Recent news from The Johns Hopkins University
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Before the program ended on September 30, Johns Hopkins received $260 million in National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation research grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the federal stimulus act or ARRA.
December 6, 2010 Tags: ALS, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, APL, Applied Physics Lab, ARRA, cocktail party effect, federal stimulus act, global climate change, Jeffrey Rothstein, Lloyd Minor, Mounya Elhilali, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, ocean circulation, ocean currents, Robert Moffitt, Ronald Daniels, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, The Johns Hopkins University, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Haine, Whiting School of Engineering
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Back in 1980 when The Empire Strikes Back hit the big screen, it seemed like the most fantastic of science fiction scenarios: Luke Skywalker getting a fully functional bionic arm to replace the one he had lost to arch enemy Darth Vader. Thirty years later, such a device is more the stuff of fact and less of fiction, as increasingly sophisticated artificial limbs are being developed that allow users a startlingly life-like range of motion and fine motor control. Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Steven Hsiao, however, isn’t satisfied that a prosthetic limb simply allows its user to move. He wants to provide the user the ability to feel what the artificial limb is touching, such as the texture and shape of a quarter, or the comforting perception of holding hands. Accomplishing these goals requires understanding how the brain processes the multitude of sensations that come in daily through our fingers and hands.
September 7, 2010 Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, arms, ARRA, artificial limbs, bionic limbs, hands, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, prosthetics, Steven Hsiao, The Empire Strikes Back, Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute
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The Johns Hopkins University has to date been awarded more than $200 million in National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation research grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the federal stimulus package. The 424 grants are financing investigations ranging from how the universe began to how men and women differ in their responses to the influenza virus to new strategies to prevent muscle loss caused by diseases such as muscular dystrophy. The grants also have underwritten the creation of 164 staff jobs, 32 of which are still open.
July 13, 2010 Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ARRA, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Charles L. Bennett, Cynda H. Rushton, federal stimulus act, Jeffrey Rothstein, Jin U. Kang, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Scott Zeger, The Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering
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