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Mitchell Merback
Guggenheim Fellows
JHU art historian honored
Published April 7, 2016
Mitchell Merback among 178 scholars selected as Guggenheim Fellows from 3,000 applicants
Phony philanthropy
Social slacktivism
Published April 7, 2016
Some users share updates about online charitable giving without following through, study shows
Education gap
Race and expectations
Published March 30, 2016
White teachers are less likely to predict successful outcomes for black students, JHU economist finds
Ready for success?
Published March 25, 2016
School of Nursing study links kindergarten readiness to long-term academic outcomes / School of Nursing
Redlining Baltimore
Discrimination's deep roots
Published March 25, 2016
Four-event conversation series to explore legacy of discrimination in Baltimore
Drug policy
War on drugs undercuts public health, experts say
Published March 24, 2016
Health commission concludes current policies increase risk of death, exacerbate ongoing health crises worldwide / School of Public Health
Panelists for the Future of Policing in America, from left: Linda Sarsour, Mark Puente, Margaret Huang, Nick Mosby, and Kevin Davis.
Law enforcement
The future of policing
Published March 23, 2016
Panelists discuss how a tumultuous year might reshape the nation's police departments
Q+A
Humanities Center at 50
Published March 22, 2016
Department celebrates half century as home to diverse intellectual community
Data security
Hopkins team uncovers Apple encryption bug
Published March 21, 2016
Flaw would enable skilled hacker to decrypt photos, videos sent as secure iMessages / The Washington Post
Speaker gives talk at 2015 TEDxJHU event
TEDxJHU
Unconventional success
Published March 21, 2016 Video
Seven speakers scheduled for third annual TEDxJHU on March 26