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Hopkins has always been known as a prestigious university, producing polished empirical papers that are respected by fellow scientists and abundant research opportunities for its students. Walking onto campus for the first time, the idea of conducting research may be unthinkable. Who would consider the research of an inexperienced freshman?
Travelling to different countries is an experience that many dream of. Students love the idea of going abroad, experiencing a new culture, eating new food, learning in an international classroom and sightseeing. The thought of adding a stamp to the passport is an enticing one, whether for a family vacation or an educational experience.
Happy 2012 everyone! According to the Mayan calendar, the world is going to end in eight months. If that is the case, you, my dear readers, have a lot of ground to cover in the short time you have left.
I love going to the gym. Be it the morning or the evening, there is always something (or someone) to watch while you feel like you're about to die. And the best part is that most of these people are repeat offenders.
Between the game itself, the unique commercials and the Halftime Show, the Super Bowl is arguably the most comprehensive television spectacle of the year. This year's Super Bowl continued the recent trend of setting television rating and viewership records, with 111.3 million people tuning in.
In an effort to bring together researchers across the university's numerous divisions, Hopkins will begin construction of a new research building, Malone Hall, later this year. The building will adjoin Mason Hall and Hackerman Hall at the southeast corner of Decker Quadrangle.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI) shuttle system, a shuttle service offered by the University for transit between the Homewood Campus, Peabody Conservatory and other Hopkins campuses, has now adjusted its services to include more express buses during the evening rush hour. Additionally, the shuttles will now be running on select holidays. These changes have been in effect as of Jan. 30.
In the last week, the intersection of St. Paul and 33rd Streets has been the site of two separate traffic accidents involving pedestrian collisions. On Friday, a city bus collided with a University of Baltimore student, 20-year-old junior Hillary Walsh, leaving her in serious condition; shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, two Hopkins sophomores were struck by a southbound vehicle.
A student discharged a fire extinguisher on the fifth floor of Wolman Hall at approximately 9:50 p.m. Friday night. Mistaking the fire extinguisher emission for smoke, another student pulled the fire alarm and the building was evacuated.
Executive Assistant to the President Jerome Schnydman, on President Ronald Daniels' behalf, declined to take a position on a recent offshore wind energy bill being discussed in the Maryland General Assembly.
Hopkins has launched the China STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine) program to apply the Chinese language to growing academic fields for career purposes in partnership with Nanjing University. Beginning in the summer of 2012, this eight-week long summer program of study will take place in the Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies.
The Hopkins Muslim Association hosted The Muslim Mosaic last Tuesday, where students brought awareness to Islam's worldwide impact.
Construction of the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories and Biology Research Wing, an expansion to the Mudd Hall Biology complex, is well underway. The building will have energy efficient features, such as two heat wheels and rain gardens, and house both research and course laboratory facilities. Having started construction in June 2011, the building is slated for occupancy by summer of 2013.
Airborne pollution can come in many forms, but one of the most dangerous ones is secondhand smoke. While many individuals can avoid significant exposure, employees of bars and restaurants that do not have bans on smoking are forced to work in a potentially hazardous environment.
A team of ecologists recently captured the vocalizations of deep-sea fish in a recording that includes familiar sounds, such as dolphin and humpback whale calls. These findings support long-standing hypotheses about fish communication in the under-explored mesopelagic zone.
As the body develops over time, nearly all of the heart's regeneration mechanisms become inactive. Consequently, after a heart attack, dead cardiac cells do not redevelop. Instead, dead cardiac muscle tissue is replaced by inactive scar tissue, which permanently weakens the functionality of the heart and often damages quality of life.
What makes a tree a ‘miracle tree'? The plant known as Moringa oleifera, or drumstick tree (due to the shape of its seedpods), has been dubbed miraculous by some who are optimistic about its ability to increase the availability of clean water to areas susceptible to drought and contamination. This thin-branched tree has seeds that attract and destroy bacteria in water. These intriguing properties have led several teams of researchers to investigate the Moringa tree's applications to cleaning water.
Most of the battery-powered electronics you use, as well as battery packs in electric-powered and hybrid vehicles, rely on lithium-ion batteries. They are popular for their high energy density, resulting in growing interest from other industries. However, cases of battery fires have been responsible for recalls of many devices in recent years, raising safety concerns among consumers and manufacturers.
Petroleum from recently discovered sources is just barely making up for the dirth left by old and depleted supplies, according to a report in Nature.
Photosynthesis incorporated into solar energy system