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Mathias Unberath
Voices
America's scientific edge relies on investment in research
Published Feb 24, 2025
Computer scientist Mathias Unberath, a leading expert in AI-assisted medicine, says cuts to research funding imperil the nation's ability to attract the world's best and brightest scientists
A woman in a white lab coat poses for a photo in a lab setting
Research matters
Researchers harness body's natural defenses
Published Feb 19, 2025
Federal funding enables biomedical engineer Jamie Spangler and her team to develop innovative treatments for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other complex diseases
Professional headshots of Xiongyi Huang and Yaojun Zhang.
Faculty Honors
Two named Sloan Research Fellows
Published Feb 18, 2025
Xiongyi Huang, Yaojun Zhang among 126 scholars selected for prestigious fellowship
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, wearing a blue shirt and black athletic pants, performs a deadlift exercise using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) aboard the International Space Station. The aRED machine, equipped with metal bars and vacuum cylinders, provides resistance training to help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength in microgravity. The surrounding area is filled with white padded walls, equipment, and storage bags, characteristic of the ISS interior.
Space exploration
Workouts in space
Published Feb 13, 2025
Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars, study in mice suggests
Earthquake Seismograph
Seismology
Study debunks nuclear test misinformation
Published Feb 4, 2025
JHU-led study on 2024 Iran earthquake shows potential consequences of mishandling and misinterpreting scientific information, particularly during periods of international conflict
Bonobo eating a nut
Animal cognition
Don't know something? Apes can tell
Published Feb 3, 2025
Bonobos realize when humans miss information and communicate accordingly
A colorful illustration of a human abdominal cavity showing internal organs
Artificial intelligence
AI-powered map of the abdomen could help find cancer early on
Published Feb 3, 2025
Hopkins researchers use AI to create the largest, most comprehensive dataset of abdominal organs to date
A firefighter battles a wildfire amid scorched brush
Q+A
Defense against future wildfires
Published Jan 30, 2025
Structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly destructive wildfires
Two side-by-side headshots of Jean Fan and Casey Taylor.
Faculty honors
Hopkins scientists receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Published Jan 23, 2025
Biomedical engineering researchers Jean Fan, Casey Taylor among a select group of scientists and engineers recognized
EEG wave in human brain, brain wave patterns on electroencephalogram
Biomedical engineering
New tool uses routine EEGs to cut epilepsy misdiagnoses
Published Jan 22, 2025
EpiScalp could significantly reduce false positives and spare patients from medication side effects, driving restrictions, and other quality-of-life challenges linked to misdiagnoses