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A carceral crisis
Published Oct 15, 2020
A new report published by Johns Hopkins provides recommendations for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the criminal justice system. “The lack of preparation—the lack of a public health system—that exists in these facilities is really concerning,” says Crystal Watson, co-author of the report and senior scholar within the Center for Health Security.
John McLaughlin
A crisis of confidence
Published Oct 20, 2020
Politicization of intelligence and U.S. institutions upsets the foundation of democracy, says former CIA acting director John McLaughlin
Students type on laptops next to American flags and bunting
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Why young people don't vote, and why 2020 might be different
Published Oct 20, 2020
Scott Warren, visiting fellow at the SNF Agora Institute, discusses why turnout among young voters in the U.S. traditionally lags that of older age groups and the key role civics education can play in creating a more informed, engaged citizenry
Paula Thornhill
Serving the greater good
Published Oct 15, 2020
Paula Thornhill, associate director of the Strategic Studies program at Johns Hopkins SAIS and a former officer in the U.S. Air Force, sees troubling signs of politicization of the military
Anthony Fauci discusses state of U.S. coronavirus response
Oct 16, 2020
Sustainable diets: It's not a fantasy
Oct 16, 2020
In youth we trust
Oct 6, 2020

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John McLaughlin
A crisis of confidence
Published Oct 20, 2020
Politicization of intelligence and U.S. institutions upsets the foundation of democracy, says former CIA acting director John McLaughlin
A nurse looks directly into the camera while wearing an N-95 mask and plastic splash shield
Coronavirus
COVID-19 ushers in decades of change for nursing profession
Published Oct 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the nursing field, and many advocates view the present as a make-or-break moment to press for more lasting change
STEMulate the Vote
Election 2020
Getting out the STEM vote
Published Oct 19, 2020
STEM majors are less likely than their academic peers to vote in presidential elections. The Johns Hopkins Science Policy Group is looking to change that.
Anthony Fauci
COVID-19
Anthony Fauci discusses state of U.S. coronavirus response
Published Oct 16, 2020 Video
Bloomberg School's Ellen MacKenzie spoke with the nation's top infectious diseases expert in the first installment of the university's Health Policy Forum series
Illustration of Jess Fanzo
World Food Day
Sustainable diets: It's not a fantasy
Published Oct 16, 2020
Climate and food systems are inextricably linked—damage to one leads to damage to the other. But improving one means improving the other, too, says global food policy expert Jess Fanzo.
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