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Michael Rushanan teaches the cybersecurity class
Cybersecurity
Hopkins students thwart fitness tracker hackers
Published May 20, 2025
In a new course, students prepare for the FDA's ramped up security requirements for insulin pumps, pacemakers, and other wearables
Hammerhead shark (Sphyrnidae) swimming in tropical underwaters. 3d illustration rendering
Environmental health
With pay-to-release fish conservation, there's a catch
Published May 15, 2025
Programs promising to save endangered species of sharks and other fish by incentivizing their release may be backfiring, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins and Oxford University
Anway Pimpalkar, left, and Junjun Chen
Research matters
Game-changing lab in a shoe
Published May 9, 2025
Designed by Johns Hopkins bioengineers, Re-Kinesis was named a finalist in the National Institute on Aging's 2025 Start-Up Challenge, which recognizes researchers' innovative, science-driven interventions for age-related diseases
Thomas Gernay
Research matters
Fire-safety engineering delivers lifesaving value
Published May 6, 2025
A computational tool developed by Johns Hopkins civil engineer Thomas Gernay predicts how fire affects structures, leading to more resilient designs and enhanced public safety
A group of five college students show off the Chirp Charm alarms on their sneakers.
Entrepreneurship
Student startups take center stage at HopStart
Published May 4, 2025
Teams from across the university pitched plans for a personal safety device worn on a shoe, an AI platform to cut medical bills, a navigational system for people with blindness or low vision, and more
Faculty honors
Rosemary Wyse elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published May 1, 2025
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive
Hai-Quan Mao
Research matters
Transformative patient care begins in the lab
Published April 30, 2025
Hai-Quan Mao and his collaborators at Johns Hopkins conduct materials science research using mRNA and other advances to address medical challenges like cancer, malaria, and nerve and tissue damage
A group in hard hats and yellow vests points at something in the distance while standing at a wastewater treatment plant.
Community
Designing for a wetter future
Published April 28, 2025
Environmental engineering students partner with Baltimore City to protect a major wastewater treatment plant from future climate-driven impacts
Skin-related fibroblasts with nuclei stained green and f-actin stained red.
Biomedical engineering
Are 'zombie' skin cells harmful or helpful?
Published April 25, 2025
Hopkins researchers identified three types of zombie skin cells; only one gets worse with age
Abstract painting of human and AI Robot communicating
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