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Science+Technology

Q+A

The future of sustainable energy: A conversation with Ben Schafer

Published Aug 10, 2021

Founding director of the Ralph S. O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute talks renewable vs. sustainable energy and what he and his ROSEI colleagues are doing to ensure a cleaner future for us all

Increasing access to COVID-19 testing via IVF research

Published Aug 3, 2021

Pandemic pivot: A PhD candidate discovers his research on the environmental health drivers of infertility could be used to help improve testing access for COVID-19

Cancer research

Startup founders from Johns Hopkins aim to stop spread of cancer

Published July 28, 2021

AbMeta Therapeutics, launched by biologist and Provost Denis Wirtz, bioengineer Jamie Spangler, and clinician Elizabeth Jaffee, will combine years of pioneering research to create new drugs that target metastasis

Engineering

How materials science and engineering enhances the performance of Olympic cyclists

Published July 27, 2021

Each fall, engineer Orla Wilson challenges students to consider how material properties, structure, and processing affect performance in bicycle design

Environment

An expert look at natural resource management

Published July 23, 2021

In special feature published in 'PNAS,' Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Paul Ferraro demonstrates how sound science can help communities better manage finite resources

Olympic rings at night over water in Tokyo

Q+A

The Games go on, but without fans. Will athletes' performance suffer?

Published July 22, 2021

Vikram Chib, whose research focuses on the brain processes behind motivation and incentive and how they relate to motor actions, discusses what to expect from participants in the Tokyo Olympics

Vaccination

Vaccine hesitancy and ways of reducing it

Published July 22, 2021

Messages that emphasize vaccination within people's social groups shown to be more effective at reversing vaccine hesitancy than messages that highlight national vaccine statistics