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Thomas Kempa
Faculty honors
Chemist Thomas Kempa receives $1.3M Moore Foundation award
Published Oct 8, 2025
Prestigious award from foundation's Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports work that advances fundamental research by 'brilliant mid-career scientists'
Emergency responders assist victims at vehicle crash site on city street in Florida
Artificial intelligence
AI tool predicts risk of vehicle crashes
Published Oct 7, 2025
SafeTraffic Copilot, developed by Hopkins researchers, aims to provide experts with crash analyses, predictions to reduce the rising number of fatalities, injuries on U.S. roads each year
Shimon Sakaguchi
Immunology
Nobel laureate conducted postdoctoral studies at Hopkins in the 1980s
Published Oct 6, 2025
Shimon Sakaguchi, one of three scientists honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday, spent time at Johns Hopkins in the 1980s
A black and white visual anagram of a butterfly and a bear in gif form
Brain science
Clever images open doors for brain research
Published Oct 6, 2025
New AI-generated images that appear to be one thing, but something else entirely when rotated, are helping scientists at JHU's Perception & Mind Lab expand their ability to test human perception
An illustration of circadian rhythms with a clock and cloud
Q+A
Cancer treatment timing could improve outcomes
Published Oct 6, 2025
Cancer researcher Chi Van Dang studies pharmacokinetics—the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a drug at different times of day. His work on treatment timing holds promise for improving patient outcomes.
illustration of rogue planet
Astrophysics
Rogue planet displays record-breaking 'growth spurt'
Published Oct 2, 2025 Video
Findings provide insights into the tumultuous infancy of such celestial bodies
After the images have gone through the algorithm.
Astronomy
Sharper images of the stars
Published Sept 29, 2025
Hopkins applied mathematicians, astronomers develop method to render images from ground-based telescopes as clear as those taken from space
From left, Myra Norton, senior director of FastForward, with Carey Business School Dean Alex Triantis and Jordan Green, vice chair for research and translation in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research in action
Hopkins researchers pitch future of science and tech at Innovation Summit
Published Sept 25, 2025
Fueled by federal funding, JHU researchers and scientists seek investors to back their ideas to bring discoveries to the market
A rocket launches in the distance against a backdrop of a yellow-orange Florida sunrise
Space exploration
Studying our sun-fueled bubble
Published Sept 24, 2025
IMAP mission will explore our solar system's protective heliosphere and will also help us develop a better understanding of space weather
Mathias Unberath speaks on stage behind a podium in front of a screen displaying an illustration of a sick child holding a teddy bear
Artificial intelligence
AI's potential to revolutionize health care
Published Sept 24, 2025
Robot-assisted surgery, an app for diagnosing strep throat, and a tool to detect glaucoma are all on the health care horizon thanks to AI innovators at Hopkins