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Education policy
Informed insights for struggling schools
Published July 11, 2019
Founded in 2015, the Institute for Education Policy at the School of Education has earned a reputation for unbiased, pragmatic research and leadership within national conversations on education issues. A June 25 report by researchers at the institute detailed serious problems in public schools in Providence, Rhode Island, including crumbling school buildings; students lagging far behind grade level, in classrooms where bullying and violence are commonplace; demoralized teachers and principals; and mazes of red tape making it impossible to fire bad actors.
A vigil for the victims of the shooting in Dayton, Ohio
JHU Press
Project MUSE provides free access to gun violence research
Published Aug 15, 2019
In wake of recent mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio, Project MUSE team assembles resources on understanding and preventing gun violence
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Education
Report urges shift in gifted education
Published Aug 9, 2019
Using local norms instead of national standards to identify academically gifted students will reduce racial, socioeconomic disparities, researchers say
Hanna Pickard
Philosophy
Hanna Pickard, an expert in moral psychology, named 45th BDP
Published July 10, 2019
Her research centers on the nature of mental disorders and how society ought to respond to maladaptive behaviors like crime and addiction
Ian Phillips, who explores the intersection of philosophy and brain science, joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
July 8, 2019
Hahrie Han, new SNF Agora Institute director, lays out vision for the institute during workshop in Athens
June 27, 2019
Urban economist Matthew Kahn to lead Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative
June 25, 2019

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A vigil for the victims of the shooting in Dayton, Ohio
JHU Press
Project MUSE provides free access to gun violence research
Published Aug 15, 2019
In wake of recent mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio, Project MUSE team assembles resources on understanding and preventing gun violence
Melissa Walls
Center for American Indian Health expands to Upper Midwest
Published Aug 15, 2019
With launch of Great Lakes hub in Minnesota, center now reaches more than 125 tribal communities in 20 states
Students conduct a science experiment
Education
Report urges shift in gifted education
Published Aug 9, 2019
Using local norms instead of national standards to identify academically gifted students will reduce racial, socioeconomic disparities, researchers say
Richard Macksey
In memoriam
'A one-of-a-kind intellectual giant'
Published July 23, 2019
A legendary figure in the humanities, he was affiliated with Johns Hopkins for six and a half decades
Newborn in an incubator
Reproductive health
Preterm births among U.S. Latinas increased after 2016 election
Published July 22, 2019
In the nine months following the election, 3.5% more preterm births occurred among Latinas than expected, suggesting link between election and maternal stress
Overweight child
COMMENTARY
Obesity and hunger often go hand in hand
Published July 18, 2019
Hopkins bioethicist Jessica Fanzo argues that the U.S. must do more to address issues of food insecurity / Bloomberg
Kidneys illustration
Most favor compensation for kidney donors if it leads to more saved lives
Published July 11, 2019
The average wait for a new kidney in the U.S. is four and a half years, and thousands of people die each year while on the transplant list
Providence Schools Dept. exterior
Education policy
Informed insights for struggling schools
Published July 11, 2019
Founded in 2015, the Institute for Education Policy at the School of Education has earned a reputation for unbiased, pragmatic research
Hanna Pickard
Philosophy
Hanna Pickard, an expert in moral psychology, named 45th BDP
Published July 10, 2019
Her research centers on the nature of mental disorders and how society ought to respond to maladaptive behaviors like crime and addiction
A supervised consumption site in Vancouver
Drug policy
Illicit opioid-users favor the use of safe consumption sites
Published July 2, 2019
Study asks high-risk opioid users whether they'd take advantage of safe consumption sites, finds that the most high-risk users overwhelmingly support this harm reduction strategy
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