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From left, James Berger, Karen Fleming, and Gregory Kirk
Faculty honors
Three named AAAS fellows
Published March 27, 2025
James Berger, Karen Fleming, and Gregory Kirk join an esteemed group of scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their achievements across disciplines
A spacecraft is pictured against the orange flames of the sun
Space exploration
Parker Solar Probe team wins Collier Trophy
Published March 25, 2025
Award recognizes exceptional achievement in aeronautics and astronautics in America with respect to performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles
Mounya Elhilali
Research matters
A smarter stethoscope for a noisy world
Published March 24, 2025
Electrical engineer Mounya Elhilali relies on federal funding to push the boundaries of how technology can enhance human perception
A large group of people look at a laptop screen.
Undergraduate research
Students play key role in bridge safety assessment
Published March 24, 2025
One year after the Key Bridge collision, a team of Johns Hopkins students has helped identify which major bridges might be next
Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 10, 2024
Bridge safety
Major U.S. bridges at high risk of being struck by ships
Published March 24, 2025 Video
New analysis by Hopkins researchers finds some bridges are likely to sustain catastrophic hits within the next few decades
Vicky Nguyen
Research matters
Sight-saving treatments for glaucoma
Published March 21, 2025
Hopkins engineer Vicky Nguyen has spent 15 years studying how glaucoma progresses to figure out how to preserve patients' vision
Jeff Coller
Voices
America's support for research is a smart investment
Published March 19, 2025
Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes Hopkins biologist Jeff Coller
Attentive mice listening for a tone
Neuroscience
Brain imaging reveals surprises about learning
Published March 19, 2025
By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, JHU researchers shed light on the holy grail of neuroscience: the mechanics of how we learn
Joshua Doloff
Research Matters
Engineering the future of diabetes treatment
Published March 18, 2025
Biomedical engineer Joshua Doloff uses federal funding to pioneer immunotherapies that could free diabetes patients from insulin dependence
Blurry planets of the HR 8799 system against a black background, captured in infrared with Webb’s NIRCam. A star symbol marks the blocked-out host star
Astrophysics
Images show carbon dioxide outside our solar system
Published March 17, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest key giant exoplanets likely formed like Jupiter and Saturn