Science+Technology

Clockwise from left: Takanari Inoue, Patricia Janak, Rejji Kuruvilla, Cynthia L. Sears, Akira Sawa, and Robert Moffitt

Awards+Honors

Six Hopkins researchers named AAAS Fellows

Published April 18, 2024

Five Johns Hopkins researchers are among 502 distinguished scholars recognized this year as fellows of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society

Artificial intelligence

Robot tackles trauma's silent killer

Published April 16, 2024

Autonomous system devised by a Johns Hopkins doctoral student IDs and treats internal bleeding to prevent pre-hospital deaths when minutes matter

A school of fish moving in the most quiet formation.

Marine biology

What's quieter than a fish? A school

Published April 9, 2024

Swimming in schools makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group able to sound like a single fish

Photo of Gilman Hall in which the sun is perfectly aligned with the spire.

Astronomy

Rare 'Hophenge' solar event

Published April 9, 2024

On the evening of the solar eclipse, the Hopkins community enjoyed a second celestial event: "Hophenge," when the sun perfectly aligned with the Gilman Hall spire

Johns Hopkins experts discuss the upcoming total solar eclipse

April 5, 2024

California leads U.S. emissions of little-known greenhouse gas

April 3, 2024

Structural engineer discusses Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

March 26, 2024

Featured topic: cybersecurity

3 Questions

Why might the U.S. ban TikTok?

Published March 25, 2024

Hopkins cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura explains the proposed regulation and the threats the app could pose to Americans

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Expert Opinion

Is TikTok stealing more than just your time?

Published Dec 21, 2022

Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura discusses growing concerns with the popular app, citing potential data theft as a risk to U.S. security

A developer's view of javascript

Cybersecurity

Computer scientist identifies JavaScript vulnerability in thousands of websites

Published March 14, 2022

ProbeTheProto framework helps identify and alert websites vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to 'pollute' important web code

A person enters a passcode on their phone

Cybersecurity

Now's the time to protect your computer networks from cyberattack

Published March 4, 2022

Anton Dahbura from the Information Security Institute suggests that individuals and enterprises should take steps now to secure cyber systems against attack from Russian agents

Q+A

Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index

Published Feb 15, 2022

Cyber Attack Predictive Index predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds "extremely high likelihood" of attack against Ukraine by Russia

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Clockwise from left: Takanari Inoue, Patricia Janak, Rejji Kuruvilla, Cynthia L. Sears, Akira Sawa, and Robert Moffitt

Awards+Honors

Six Hopkins researchers named AAAS Fellows

Published April 18, 2024

Five Johns Hopkins researchers are among 502 distinguished scholars recognized this year as fellows of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society

Artificial intelligence

Robot tackles trauma's silent killer

Published April 16, 2024

Autonomous system devised by a Johns Hopkins doctoral student IDs and treats internal bleeding to prevent pre-hospital deaths when minutes matter

3 Questions

How science can help countries forge unlikely connections

Published April 12, 2024

By finding common ground in science, nations with otherwise strained relationships can build ties and establish friendships, says Nobel laureate and science diplomat Peter Agre

Jenann Ismael and Marc Kamionkowski

Faculty honors

Two awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Published April 11, 2024

Jenann Ismael, Marc Kamionkowski among 188 scholars honored for prior career achievement, exceptional promise

A school of fish moving in the most quiet formation.

Marine biology

What's quieter than a fish? A school

Published April 9, 2024

Swimming in schools makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group able to sound like a single fish

Photo of Gilman Hall in which the sun is perfectly aligned with the spire.

Astronomy

Rare 'Hophenge' solar event

Published April 9, 2024

On the evening of the solar eclipse, the Hopkins community enjoyed a second celestial event: "Hophenge," when the sun perfectly aligned with the Gilman Hall spire

Students on the DAVINCI+ team with their professor, who holds a phone so NASA engineers can participate via Zoom

Space science

Undergrads help NASA uncover the mysteries of Venus

Published April 8, 2024

Students are learning the ins and outs of the Venusian atmosphere and building a sensor for NASA's DAVINCI mission, thanks to the vision of APL planetary scientist Noam Izenberg and a small team of faculty experts

A dark sky with a bright orange image of a solar eclipse

Astronomy

Hopkins experts discuss the total solar eclipse

Published April 5, 2024

Panelists encouraged viewers to witness the rare event on April 8 firsthand if possible, and shared the science behind what makes a total solar eclipse so special

Olin Hall seismometer data showing the 4.7 magnitude earthquake Friday morning New Jersey

New Jersey earthquake makes waves in Baltimore

Published April 5, 2024

A seismometer on the Homewood campus picked up Friday's earthquake, says Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Benjamin Fernando

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Environmental health

California leads U.S. emissions of little-known greenhouse gas

Published April 3, 2024

The state emits more of the common pesticide sulfuryl fluoride than the rest of country combined, a JHU study finds

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