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Events and Happenings
Traveling (Virtually) During Quarantine
Posted by | Events and HappeningsAre you tired of being home? Are you ready for a vacation? Well, look no further. Virtual tours and recordings of zoos, museums, parks and an active volcano are at your disposal, thanks to the internet.
2020 Convocation Speaker David Ottenheimer on Science and Miscommunication
Posted by | Events and HappeningsThank you very much for the opportunity to speak today. It’s a unique honor to be able to virtually address the School of Medicine graduates as we all watch from our homes. We’re graduating during a time when the public’s interest in biomedical science is unusually high, so I thought I’d share my perspective on […]
Partnering Toward Discovery Goes Virtual
Posted by | Events and HappeningsPartnering Toward Discovery went online for its April event on seasonal influenza and COVID-19, creating a space for students to share their research on influenza and for audience members to ask questions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways in Which We Can Help Throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted by | Events and HappeningsMedical student Maria Fazal discusses ways for learners at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to help others during this time of need.
NASA Social — The State of NASA at Goddard Spaceflight Center
Posted by | Events and HappeningsEach year, NASA Social hosts an event to hear the State of NASA Address, by Administrator Jim Bridenstine. As an attendee, Ph.D. candidate Carli Jones got a behind-the-scenes look at Goddard Spaceflight Center and learned about exciting upcoming missions and research.
My First Medical M&M
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Events and HappeningsAfter attending a morbidity and mortality conference, medical student Sharon Pang is reminded of why she is on this path and what sort of physician she hopes to become.
A Graduate Student’s Guide to Recruitment: What Matters and What Doesn’t
Posted by | Events and HappeningsGraduate school recruitment is never stress-free. But it can be made easier by focusing on the things that matter and not dwelling on the rest.
Global Threats to Public Health: Dr. Peter Hotez on Climate Change, Conflicts, Poverty and Antiscience
Posted by | Events and HappeningsIn this year’s Hopkins Medicine Distinguished Speakers Series, Peter Hotez from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas spoke about the need to find new medicines for neglected tropical diseases and to confront familiar diseases that are growing worse each year thanks to climate change, global conflicts, poverty and antiscience movements.
Making the Invisible Visible at the Images from Science Exhibition
Posted by | Events and HappeningsA high-speed photograph of a bullet exploding through lipstick. A photomicrograph of dishwashing liquid and water. A scanning electron microscope video of genetically engineered T cells fighting lymphoblastic leukemia. What do all of these have in common? These are all images that have made the invisible visible.