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Microbiology
Mission will put melanin's superpower to the test
Published Nov 1, 2019
Melanin samples are headed to the International Space Station, where their ability to protect against harmful radiation will be explored
Relavo teammates
Undergraduate research
Student team wins $5K at Collegiate Inventors Competition
Published Oct 31, 2019
Team Relavo wins runner-up prize for device designed to reduce infection rates during at-home kidney dialysis
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Biomedical engineering
Student engineers take on common dialysis complication
Published Oct 29, 2019 Video
Student startup Relavo is among the finalists at the National Collegiate Inventors Competition
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Brain science
Babies understand counting years earlier than believed
Published Oct 24, 2019 Video
Babies who are years away from being able to say 'one,' 'two,' and 'three' actually already have a sense of what counting means, study finds
Stem cell
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine announces new partnership to advance precision medicine
Published Oct 22, 2019
Collaboration between the School of Medicine, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute will provide unmatched scope of resources and expertise
Kristopher Bell presents at Diversity and Inclusion Conference
Diversity+Inclusion
How our brains process trauma, perpetuate bias
Published Oct 22, 2019
APL's Kristopher Bell discusses how bias and microaggressions are processed in the brain and how we can use that knowledge to support a culture of inclusion
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Energy
A future fueled by wind energy requires interdisciplinary approach
Published Oct 18, 2019
Mechanical engineer Charles Meneveau co-authors report outlining major obstacles and solutions for optimizing wind energy
Researchers from APL work on their improved lithium-ion battery
Science+Technology
A lithium-ion battery that won't catch fire
Published Oct 17, 2019 Video
Building on previous work, researchers at APL appear to have corrected the ubiquitous energy source's most significant safety hazard—its combustibility
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Hopkins in the news
'60 Minutes' explores Hopkins' psychedelics research
Published Oct 14, 2019
Scientists Roland Griffiths and Matthew Johnson sit down with journalist Anderson Cooper to discuss the promise of psychedelics / 60 Minutes
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Data and government
Survey identifies a growing need to hire data analysts in government
Published Oct 11, 2019
Having more employees with credentials in data analytics will allow government agencies to more effectively act on the data they collect