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EPA eliminates wetlands protections
Published Sept 1, 2023
As much as half of the nation's wetlands were recently removed from federal regulations that protected them from pollution, JHU expert Ciaran Harman says
Q+A
The affordable housing crisis
Published Aug 29, 2023
Monopolies of homebuilders are contributing to a housing crunch in the U.S., preventing millions of residents from buying a home, says Johns Hopkins economist Luis Quintero
Center for Talented Youth
A summer of learning and fun
Published Aug 18, 2023
After years of pandemic closures, the Center for Talented Youth built back this summer with robust programming at eight sites in Baltimore, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, and California
Changemakers
Policy solutions to combat addiction
Published Aug 16, 2023
Jacqueline Hackett, who earned a MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, serves as deputy chief of staff for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Health Policy Forum
Parikh calls for scientists to connect with public, policymakers
Published Aug 1, 2023
CEO of AAAS says better science communication is key to dismantling distrust among some legislators and the general public in the ninth installment of JHU's Health Policy Forum series
Congressional briefing
Experts urge inclusion for people with disabilities
Published July 25, 2023
JHU Congressional Briefing panelists explain how policymakers can improve support and drive progress in research and care
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OTC birth control pill approved by FDA
Published July 13, 2023
The ruling has the potential to reduce barriers and increase equity in access to contraception—if it is affordable, says Johns Hopkins expert Carolyn Sufrin
Q+A
The science and safety of marijuana
Published July 10, 2023
Experimental psychologist Ryan Vandrey discusses the science and safety of recreational cannabis on the heels of legalization in Maryland
Q+A
Consumers pushed to tipping point
Published July 10, 2023
Technology and economic factors are fueling a noticeable rise in tip requests, at self-checkout kiosks and beyond
Changemakers
'Health care'—not 'sick care'
Published June 23, 2023
A passion for policy emerged during emergency room stints in medical school and later during her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital