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Students participate in a Brain Bingo Social Night on April 4 as part of Nu Rho Psi's Brain Awareness Week.

Brain Awareness Week celebrates neuroscience at Hopkins

By ZACHARY BAHAR | April 7, 2023

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Alongside NASA and Carnegie Mellon University, Hopkins has launched a Space Technology Research Institute to investigate and certify additively manufactured products for use in aerospace technologies.

NASA sponsors $15 million JHU-CMU partnership institute

By ZACHARY BAHAR | April 4, 2023

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Though the Coronavirus Research Center is ceasing its operations on March 10, the data from the past three years will remain freely accessible online.

Coronavirus Research Center will cease data collection after three years

By ZACHARY BAHAR | February 20, 2023

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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research have advanced acoustic levitation technology, devising methods to control microscopic objects in three dimensions.

Science news in review: Feb. 19

By ZACHARY BAHAR and ARMAAN AHMED | February 19, 2023

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The APL team’s recent findings bring researchers closer to determining the existence of extraterrestrial life.

APL team uses James Webb Space Telescope to detect Earth-like planet

By ZACHARY BAHAR | February 6, 2023

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The U.S. government has distributed $115 million to tribal nations across the Pacific Northwest to prepare for the growing threat of climate change. Read more about this and other science news in our weekly recap.

Science news in review: Dec. 8

By ZACHARY BAHAR and NEEL GODBOLE | December 8, 2022

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Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy Sean Carroll discusses the connections between science and philosophy and how to utilize scientific principles to tackle societal questions.

Natural philosophy in the 21st century: Professor Sean Carroll’s arrival at Hopkins

By ZACHARY BAHAR | October 28, 2022

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Amber Jacobs discusses a treatment involving cress, mustard and rocket found in Greek, Roman and Egyptian sources at the Prescription to Prediction conference.

Ancient sciences given new focus on Hopkins campus

By ZACHARY BAHAR | October 10, 2022

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Academic and author Manil Suri discussed his latest book.

Creation ex nihilo: author Manil Suri on math, sexuality and the universe

By ZACHARY BAHAR | October 4, 2022

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ultimately disappoints, lacking the soul of Tolkien fantasy.

Amazon’s The Rings of Power delivers stunning visuals in an empty world

By ZACHARY BAHAR | September 9, 2022

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Brain Awareness Week celebrates neuroscience at Hopkins

NASA sponsors $15 million JHU-CMU partnership institute

Coronavirus Research Center will cease data collection after three years

Science news in review: Feb. 19

APL team uses James Webb Space Telescope to detect Earth-like planet

Science news in review: Dec. 8

Natural philosophy in the 21st century: Professor Sean Carroll’s arrival at Hopkins

Ancient sciences given new focus on Hopkins campus

Creation ex nihilo: author Manil Suri on math, sexuality and the universe

Amazon’s The Rings of Power delivers stunning visuals in an empty world

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