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T-cells attack invading cells
To a T-cell: Researchers link immune-cell activity to psychiatric symptoms in women with HIV
Published Nov 4, 2022
Study finds that activation of CD4+ T-cells correlates to better memory and attention, while exhausted or aging CD4+ T-cells correlate to psychiatric symptoms
Illustrated image of a protest overlaid with gears and schematic of a device
Engineering for social change
Published Nov 4, 2022
In her 'Social Justice for Engineers' course, alum Sarah Hemminger teaches Johns Hopkins students about how thoughtful design can address social ills
Two women in military uniforms pose in front of a military jet
U.S. Space Force partnership will prepare leaders for new challenges
Published Oct 26, 2022
Space Force officers, known as Guardians, will be invited to join an interdisciplinary program offering training in international policy with electives in space-focused engineering
Portrait of five people
Student honors
Five from Hopkins named Siebel Scholars
Published Oct 25, 2022
Annual award recognizes world's top graduate students in bioengineering, computer science, energy science, and business
Micrograph of human tissue
Donors can track how science uses their tissue but stay anonymous
Published Oct 25, 2022
Pilot program will enable patients to track use of their tissue samples through blockchain technology.
Muyinatu Bell
Faculty Honors
Muyinatu Bell honored for promoting diversity and inclusion in imaging technologies
Published Oct 24, 2022
The Science Diversity Leadership Award honors Bell's work in creating inclusive, improved imaging technologies to detect breast cancer
Water flows out of a series of pipes in a water treatment plant
Water treatment
Filtration methods remove harmful 'forever chemicals' from drinking water
Published Oct 24, 2022
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are industrial chemicals that are commonly found in drinking water despite being hazardous to human health
A gloved researcher hold two PeriPath devices that resemble spools of wire
Research funding
PeriPath device could improve cardiac procedures for pediatric patients
Published Oct 21, 2022
The student-led team has been awarded an NIH grant for their device that eliminates the need for open-chest surgery when implanting cardiac devices
Nerve cell attacked by immune cells
Newly created protein a step toward preventing autoimmune disorders
Published Oct 21, 2022
Researchers design a protein that can activate and increase the number of specialized cells that can prevent the onset of autoimmune disorders
A gloved person opens a large industrial canister of chemicals
Q+A
Study: EPA approach to assessing chemical health risks falls short
Published Oct 20, 2022
The Lautenberg Act was designed to shore up toxic substance safety assessments, but regulators are not using best practices, Johns Hopkins researcher finds