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Changes in people's behavior and mentality in social situations may be due to hardwired properties of the brain, as recent research suggests. Nadege Bault of California Institute of Technology measured brain activity of participants in various social and isolated conditions to quantify the results.
The Hopkins field hockey team won their first Centennial Conference game and lone match of the week with a 1-0 win over Washington College on Saturday afternoon. The win makes Hopkins 4-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
The centuries-old question of how to stop aging became the topic of study for researchers from a variety of institutions across the globe, including Hopkins.
Chances are, if you've done any online gaming in your college career, you've heard the term DotA (affectionately abbreviated from Defense of the Ancients).
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have identified the cause of an abnormal virus-spreading behavior in the caterpillars of gypsy moths that has caused them to become characterized as "zombie caterpillars."
Television personality Jerry Springer kicked off this year's MSE Symposium speaker series, "America's Boundless Possibilities." Although notorious for his raunchy tabloid talk show, Springer's focus was on politics and class divisions during his lecture Wednesday night.
The Hopkins Technology Store, located in Krieger 160, now offers Apple and Dell warranty support.
One of the crucial challenges in the advancement of contemporary medicine is the development of technologies that offer cheap methods for the improvement of health in remote regions in the world. In these disadvantaged areas, hospitals and patients incur a great monetary burden for treatment due to cost of materials, clinical equipment, and operation — luxuries that developing regions cannot easily afford.
NASA announced plans this week for a new launch vehicle as part of its manned space program. If built, it would be the largest rocket ever flown, capable of carrying payloads of up to 286,000 pounds. The proposed program, simply titled the Space Launch System (SLS), is planned to undergo its first launch in 2017. This program will potentially mark the first time the United States will engage in this type of manned launch since the end of the 1970s.
Hundreds from Hopkins and Baltimore alike attended Convergence, a block party sponsored by the University to bring the Homewood and Charles Village communities together, on St. Paul between 32nd and 33rd Streets this past Sunday afternoon.
Hopkins held Convocation to officially welcome its new freshman and transfer students into the Hopkins community this past Monday.
With the NFL headed into its third weekend, MLB in the heat of pennant races, and the NBA in a grueling lockout, it seems the NHL has once again taken a backseat to the other three major sports.
The Hopkins volleyball team opened Centennial Conference play against Washington College on Saturday afternoon in Chestertown, MD. The Blue Jays returned home with an 8-3 overall record alongside a three-game win-streak.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have analyzed some of Earth's oldest rock samples and found that our planet's accessible precious metals were added to it by chance. If not for a cataclysmic meteorite shower that struck the earth over 200 million years after its formation, we would not be able to access today much of the precious metals that make up many of our thriving industries.
Jess (Zooey Deschanel) just does not know how to impress the guys.
A year after being bounced out of the 2010 Division III Championships in the third round, the Hopkins women's soccer team hoped to start the 2011 campaign on a bright note. The team has definitely accomplished that much and more by starting the season 7-0 en route to capturing their first two tournaments of the season.
Gregg Bernstein, State Attorney of Baltimore City, accompanied Hopkins students on Campus Safety and Security's Neighborhood Walkers Patrol this past Tuesday night. Bernstein attended the patrol to express the importance of the relationship between Hopkins students and law enforcement in creating a safer Baltimore.
The Kooks may have been overshadowed by their similarly-styled friends from across the pond. They've toured with Ireland-bred The Thrills and released albums on the heels of the Arctic Monkeys.
Ever since its discovery in 2004, scientists have considered graphene, the form of carbon that makes up graphite, as a possible alternative to the element silicon for use in electrical circuits. However, interest in graphene has largely died down due to the fact that it does not naturally have the traits necessary to allow circuits to store information.
The Hopkins men's soccer team had an impressive week, snapping a two game skid with a win over St. Mary's this past Wednesday followed by a dramatic victory over Centennial Conference rival Haverford College on Saturday.