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Frontier Award

Mathematician receives President's Frontier Award

Published Jan 16, 2020

The $250,000 award, presented Thursday to Emily Riehl, supports Hopkins figures who are breaking new ground and poised to become leaders in their field

Parker Solar Probe

Behind howls of solar wind, quiet chirps reveal its origins

Published Jan 15, 2020

Small chirps, squeaks, and rustles recorded by the Parker Solar Probe hint at the origin of mysterious solar wind

Science history

A great Hall of science

Published Jan 7, 2020

In the earliest days of the university's founding, Edwin Hall made a discovery at Johns Hopkins that would change the study of electromagnetism forever

Composite image shows candy cane structure

Astronomy

New image reveals cosmic 'candy cane'

Published Dec 18, 2019

Johns Hopkins scientist stitches together wavelength data to create composite image of the center of the Milky Way galaxy

Student group from Patricia McGuiggan’s Materials Characterization class. (in order from left to right) Julie Rose (Museum Director/Curator), Varun Kedia (2020, BME), Anish Thyagarajan (2020, BME) and Avery Burrell (2020, BME)

Materials science

Students use new technology to identify a piece of JHU history

Published Dec 16, 2019

Students identify metal artifact in Homewood Museum collection as century-old part of building's roof

For decades, Wilson Alwyn Bentley took detailed photographs of snow crystals, effectively pioneering photomicrography. Today, his iconic images are a ubiquitous aspect of winter—thanks in part to a Johns Hopkins–trained physicist. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Plays well with humans

Published Winter 2019

In the not-too-distant future, robots might assist us at home, school, hospitals, and workplaces. Roboticists and ethicists want to ensure they do so effectively, and help rather than hurt—even if it's just our feelings. / Johns Hopkins Magazine