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Sabermetrics

Low pressure performers

Published Feb 16, 2017

Hopkins computer scientists evaluate baseball stats compiled in 'meaningless game situations'

Epigenetics

The nature and nurture of human illness

Published Feb 16, 2017

Scientists seek better understanding of how genetic, environmental factors join forces to cause disease

Computer science

A giant leap for genome sequencing

Published Feb 16, 2017

JHU's Michael Schatz leads work on new computer algorithms that create more complete DNA portraits

News feeds from around Johns Hopkins

Media Advisory: Hundreds of College Students to Convene at JHU for Weekend of HopHacks

Published Feb 16, 2017

Graduate and undergraduate students from around the country will gather at Johns Hopkins University for the latest HopHacks, a marathon session challenging students to realize their best software and hardware... / News from The Johns Hopkins University

Teens in Poorest Families Go Hungry More Than Younger Kids

Published Feb 16, 2017

In very poor families, teenagers are going hungry twice as often as their younger siblings, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. / News from The Johns Hopkins University

Open Philanthropy Project Awards $16 Million to Center for Health Security

Published Feb 16, 2017

The Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded a three-year, $16 million grant from the Open Philanthropy Project for work on preventing and preparing... / Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins

Study: Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette Liquids

Published Feb 16, 2017

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found high levels of toxic metals in the liquid that creates the aerosol that e-cigarette users inhale when they vape. / Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins

Federal Equity Law Has Increased Use of Services for Autism Without Raising Out-of-Pocket Costs

Published Feb 16, 2017

A federal law aimed at requiring equal insurance benefits for both physical and mental health care has increased the use of services by children with autism spectrum disorder without increasing the out-of-pocket... / Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins

52 Baltimore City School Teams to Compete in Robotics Contest at Johns Hopkins

Published Feb 16, 2017

On Saturday, Feb. 4, more than 200 middle and high school students from Baltimore City Public Schools will compete in the Hopkins Robotics Cup, the Baltimore City VEX and VEX IQ Robotics League championship... / News from The Johns Hopkins University

Wanted: Self-Driving Cells to Pursue Deadly Bacteria

Published Feb 16, 2017

Drawing on their expertise in control systems and cell biology, Johns Hopkins University researchers are setting out to design and test troops of self-directed microscopic warriors that can locate and... / News from The Johns Hopkins University

MEDIA ADVISORY: Theory for Trump’s Frenetic First Days

Published Feb 16, 2017

Johns Hopkins University political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg offers a possible explanation of the motives behind the flurry of executive orders and presidential memoranda issued during President Donald... / News from The Johns Hopkins University

Researchers Identify Mechanism in Chikungunya Virus That Controls Infection and Severity

Published Feb 16, 2017

Researchers led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have identified a mechanism by which the chikungunya virus infects healthy cells and controls how severe the disease it causes will... / Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins

Composer Michael Hersch Wins $250,000 President’s Frontier Award

Published Feb 16, 2017

Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute composer and pianist Michael Hersch, whose groundbreaking work has been performed worldwide, has won the university’s 2017 President’s Frontier Award, an honor that... / News from The Johns Hopkins University