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Hopkins in the news
Commentary: mRNA technology has cancer in its sights
Published Nov 11, 2025
'With continued investment in mRNA research, Donald Trump could turn the stalemate against cancer into a decisive breakthrough,' writes Johns Hopkins expert Jeff Coller in a 'Wall Street Journal' op-ed
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K-12 education
Johns Hopkins education research boosts middle school civics bee
Published Oct 24, 2025
Backed by research from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, the National Civics Bee is building civic engagement among the next generation of Americans
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Education
The homeschool trend
Published Fall 2025
With homeschooling on the rise, Angela R. Watson, director of the Homeschool Research Lab at Johns Hopkins, discusses her pioneering research / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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History
Fallout: Eighty years later
Published Fall 2025 Video
The story of the atomic bomb is more complex than most Americans have been taught / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Politics+Society
Democracy thrives with communication, connection
Published Oct 21, 2025
Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared humanity is the key to finding common ground in a divisive time
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Impact Maryland
Hopkins leaders strike hopeful notes for region's future
Published Oct 15, 2025
Event brings together leaders to discuss a range of issues, including federal funding cuts, Baltimore's start-up ecosystem, challenges faced by health systems, and more
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Film
Documentary explores how dialogue can bridge divides
Published Oct 10, 2025
SNF Agora Institute will host director Nicholas Ma on Oct. 14 for a free screening of his film 'Leap of Faith,' which follows 12 Christian leaders
The Federal Reserve
3 Questions
The Fed's historic independence
Published Sept 16, 2025
Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy
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Voices
Experts to debate legacy of U.S. COVID-19 response
Published Sept 12, 2025
Second debate in the Hopkins Forum series will be held on Sept. 17 with Tom Frieden, Jerome Adams, Dara Kass, and Mike Varshavski
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Politics+Society
Program brings range of perspectives to contemporary topics
Published Sept 9, 2025
Projects co-led by scholars from JHU, the American Enterprise Institute earn support via program designed to enhance collaboration, deepen insights, promote intellectual pluralism