Cities on the Edge
As if aging bridges, roads, pipes, and transmission lines weren’t enough to worry about, there is another stealthy challenge facing cities in developed and developing nations around the world: rising sea levels.
Research & Development
Planning for Surprises
Planning for an efficient electric grid system means being able to predict not only where demand will be greatest but also where the electricity will come from.
Stop the Leak
Worldwide, an estimated 30 percent of treated drinking water is lost through leaks, breaks, and other shortcomings in water delivery systems.
Dissecting the Language of Surgery
RESEARCH: A multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and clinicians is analyzing and breaking the complex motions of surgery down to its basic elements in order to improve surgeon education and patient outcomes.
“Unparallelled Breadth” in Unraveling Cancer
New interdisciplinary research center aims at unraveling the physical underpinnings of the growth and spread of cancer.
Lloyd Minor Named Provost
Thirteenth Provost of Johns Hopkins University appointed.
Stem Cells in Sutures Enhance Healing
Biomedical engineering students demonstrate a practical way to embed a patient’s own adult stem cells in sutures used to repair serious orthopedic injuries.
Master of 500 Hats
ALUMNI MAKING NEWS: Dave McClure ’88: Making Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True.
Under the Sea
RESEARCH: Graduate student Sarah Webster helped develop the navigation and control system to guide Nereus, an autonomous underwater vehicle, to the depths of the Mariana Trench.