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Left image shows orderly structure and brown objects located on the exterior of a cell; right image shows random clusters of brown objects throughout purple cellular structures
Cancer research
Identifying cancerous 'shape shifters'
Published Aug 11, 2017
Scientists from Kimmel Cancer Center identify gene that affects prostate cancer's ability to change shape, squeeze into other organs / Hopkins Medicine
Dozens of yellow fruit fly larvae on a white background in a lab setting
Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron
Published Aug 10, 2017
A mathematician and a computer scientist join interdisciplinary effort to create a complete map of a portion of a fruit fly larva brain
A young man wears headphones and stands in front of a line of lockers, one of which is decorated with messages and cards in a memorial
Suicide prevention
Why '13 Reasons Why' alarms experts
Published Aug 10, 2017
Release of Netflix show in March prompted spike in suicide-related web searches, fears of suicide contagion
Cynthia Moss, wearing yellow gloves, holds a small bat with its wings outstretched
Sound science
Exploring how bats navigate
Published Aug 9, 2017
Research team receives $1M NSF award that supports interdisciplinary brain science
A woman holds a square of jelly in one hand and adjusts a knob on a microscope with the other hand
Science+Technology
A new dimension of research
Published July 31, 2017 Video
3-D microscope gives researchers unprecedented views of organs, tissue, live specimens
Illustration depicts a child holding hands with a toddler while they stand on top of a tooth with rings like a tree
Autism research
Tooth fairy in the lab
Published July 28, 2017
Scientists study unexpected source of information about in utero exposure to harmful materials: baby teeth
Science of Learning
What learning research looks like
Published July 27, 2017
About 150 educators take part in first-ever Science in Action Day at Johns Hopkins
One student stabilizes the base as his teammate gently places a new weight onto their platform
Mission impastable
Unsteady spaghetti
Published July 24, 2017
Student engineers put spaghetti structures to the test in annual Spaghetti Bridge competition
Four young kids sit at a table and play with colorful blocks in various shapes including square, hexagon, rhombus, and trapezoid
STEM Education
Making room for spatial learning
Published July 20, 2017
Science of Learning Institute pilot program will introduce spatial learning—a factor in STEM success—into third-grade curriculum
Two young men collaborate at a desk.
Engineering Innovation
Capellini crush
Published July 18, 2017
Aspiring engineers build—then bust—brittle pasta bridges in annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition