Congratulations to Nordia on being awarded a Dean’s ASPIRE Grant, which stands for Arts and Sciences Projects, Investigations, and Research Endeavors. The award was designed to promote independent research projects among exceptional undergraduate students in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. This grant awarded $4,500 towards Nordia’s independent research project “Leveraging Technolo​gical Advancements to Improve the Treatment of Trichotillomania,” which aims to use a wearable device to examine the effects it has on hair pulling behaviors.