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Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney
Materials science
Century-old mystery of Blood Falls uncovered
Published June 26, 2023
What makes this glacier waterfall in Antarctica run red? A Hopkins researcher believes he has the answer
Kay Jamison
Psychiatry
A history of healing
Published Summer 2023
Kay Redfield Jamison discusses her latest book, which takes a nonlinear approach to cataloging the history of psychotherapy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
an astronaut floats in space attached to a heart
Sending heart tissue to space
Published Summer 2023
Johns Hopkins scientists study aging and heart disease by sending heart "tissue-on-a-chip" to space / Johns Hopkins Magazine
looking up at skyscrapers and tree canopy
Sustainability
Rebooting our warming cities
Published Summer 2023
A Hopkins-led team says better climate modeling and data can help Baltimore weather a hotter, stormier future / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustrated headshot of Roland Griffiths
VOICES
Roland Griffiths is at peace
Published Summer 2023
The pioneering psychedelics researcher reflects on scientific curiosity, gratitude, and coming to terms with a terminal illness. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Abstract illustration of jellyfish
Idea
A jellyfish-inspired sensor
Published Summer 2023
Using a design inspired by one of the ocean's best sailors, a team of scientists at the Applied Physics Lab is developing a low-cost sensor for ocean observations / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Innovative care
Hopkins AITC announces awardees of second funding round
Published June 16, 2023
Grant recipients–hailing from academia, industry, and clinical practice—will receive funding to develop new devices and other aging-related innovations
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Neuroscience
Psychedelic drugs reopen 'critical periods' for social learning
Published June 14, 2023
Johns Hopkins scientists say the findings in mice offer a new explanation for how psychedelic drugs work
Quebec Canada Wildfire Smoke Consumes New Jersey and New York City June 7 2023
Environmental health
Wildfires likely to grow more common on East Coast, experts predict
Published June 12, 2023
Hopkins scholars discuss the harmful effects of smoke from the Canadian wildfires and how residents can protect themselves and prepare for next time
A magenta line weaves through an array of fluorescent green dots
Neuroscience
Machine learning helps scientists see synapse changes
Published June 7, 2023
Visualizing connections in the brain could yield insights into how our brains change with learning, aging, injury, and disease