used to determine a dog's breed
DNA sequence
Epigenetics
Decoding brain changes that coincide with psychiatric disorders
Published Jan 22, 2019
Scientists discover epigenetic variances in neurons in parts of the brain linked with addictive behavior, schizophrenia, and other neuroses
Embryo
Intersession
Lulu, Nana, and 'Gattaca'
Published Jan 17, 2019
Students debate the ethical issues surrounding the recent birth of genetically altered twins who were designed to be HIV-resistant
Charlie Wang
Intersession
'Execution is everything'
Published Jan 16, 2019
Undergraduate students get a crash course in how to build viable businesses from their ideas and inventions