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Politics+Society

Discourse

SNF Agora director lays out institute's guiding principles

Published June 27, 2019

At Athens workshop, political scientist Hahrie Han says citizens must cultivate the capacity to engage in their democracy

Urban economist Matthew Kahn named BDP

Published June 25, 2019

He'll teach economics courses at Krieger and Carey and will lead the 21st Century Cities Initiative

SNF Agora Institute

On peace, tribalism, and conflict

Published June 24, 2019

Beyond Conflict founder Tim Phillips speaks as part of the SNF Agora Institute's "Talking (and Listening) Across Divides" conference Wednesday

Gaming Disorder has been recently added to the ICD

Technology

Is gaming addiction a medical disorder?

Published June 21, 2019

Hopkins alum says the recent designation of Gaming Disorder as a medical condition is a decision that lacks nuance and may overlook important social components of gaming

Illustration of introverts and extroverts

Don't skip that cocktail party, introverts

Published Summer 2019

Study asks people with different levels of extroversion to interact in a simulated social mixer and rate their experiences afterward, shedding light on what less-extroverted people can do to increase their social confidence / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Illustration of a teen right-side up in an upside-down world

Epidemiology

Tracking autism in teens

Published Summer 2019

The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network will begin tracking the mental and physical health of teenagers with autism / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Andrea Weiss, Lynn Hackney, and Karen Peetz

Women supporting women

Published Summer 2019

The rise of women philanthropists at Carey has been led in part by the powerhouse personality of Karen Peetz, a university trustee and alumna / Johns Hopkins Magazine