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Brian Camley’s New Research Shows Cells Can Walk on Microscopic Tight Ropes

March 23, 2021

The findings shed light on the behaviors of cells in certain environments and may have implications for drug research.

Bingjie Wang Receives American Astronomical Society’s Roger Doxsey Travel Prize

February 19, 2021

Graduate student Bingjie Wang has received the Roger Doxsey Travel Prize from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in recognition of her presentation of her thesis research at the annual winter […]

Enrico Di Teodoro’s Science Publication Unveils A Galaxy That Ages Like No Other

February 18, 2021

Enrico Di Teodoro’s <i>Science</i> Publication Unveils A Galaxy That Ages Like No Other

Postdoctoral Fellow Enrico Di Teodoro recently published a paper in Science focusing on a galaxy in the very young Universe that unexpectedly looks like a very old galaxy. A galaxy […]

Danielle Speller’s Nature Publication Applies Novel Quantum Squeezing to Search for Dark Matter

February 12, 2021

Danielle Speller’s <i>Nature</i> Publication Applies Novel Quantum Squeezing to Search for Dark Matter

The HAYSTAC team, including Assistant Professor Danielle Speller, have published a paper in Nature reporting on the use of novel new technology they have developed to increase our power to search for […]

Sihao Cheng Receives International Astrostatistics Association Award for Outstanding Publication

January 11, 2021

Sihao Cheng, a graduate student in the department working with Associate Professor Brice Ménard, has won the 2020 International Astrostatistics Association award for the Outstanding Publication in Astrostatistics led by a graduate […]

Space@Hopkins Virtual Symposium – Video Now Available

December 30, 2020

Space@Hopkins, led by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Chuck Bennett, connects the array of Johns Hopkins University divisions, departments, and collaborative institutions in their common pursuit of civilian space research. The 2020 […]

Women in Physics & Astronomy Spotlight – Video Now Available

December 10, 2020

JHU Physics and Astronomy Advisory Council welcomed three of the department’s cutting-edge scientists to share their research via Zoom. This video allows viewers to learn first-hand about the exciting research […]

Jared Kaplan’s Research Selected for Best Paper Award by Neural Information Processing Systems

December 9, 2020

A paper on research by Jared Kaplan and colleagues has been selected by the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) for a Best Paper Award. This is one of the most prestigious awards […]

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Astro-1

December 2, 2020

December 2-10, 2020, marks the 30th anniversary of the Astro-1 space shuttle mission (STS-35) aboard the orbiter Columbia. This mission carried the Astro Observatory into space for a dedicated ultraviolet astronomy […]

Tim Heckman Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

November 24, 2020

Tim Heckman, chair of the Department and the inaugural Dr. A. Hermann Pfund Professoris, is among 489 distinguished scholars recognized this year as fellows of the American Association for the […]

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