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A space for women programmers
Published Winter 2023
R-Ladies Baltimore aims to give women a supportive space to hone their programming skills / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A DNA sequence shown in parallel vertical rows of blues, reds, and pinks
The male sex chromosome in full
Published Winter 2023
The last mysterious piece of the human genome has now been fully sequenced / Johns Hopkins Magazine
conceptual illustration depicts chaotic squiggles and drones carrying various packages
Air traffic control for drones
Published Winter 2023
A Hopkins study evaluates how we can prepare for a surge in drone traffic / Johns Hopkins Magazine
An illustration depicts scientists creating a loaf of bread using a dropper, fairy dust, and lightning
Food from thin air
Published Winter 2023
A revolutionary project could someday help feed soldiers in rugged, hard-to-reach places / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A conceptual illustration depicts a tiny person surrounded by vastness
Awestruck
Published Winter 2023
As researchers discover the benefits of this little-understood, larger-than-life emotion, Johns Hopkins scientists figured out how to measure it. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Quilt art reminiscent of the cosmos
Artifact
Art as a pathway to planetary science
Published Winter 2023
New book by Sabine Stanley makes planetary science accessible to readers while inspiring textile artists from around the world / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Brain science
The science of shaking presents
Published Dec 11, 2023
Watching people shake presents reveals little-known quirk of human cognition
Overlapping talk bubbles in multiple colors - pink, red, orange, green, purple
Artificial intelligence
Multi-language mastery
Published Dec 7, 2023
Johns Hopkins computer scientists introduce a new method to reduce the size of multilingual language models
A male Asian chef wearing a surgical mask makes stir fry in a commercial kitchen
Environmental health
Order up for cleaner kitchen air
Published Dec 7, 2023
A research team that included a JHU air-quality expert has developed a new method for better estimating potential exposure to cooking-related emissions during stir-frying
A cow, looking directly at the camera, stands in an open field at sunset
Environmental Health
Turning waste into watts
Published Dec 7, 2023
Study led by Hopkins environmental engineers suggests that anaerobic digestion could be used to clean cattle manure and produce fuel