Archived events

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Feb 8, 2024
Behind the Pages: Exploring "How Sanctions Work" (Book Launch)
5:30 - 6:30pm EST
Room 820, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Sanctions have long been a staple in U.S. foreign policy, often wielded against perceived bad actors. But shockingly, there's never been a comprehensive study on the long-term impact of these sanctions ... until now. Join this exclusive book launch of How Sanctions Work, the first and only long-term study of sanctions on Iran, the most sanctioned country in the world.
Feb 7, 2024
Failing Up and Doubling Down with Global Food Security
4 - 5:30pm EST
Room B230, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Michelle Jurkovich, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts – Boston, turns a critical eye to global hunger, arguing that academics and practitioners must work together to get on-track with anti-hunger goals.
Feb 6, 2024
The Heart of the Matter: Closing Disparities in Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, and Stroke
9am - 12pm EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Despite medical advancements, strokes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease continue to ravage socially and economically disadvantaged communities and communities of color. Come learn about potential interventions and policy solutions to this systemic challenge.
Feb 6, 2024
HOPE Challenge II: The Heart of the Matter
9am - 12pm EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Agenda highlights include an engaging panel discussion on how disparities in cardiovascular disease impact people of color, who has access to the latest in new lifesaving technology, what the latest clinical trials and research say about disparities, and the nature of the medical and policy solutions.
Feb 4, 2024
Humanities on the Mall: Michael S. Roth, Chris Celenza, and Aliza Watters in Conversation
5 - 7pm EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth, Johns Hopkins Dean Chris Celenza, and moderator Professor Aliza Watters will discuss "Students, College Campuses, Difficult Conversations."
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Feb 3, 2024
Healing the Unquiet Mind
4:30 - 6:30pm EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Healing the Unquiet Mind pairs excerpts from Kay Redfield Jamison's recent book, Fires in the Dark, a cultural history of psychological and medical treatment and healing, with thematically related musical pieces performed by Peabody artists Ah Young Hong and Wei-Han Wu.
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Feb 1, 2024
'A Peace of Science: Diplomacy with North Korea'
4 - 6pm EST
Room 940, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Join the JHU Science Diplomacy Hub for a documentary screening followed by a conversation with three panelists, including Nobel laureate Peter Agre
Feb 1, 2024
Qatar: A Strong Mediator and Its Strategic Role in the Middle East
11:30 am - 12:30pm EST
Room 258, Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Hafed Al-Ghwell, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute, will engage Majed Al-Ansari, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar and advisor to Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, in an insightful conversation on Qatar's strategic maneuvers amidst regional discord, its balancing act between diverse alliances, and its pivotal role as a bridge between Washington and the region.
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Jan 31, 2024
Peabody Faculty and Friends
12:30 - 1:30pm EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
Peabody faculty artists Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Doug O'Connor, saxophone; Jeff Stern, percussion; and Wei-Han Wu, piano, are joined by violinist Libby Fayette for a program featuring Darius Milhaud's 1936 Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano, alongside four works by living composers.
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Jan 31, 2024
The Future of the Rules-Based Order
10 - 11am EST
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Hopkins Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. , 20001
An address and fireside chat featuring Alex Chalk, the U.K.'s Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice