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Kali Barnes and Eric Chiang pictured with the Best Life Sciences Startup Prize
Student design
Student startup wins more than $30K
Published May 14, 2019
Treyetech team wins four prizes at annual Rice Business Plan Competition for their device and procedure that makes corneal transplants easier
Brain illustration
Brain science
Study: Treats might mask animal intelligence
Published May 14, 2019 Video
Using rewards might incrementally improve learning, but new study reveals that performance overall improves when rewards aren't available
MMR vaccine
public health
Analysis predicts U.S. counties at risk for measles outbreaks
Published May 9, 2019
New analysis predicts locations for possible future U.S. outbreaks based on international air travel, vaccination rates, population data
Team works to improve the safety of riding lawn mowers for Hopkins' annual Design Day
Design Day 2019
Solving the problems of tomorrow
Published May 6, 2019
Engineering students showcase practical applications of theoretical knowledge by devising solutions to real-world problems at annual Design Day
Nneka N'namdi, Alex Riehm, and Danna Thomas
Tech Ventures
Former city schoolteacher wins $15K for her 'happiness revolution'
Published May 1, 2019
Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab also awards $10K to Fight Blight Bmore at its year-end celebration
Mini-golfers play putt-putt
Mechanical engineering
Putt-putt in paradise
Published May 1, 2019
Engineering students build high-tech miniature golf course with a tropical flair for Spring Fair
Girl high five each other
COMMUNITY
This is how you hackathon
Published May 1, 2019
Mini-MedHacks brings city students to the East Baltimore campus for a day of problem-solving, design, and creativity
Composite image of three NAS members
Faculty honors
Three from Hopkins named to National Academy of Sciences
Published April 30, 2019
Marc Kamionkowski, Robert Moffitt, and Cynthia Wolberger are among 125 honored for their excellence in science
Hubble image of distant Serpens Nebula
Astrophysics
Mystery of how fast our universe is expanding grows
Published April 25, 2019
As scientists refine Hubble measurements, the disparity between the calculated and expected rate of universe expansion widens
Ithemba team photo
Undergraduate research
BME students win $10K prize for young inventors
Published April 24, 2019 Video
Team Ithemba, named after the Zulu word meaning 'hope,' earn Lemelson-MIT award for their low-cost breast cancer screening tool