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Filling up a glass of water
3 questions
EPA phases out PFAS
Published April 19, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has imposed the first-ever regulations limiting chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water
Katie Rogers and Anita McBride
Authors+Insights
'Not fluff': Exploring the evolving role of the first lady in the U.S.
Published April 18, 2024
Authors Katie Rogers and Anita McBride discuss the changing nature of the job, from Eleanor Roosevelt to Jill Biden
Buildings in Gaza are surrounded by smoke during an aerial bombing.
Q+A
Experts estimate scenarios for excess deaths in Gaza
Published April 15, 2024
Johns Hopkins civil and systems engineering professor Tak Igusa explains how the research team modeled projections of future casualties from trauma, infectious diseases, and other factors in Gaza
Peter Agre
3 Questions
How science can help countries forge unlikely connections
Published April 12, 2024
By finding common ground in science, nations with otherwise strained relationships can build ties and establish friendships, says Nobel laureate and science diplomat Peter Agre
Illustration with simple representations of people in a variety of colors
Politics+Society
An up-close look at pro-democracy conservatives
Published April 1, 2024
In contrast to those who reject the results of the 2020 election, nearly a third of Republicans accept the results, trust institutions, and appreciate diverse political perspectives
Image of Putin wearing medals showing faces of Soviet leaders
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Published Spring 2024
A SAIS professor who grew up in Soviet Siberia takes a fresh look at the Cold War utilizing newly released documents / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A closeup of a student putting a pencil to paper
How to overhaul America's schools
Published Spring 2024
In her new book, Associate Professor Ashley Rogers Berner makes the case for funding diverse types of schools but holding them all to the same academic standards / Johns Hopkins Magazine
The cover of 'The Hollow Crown' is purple and features an image of a crown
The Bard's Prophecies
Published Spring 2024
SAIS Professor Eliot Cohen's new book explores what Shakespeare can teach us about modern-day politics / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of grenade and radio waves for feature story
Battle of the Airwaves
Published Spring 2024
The book How to Win an Information War chronicles WWII-era propagandist Sefton Delmer / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Mitt Romney
Commencement 2024
Mitt Romney named Commencement speaker
Published March 28, 2024
Senator and 2012 Republican presidential nominee will address the Class of 2024 on May 23