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book cover for "coming of age in the other america"

Neighborhood matters

Published Fall 2016

New book looks at the role that neighborhoods play in a young person's journey from childhood to adulthood in Baltimore's public housing system / Johns Hopkins Magazine

students look out over the Inner harbor

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Charm City crash course

Published Aug 29, 2016

First-year students explore city neighborhoods, attractions as part of annual Baltimore Day orientation event

Chris Kelley is pictured left and Ramya Ambikapathi is pictured right

Litter-free Baltimore

Tracking trash

Published Aug 24, 2016

PhD candidates honored by Abell Foundation for simple ideas to help make Baltimore's streets cleaner

Public health

Chasing down Zika virus

Published Aug 18, 2016

Rising senior Lara Gaffney, captain of JHU's women's cross country team, helps Baltimore City Health Department's efforts to prevent mosquito-borne virus / The Baltimore Sun

Social innovation

Changing Baltimore's trajectory

Published June 7, 2016

Daniels discusses social innovation, JHU's community efforts at White House event

When the air is a playground

Published Summer 2016

The Aerial Circus Club hangs, spins, and twists on silks and rings for the most artistic of core workouts / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Students try on glasses

Community partnership

Vision for Baltimore

Published May 10, 2016

Vision for Baltimore includes three-year study of how eyeglasses affect reading skills, academic performance

A time for change

Conversation to action

Published May 5, 2016

Final Redlining Baltimore event examines window of opportunity created by new leaders, invigorated activism

Redlining Baltimore

Focus on wealth disparities

Published April 21, 2016

Panelists discuss barriers to economic inclusion in Baltimore

A portrait of young lives in 'the other America'

Published April 19, 2016

Sociologists DeLuca, Edin take in-depth look at disparate paths of Baltimore youth in 'Coming of Age in the Other America'