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two polaroids overlapping—one has an image of a plane, the other has a goose
Avian-inspired engineering
Published Winter 2021
The lightweight, adaptable, irregular structure of bird bones could provide a blueprint for better aerospace and automotive materials / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Emily Riehl sits in front of a chalkboard covered in mathematic equations
The mind Riehls
Published Winter 2021
Mathematician Emily Riehl finds deep and useful connections among objects that don't exist yet are everywhere. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Computerized image of a heart model
Biomedical engineering
New heart modeling method may help doctors pump the brakes on sudden cardiac death
Published Jan 25, 2022
Digital, personalized replicas of patients' hearts can help health care providers to better predict who will need implanted defibrillators over time
Hands on a laptop
U.S News Rankings
Hopkins online programs in engineering ranked among nation's best
Published Jan 25, 2022
Overall, the Whiting School of Engineering's online programs were ranked No. 12, with six specialty programs ranked among the top 10
Charles Bennett
Faculty honors
Astrophysicist Chuck Bennett earns prestigious Rumford Prize
Published Jan 13, 2022
Bennett led the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, which 'transformed our view of the universe'; he will be recognized in a ceremony next month
DNA sequence
Computing
New cloud-based platform opens genomics data to all
Published Jan 12, 2022
Johns Hopkins-led project allows worldwide scientific collaboration for studies of human genetics and health
Manicure tools are disinfected using UV light
Safely handling new technologies
Published Jan 11, 2022
Online training modules will focus on the safe development and use of emerging tech such as additive manufacturing, disinfection tech, nanobiotechnology, and e-cigarettes
Stacks of waste in a recycling plant
Mechanical engineering
NSF award will help engineers design sustainable plastics
Published Jan 6, 2022
Researchers will develop a process to melt and blend two common but difficult-to-recycle plastic polymers to create new, high-value plastics
A physician holds a bag of donated COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Coronavirus
Early dose of convalescent plasma may help COVID-19 patients avoid hospitalization
Published Jan 5, 2022
Nationwide, multicenter clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins shows convalescent plasma works as an early treatment for COVID-19, reducing need for hospitalization by 50%
Mardava Gubbi
New photoacoustic imaging process has potential to improve biopsies and catheter insertions
Published Dec 21, 2021
Process automates the task of tracking needle and catheter tips, provides doctors with information regarding the surrounding tissue, may reduce the risk of surgical complications and sepsis