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Photo shows Alexia Smith of the Johns Hopkins University Office of Community Affairs, with Dunbar High School students Caitlun Clark, Nayonna Earl, Simone Wade, and Alvin Winn
P-TECH
Pathways to opportunity
Published March 1, 2018
Through P-TECH program, Baltimore City students get a free associate's degree and entry-level professional experience
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Intersession
Gayborhood history project
Published Jan 31, 2018
Tours, reflections, readings, research help students piece together stories of the city's LGBTQ community
Bullet casings lie on a street
Public Health
Hot spot policing effectively reduces Baltimore gun violence
Published Jan 11, 2018
Report evaluates effectiveness of deterrence programs used in city since 2003
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Progress report
BLocal program off to a promising start
Published Dec 11, 2017 Video
Hopkins, 24 other Baltimore-area companies surpass their three-year goals to build, hire, and buy locally
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Entrepreneurship
10 Baltimore startups selected for support
Published Oct 30, 2017
Social Innovation Lab will provide funding, mentorship, training to selected ventures over next six months
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Data-driven look at city's business challenges
Published Oct 24, 2017
University and city leaders discuss recent report from Johns Hopkins' 21st Century Cities Initiative
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21st Century Cities
How Baltimore can help businesses prosper
Published Sept 28, 2017
New report from 21st Century Cities Initiative examines how funding in Baltimore affects small businesses, economic growth
The six from Hopkins who have been honored in the annual 40 Under 40 list compiled by the Baltimore Business Journal are: (top row, from left) John Avirett, Sarah Hemminger, and David Narrow; and (bottom row, from left) Wendy Osefo, Sashank Red
40 Under 40
Six from Hopkins honored
Published Aug 24, 2017
Hopkins entrepreneurs, alums earn recognition from 'Baltimore Business Journal'
Stephanie and George Zuo
Urban policy
Medicine grad shares Abell Award
Published Aug 7, 2017
Proposal suggests using psychotherapy to help break cycle of violent behavior among Baltimore youth
CityLab Baltimore
Experts discuss pressing urban issues
Published Aug 3, 2017
Hopkins faculty members, alums weigh in on blight, opioids, and other challenges faced by cities