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Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio, Punchbowl founder and CEO Anna Palmer, and Sens. and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)
Tech policy
AI regulation necessary to address potential risks, key senators say
Published Feb 29, 2024
Sens. Mark Warner and Todd Young advocate for artificial intelligence policies during Hopkins Bloomberg Center discussion while Hopkins experts caution against stifling innovation
Richard S. Stolarski
In memoriam
Atmospheric scientist Richard S. Stolarski dies at 82
Published Feb 27, 2024
Stolarski's role in the discovery of the ozone hole set the stage for managing its repair—one of the greatest successes in environmental protection
A nighttime photo of the CLASS telescopes with a starry sky and milky way galaxy in the background
Astrophysics
A clearer picture of our galaxy and beyond
Published Feb 27, 2024
Results demonstrate novel strategy to probe the physics and history of the universe
Several pill containers and loose pills lay on a pink tabletop.
HIV/AIDS
New method aims to optimize HIV treatments
Published Feb 23, 2024
Johns Hopkins team develops a way to personalize antiretroviral therapy to reduce side effects 
The robodrop tests places dots of antibiotics on a dish.
Robotics
Meet RoboDrop, the superbug slayer
Published Feb 23, 2024
Hopkins researchers develop robotic platform capable of rapidly screening multiple combinations of antibiotics simultaneously to find the most potent mixtures
Team Awesome from the Waldorf School
Tower of power
Annual contest gets students noodling around
Published Feb 23, 2024
National Engineers Week competition pits area middle schoolers against Hopkins undergrads to build the tallest tower out of pasta and marshmallows
A front view photo of kale in the garden
Environmental health
Superfood safety
Published Feb 21, 2024
Novel chemical analysis by a Johns Hopkins-led team provides insight into safety of Maryland-grown kale
The 2024 Sloan Research Fellows from Johns Hopkins are (clockwise from top left) Stephen Fried, Benjamin Grimmer, Justus Kebschull, Jonathan Lynch, and Yahui Zhang
Awards+Honors
Five JHU scientists named Sloan Research Fellows
Published Feb 20, 2024
Stephen Fried, Benjamin Grimmer, Justus Kebschull, Jonathan Lynch, and Yahui Zhang recognized for their potential to become leaders in their respective fields
Photograph of a doctor sitting at a desk, writing; only his arms are visible. In front of him is a laptop, and next to the laptop is a stethoscope.
Artificial intelligence
Improving AI accuracy in medical settings
Published Feb 20, 2024
Johns Hopkins and Columbia University computer scientists combat the inaccurate correlations that artificial intelligence learns from text data
cartoon woman sings into a giant, human-sized microphone
Artificial intelligence
AI innovation helps create authentic, pitch perfect vocals
Published Feb 12, 2024
Neural network Diff-Pitcher, developed at Johns Hopkins University, breaks barriers in pitch-correction technology