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Brice Ménard and Yi-Kuan Chiang Measure the Global Warming of Galaxies

Brice Ménard and Yi-Kuan Chiang Measure the Global Warming of Galaxies
Associate Professor Brice Ménard and former postdoctoral fellow in the department, Yi-Kuan Chiang, have published research in Astrophysical Journal that demonstrates how the temperature of galaxy clusters today, on average, is 10 times hotter than 10 billion years ago. “We have measured temperatures throughout the history of the universe,” said Ménard, “As time has gone […]

Jared Kaplan Creates Video Series with Scientific American

Jared Kaplan Creates Video Series with Scientific American
Associate Professor Jared Kaplan has created a new video series in conjunction with Scientific American that focuses on physics, cosmology, and quantum gravity. The three short, whimsical videos were funded by Kaplan’s National Science Foundation CAREER grant. Episode 1 is now available and is titled “Did the Universe have to the be the way it […]

IDIES/MINDS to Hold Joint Annual Symposium on Oct. 23

IDIES/MINDS to Hold Joint Annual Symposium on Oct. 23
IDIES and MINDS seek to promote interdisciplinary collaborations and invite researchers from across JHU, the government, industry, and local organizations who have an interest in data science and how to apply it in their own projects or future projects to attend the symposium on Friday, Oct. 23. The symposium will include: Keynote speaker Lauren Gardner, […]

Space@Hopkins Virtual Symposium Slated for Oct. 22 @ 1 PM – Registration Now Open

Space@Hopkins Virtual Symposium Slated for Oct. 22 @ 1 PM – Registration Now Open
Save the date: Space@Hopkins will be holding a virtual symposium on October 22 starting at 1:00 PM EDT! The event will highlight space research across JHU divisions. Featuring talks by: Dr. Jason Kalirai (Mission Area Executive for Civil Space, APL) Hopkins’ own ASTRONAUT! Baltimore native and JHU Alumnus Captain Reid Wiseman, JHU ‘06 (NASA, U.S. Navy) Groundbreaking JHU researchers, recipients of the […]