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Big data
Meeting of the MINDS
Published Nov 2, 2017
New Mathematical Institute for Data Science aims to better understand the inner workings of big data analysis
Three students watch as a fourth pipes liquid into a test tube held by a graduate student volunteer
STEM education
Middle-schoolers explore new frontiers
Published Nov 1, 2017
Local students get immersive, interactive tours of the labs at JHU's Montgomery County Campus
Complete wheat
Bread wheat breakthrough
Published Oct 31, 2017
Johns Hopkins researchers part of small team that solved complex genome puzzle / Nature
Security camera image with blue and red boxes overlaying people and bags
Smart data
A digital 'Sherlock Holmes'
Published Oct 31, 2017
Hopkins-led team receives $11M grant to build system that can extract useful information from video footage, photos, and other material
Mmmmm chocolate
Junk food science
Published Oct 26, 2017 Video
Food has the power to sneak in and grab our attention—especially junk food, study finds
Skull is superimposed over the face of a student using an anatomy teaching tool called the magic mirror
Ahh!natomy
High-tech tool projects spooky skeletons
Published Oct 26, 2017 Video
Don't let these creepy skeletons get under your skin—they're helping future doctors learn about anatomy
Three BEAM students work on a math problem with their instructor
Center for Talented Youth
Bridging the math gap for low-income students
Published Oct 25, 2017
Program prepares middle school students for college level math so they can pursue STEM majors
Five students stand in front of Shriver Hall for a portrait
Five named Siebel Scholars
Published Oct 23, 2017
Award honors students in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science programs
Pockets of intense precipitation in red and yellow are seen over a map of northern South America
Public health
An early warning system for malaria
Published Oct 23, 2017 Video
Using satellite and population data, researchers hope to give public health officials more lead time
An orange-yellow ring encircles a yellow dot
Planetary science
From comets come planets
Published Oct 20, 2017
Planetary scientist at the Applied Physics Lab finds evidence of planetary formation in other solar systems