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Voices
After Roe falls
Published June 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins experts discuss a future without the safeguards outlined in 'Roe v. Wade'
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Bearing witness
American Prison Writing Archive moves to Johns Hopkins
Published June 15, 2022
With help from a Mellon Foundation grant, the archive will become the largest digital collection of writings by incarcerated people in the world after it moves to Hopkins
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth festivities take place across Johns Hopkins this weekend
Published June 14, 2022
Events kick off Thursday with a game night hosted by the Black Faculty and Staff Association; Juneteenth will be officially observed with a university closure on Monday, June 20
Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski at the dedication ceremony June 8
Faculty honors
Capitol honors for Barbara Mikulski
Published June 13, 2022
A unanimous, bipartisan Senate resolution renamed a room in the U.S. Capitol after the trailblazing female senator and Homewood Professor of Public Policy, dedicated June 8
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Fact vs. Fiction
Debunking myths about gun violence
Published June 13, 2022
Evidence-based solutions to gun violence in America have been shrouded by misinformation and political spin. But experts from Johns Hopkins are setting the record straight.
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What are 'ghost guns' and why are they risky?
Published June 13, 2022
Untraceable by design, the DIY guns are just as lethal as a traditional firearm and often made of the same materials. Alexander McCourt of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions discusses the inherent dangers of ghost guns and details current legislation surrounding them.
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What economists really do
Published June 8, 2022 Video
More than just Wall Street types or stock market prognosticators, Johns Hopkins economics faculty and students apply their tools to address the world's most important issues
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Q+A
What's happening with the American economy right now?
Published June 8, 2022
Economist Laurence Ball discusses what factors influence rising inflation and what could trigger a recession
Flowers are laid by the sign for Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting there claimed the lives of 21 people
Gun control
Proven effective and popular
Published June 3, 2022 Video
Johns Hopkins experts push back against narratives that suggest gun control in the U.S. is divisive and ineffective: 'Gun policy is mostly political among politicians.'
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Black beyond data
Published June 2, 2022
Historian Jessica Marie Johnson leads several teams tapping into the power of datasets to uncover new truths about Black history