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Science+Technology

Her list gives others a lift

Published Aug 8, 2019

Lavontria Miché Aaron, a PhD candidate in earth and planetary sciences, created a list of fellowships, internships, and other resources for underrepresented minority and low-income graduate students

Physics+Astronomy

Dark matter may be older than the big bang

Published Aug 8, 2019

Mathematical model suggests dark matter may have been produced before the big bang during cosmic inflation, when space was expanding rapidly

Rocky relationships

2.5 billion years of breaking up and getting back together

Published Aug 7, 2019

A new study led by scientists at Hopkins shows how plate tectonics has evolved during the Earth's 4.56-billion-year history

Brain science

Study may shed light on age-related cognitive decline

Published Aug 5, 2019

In some older adults, fibers connecting the front and back of the brain have been damaged over the years, making it harder to recall information

Student team hangs weights from a spaghetti bridge

Engineering innovation

Breaking bridges

Published July 25, 2019

Rising high school juniors and seniors compete in annual spaghetti bridge competition

3 receive Human Frontier Science Program grants

Published July 22, 2019

Prestigious international awards support research into the complex mechanisms of living organisms

Picture perfect

How APL helped the world see the first man on the moon

Published July 19, 2019

As a young engineer at APL, Gary Whitworth played a pivotal role in improving the broadcast image of Neil Arstrong's first steps on the moon

Hopkins retrospective

Moon landing memories

Published July 19, 2019

As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing approaches, Johns Hopkins faculty members who watched the momentous event live recall on what it meant to them, and to science