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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
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Student experience
A new generation of investors
Published Oct 20, 2022
A-Level Capital, a student-run venture capital firm founded by Hopkins alums, provides undergraduates with hands-on experience in early-stage investing while supporting alumni-founded startups
A Hubble image of the quasar and the same area viewed with the James Webb Space Telescope. The Webb image shows multiple galaxies coalescing, with each color representing a different velocity: Red is moving away from us. Blue is moving toward us.
Astronomy
Webb reveals unprecedented glimpse of merging galaxies
Published Oct 20, 2022
The findings by Johns Hopkins University and an international team offer an unprecedented opportunity to observe how billions of years ago galaxies coalesced into the modern universe
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Faculty honors
Two from Hopkins win Packard Fellowship
Published Oct 18, 2022
The award is accompanied by $875,000 over five years in flexible funding to explore new frontiers in their fields of study
A central blue ball supported by three ball-feet representing the single nitrogen molecule and three hydrogen molecules that combine to create ammonia
Sustainability
Ammonia may unlock secrets to cleaner, greener energy
Published Oct 14, 2022
Research effort led by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Michael Tsapatsis aims to test ammonia's potential as a liquid storage medium
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Planetary defense
Smashing success: DART alters asteroid's orbit
Published Oct 11, 2022
The history-making NASA mission, operated by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, shows potential for future missions to protect Earth from asteroids
A cardiography report
Cardiac health
New study uncovers major cause of deadly heart arrhythmias
Published Oct 6, 2022
Fat inside the heart, a possible after effect of heart attacks, is a large player in the development of heart rhythm disturbances
A group of people in pink HopHacks tee shirts
Student life
Hacking marathon makes its in-person return
Published Oct 3, 2022
Students come together to create impactful technology solutions for pressing issues in just a day and a half
Gerri Chester (left) with former Krieger School Dean Beverly Wendland
In Memoriam
Geraldine Chester, longtime biology lab technician, dies at 83
Published Sept 30, 2022
Geraldine Chester, a lab technician for more than five decades in the Department of Biology, is remembered for her kind nature and reliability
A person stands in front of the COVID-19 dashboard
Faculty Honors
Lauren Gardner wins top biomedical research prize
Published Sept 28, 2022
Gardner, creator of the COVID-19 dashboard that became the world's most trusted source for reliable, real-time data about the COVID pandemic, wins the 2022 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award