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Three students at Roland Park Country School seated around a desk working on a project with Changemakers
Tomorrow's changemakers
Published March 8, 2022
A new program developed by two Jhpiego board members fosters the next generation of activists
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Cybersecurity
Now's the time to protect your computer networks from cyberattack
Published March 4, 2022
Anton Dahbura from the Information Security Institute suggests that individuals and enterprises should take steps now to secure cyber systems against attack from Russian agents
Oil barrels in a railway yard
Q+A
Understanding SWIFT and economic sanctions
Published March 2, 2022
Alessandro Rebucci, an expert in global economics and finance, discusses how economic sanctions could affect Russia and the global economy
Kharkiv downtown street destroyed by Russian bombardment
Voices
Ukraine's resilience, Russia's miscalculation
Published March 2, 2022
Johns Hopkins experts on foreign policy and geopolitics convene for panel discussion of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the international response
Abstract illustration showing outlines of heads of various colors floating in a space
SNF Agora Institute launches debate initiative
Published March 1, 2022
The initiative will host a pair of marquee moderated debates and support a number of additional student-organized debates each year
Orange sunset and cloud over cityscape Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe
Voices
Ukraine is now the front line in the global struggle for democracy
Published Feb 24, 2022
What happens next in Ukraine has implications for democracy's survival worldwide, say SNF Agora Institute faculty members Anne Applebaum and Yascha Mounk
Gas stove flame
Air Pollution
Gas stoves might pose risks to both our planet and health
Published Feb 22, 2022 Video
Johns Hopkins climate and pulmonary medicine experts weigh in on recent study of the toxic emissions from the household gas stoves.
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Economics
JHU to launch multidisciplinary Center for Economy and Society
Published Feb 16, 2022
The center, part of the university's SNF Agora Institute, will be dedicated to reimagining the relationships among markets, governments, and citizens
Vladimir Putin
Q+A
Russia-Ukraine conflict maxes out cyberattack risk assessment index
Published Feb 15, 2022
Cyber Attack Predictive Index predicts the potential for cyberattacks between nations; Tool finds "extremely high likelihood" of attack against Ukraine by Russia
Florence-Olivia Genesse demonstrates the "Signal for Help" by pointing her open palm toward the camera and then trapping her thumb with her other four fingers
Student spotlight
TikTok advocacy
Published Feb 7, 2022
JHU graduate student Florence-Olivia Genesse's feminist TikTok channel is changing minds—and saving lives