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Punchbowl News senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio, Punchbowl founder and CEO Anna Palmer, and Sens. and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.)
Tech policy
AI regulation necessary to address potential risks, key senators say
Published Feb 29, 2024 Video
Sens. Mark Warner and Todd Young advocate for artificial intelligence policies during Hopkins Bloomberg Center discussion while Hopkins experts caution against stifling innovation
An empty school hallway, with lockers on one wall and doors to classroom on the other
Education
A 'tsunami' of chronic absenteeism
Published Feb 29, 2024
Since the pandemic, the percentage of students missing about one month of class time per year has more than doubled, Johns Hopkins researchers say
Four red flowers are seen in front of the cement remains of a multistory building in Ukraine
Voices
Two years after invasion, stakes in Ukraine could not be higher
Published Feb 28, 2024
SAIS scholars share insights on the state of the current conflict and what's at stake as support for Ukraine's cause wavers in the U.S. and elsewhere around the globe
Technician in blue gloves does control check of the in vitro fertilization process using a microscope
3 questions
A closer look at Alabama's IVF ruling
Published Feb 27, 2024
The ruling that frozen embryos are children could set the stage for a national fetal personhood law, but restricting IVF is generally unpopular, Hopkins bioethicist Ruth Faden says
An Enemy of the People promotional flyer
Politics+Society
Public health discourse takes center stage
Published Feb 20, 2024
Dramatic readings from Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play 'An Enemy of the People' will pair with guided discussions during two performances in D.C. this week
A young person speaks in front of a red, black, and green banner
New name, new major for Krieger School program focused on study of migration, racial hierarchy
Published Feb 8, 2024
The Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism will also launch a new major in Critical Diaspora Studies
Green bird whose head is a camera
Q+A
Birds aren't real*
Published Feb 7, 2024
How a nonsensical protest sign sparked a movement that shed light on how conspiracies grow and spread
U.S. Capitol Building
3 questions
Who would benefit from the bipartisan tax bill?
Published Feb 2, 2024
If passed, a new tax package would convey the most significant benefits to low-income families, Hopkins economist Robert Moffitt explains
Samantha Power speaks at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center Jan. 30, 2024
Climate policy
Samantha Power urges major investments in climate resilience
Published Jan 30, 2024 Video
During an address at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, the USAID administrator said the world is moving far too slowly to address changes in our climate and discussed how we can all be part of the solution
A large crowd gathers outdoors at night to view Taiwan election winners on a giant video screen
Q+A
Understanding the Taiwan elections
Published Jan 19, 2024
Tensions were already heightened between mainland China and Taiwan before the polls opened on Jan. 13. With the results in, what's the next chapter in this complex story?