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Summer 2018: JHU Engineering

In the latest issue of JHU Engineering, we look at the efforts of Johns Hopkins researchers to monitor social media for public health, to problem solve to improve patient care, and to unravel the complexities of the way humans perceive sound.

JHU Engineering

Modern Day Miners

There’s treasure in all those tweets and Google searches we send out into cyberspace each day, says Mark Dredze. He is leading high-tech tracking efforts that could yield important insights on everything from drug overdoses to suicide prevention.

(Image: Will Kirk / Homewood Photography)

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All Ears

Why the echolocating brown bat is an ideal model for deciphering the complexities of the way humans perceive sound.

(Illustration: Hylton Warburton)

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Medicine's Problem-Solvers

Through their work in hospitals and labs, Johns Hopkins engineering undergrads come up with real-world solutions that are critical to improving patient care.

(Image: Keith Weller)

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Summer 2018: JHU Engineering Modern Day Miners All Ears Medicine's Problem-Solvers
Solar grid

JHU project aims to save millions by reducing solar power forecast errors

Solar power suppliers must predict how much power a region will need a day in advance, and errors are costly.

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Yeast cells in petri dish

Biomolecular engineer receives $1.5M to build energy-efficient computer out of yeast cells

Team led by Rebecca Schulman hopes to set a new direction for the future of computers, with the human brain and other biological materials as inspiration.

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First DEng cohort at Johns Hopkins University

New Doctor of Engineering program designed with the needs of working professionals in mind

DEng program is grounded in a candidate’s advanced research and prepares grads for leadership roles in industry or the public sector.

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MedHacks 2018 @ Johns Hopkins Hospital
What if the most creative minds channeled their focus into solving the most impactful problems of today? Imagine if we could apply the ingenuity that powers the most profound technology into the most fundamental of[...]
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HopHacks Fall 2018 @ Johns Hopkins University
HopHacks is the biannual hackathon hosted at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. For 36 hours students work in teams of up to four people, to bring a software or hardware idea to life. Last spring, we gathered[...]
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