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Science+Technology

Illustration of brain
Banking on brain science
Published Summer 2019
In search of treatments and cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, researchers need actual human tissue. Here is where they go to find it. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Ruth Kassinger
Green all over
Published Summer 2019
In 'Slime,' author Ruth Kassinger gives life-sustaining, omnipresent—and sometimes villainous—algae their long overdue star turn / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Anton Dahbura and his wife, Marlaina
Tony baseball
Published Summer 2019
Anton Dahbura has combined his love of America's pastime and computer science to develop programs that help baseball teams identify the best available athletes / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A boy wears the parker Solar Probe augmented reality headset
Hopkins on the Hill
Leading by example
Published June 13, 2019
Researchers and scientists from across Johns Hopkins showcase their work to demonstrate importance of federal funding
Students present the Occlusion project, which can identify human shapes in visual images
Technology
Learn like us
Published June 11, 2019
Students teach computers to learn like humans and to tackle problems once considered too complex for computers to solve
Illustration of an inventor flying an invented plane
Entrepreneurship
Learning to fly
Published May 30, 2019
Successful Carey Business School entrepreneurs share the wisdom gained from years of experience with startups
Baking sheet
Student life
Student team wins international theoretical physics competition
Published May 30, 2019
International Theoretical Physics Olympiad for Undergraduates encourages participants to learn advanced topics through competition
Women wear virtual reality headsets
Hopkins on the Hill
Demonstrating the importance of federal research funding
Published May 30, 2019
A public event in the House of Representatives will showcase federally-funded researchers from every part of JHU
Robot
Robotics
Robots that can suture, swarm, and explore
Published May 28, 2019
On a recent afternoon in the Johns Hopkins 'Robotorium,' robots zipped through hallways, navigated obstacle courses, and even solved jigsaw puzzles
Flamingo
Psychology
How do blind adults learn about animal appearance?
Published May 22, 2019
Study finds that people born blind develop rich and accurate ideas about appearance based on cultural inference