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illustration of bacteria and viruses flowing through pipes
What our wastewater can tell us
Published Spring 2021
Our sewage contains important biomarkers that can tell researchers about a community's diet, drug intake, and even the presence of COVID-19 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Inventor Jessamy Taylor sits in front of a boulder at Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park
Tinkerer, climber, engineer
Published Spring 2021
Alum and inventor Jessamy Taylor loves being outdoors, scaling heights, and solving problems. Among them: a better way to adaptive climb / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Faculty and staff test out the new VR sim equipment at the School of Nursing's Sim Center Kristen Brown
Technology and health
School of Nursing introduces a new, cost-effective form of training: Virtual reality
Published March 12, 2021
The VR software places a student in an ER setting with a nursing assistant who introduces a virtual patient facing a particular dilemma
Woman loads samples into a test device in the lab
Collaborations
Scaling up rapid saliva tests for COVID-19 antibodies
Published March 12, 2021
Microbiologist Christopher Heaney aims to increase production of saliva-based rapid tests for COVID-19 antibodies, tracking the virus' spread more quickly and frequently
Karen Fleming
Faculty spotlight
Uncovering the mysteries of cell proteins
Published March 8, 2021
In her lab at Johns Hopkins, biophysicist Karen Fleming investigates how proteins fold, interact, and mutate
Women in STEM
Diversity in STEM
Repairing the STEM pipeline
Published March 8, 2021 Video
At Hopkins, STEM faculty members are changing outcomes for women by making the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and early faculty years more inclusive of women
Ben Straus
Student life
TikTok tutor racks up thousands of followers around the world
Published March 2, 2021 Video
Hopkins senior Ben Straus shares homework help and study tips through TikTok videos and a Discord server
Electron microscope
Commentary
The future of electron microscopy
Published March 2, 2021
Engineer Mitra Taheri and team publish roadmap to harness data science and artificial intelligence for electron microscopy, unlocking tool's full power
Jami Valentine Miller
Alumni spotlight
Physics pioneer
Published Feb 26, 2021
Since becoming the first Black woman to earn a PhD in physics at Johns Hopkins, Miller has tracked the successes and achievements of Black women in physics
Maryland blue crab
Engineering
Drive-thru-style test detects viral infections in the bacteria of waterways
Published Feb 25, 2021
Engineers develop a testing method to identify viral infections that could harm bacteria colonies in places like the Chesapeake Bay