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Politics+Society

In memoriam

'A one-of-a-kind intellectual giant'

Published July 23, 2019

A legendary figure in the humanities, he was affiliated with Johns Hopkins for six and a half decades

Reproductive health

Preterm births among U.S. Latinas increased after 2016 election

Published July 22, 2019

In the nine months following the election, 3.5% more preterm births occurred among Latinas than expected, suggesting link between election and maternal stress

COMMENTARY

Obesity and hunger often go hand in hand

Published July 18, 2019

Hopkins bioethicist Jessica Fanzo argues that the U.S. must do more to address issues of food insecurity / Bloomberg

Most favor compensation for kidney donors if it leads to more saved lives

Published July 11, 2019

The average wait for a new kidney in the U.S. is four and a half years, and thousands of people die each year while on the transplant list

Education policy

Informed insights for struggling schools

Published July 11, 2019

Founded in 2015, the Institute for Education Policy at the School of Education has earned a reputation for unbiased, pragmatic research

Philosophy

Hanna Pickard, an expert in moral psychology, named 45th BDP

Published July 10, 2019

Her research centers on the nature of mental disorders and how society ought to respond to maladaptive behaviors like crime and addiction

A supervised consumption site in Vancouver

Drug policy

Illicit opioid-users favor the use of safe consumption sites

Published July 2, 2019

Study asks high-risk opioid users whether they'd take advantage of safe consumption sites, finds that the most high-risk users overwhelmingly support this harm reduction strategy