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21st Century Cities
Urban research projects get seed funding
Published June 5, 2019
Seven faculty-led studies, eight PhD candidates receive grants totaling more than $124,000 from 21CC Initiative
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Entrepreneurship
Learning to fly
Published May 30, 2019
Successful Carey Business School entrepreneurs share the wisdom gained from years of experience with startups
Commencement speaker Jeffrey Goldberg
Featured speaker
Goldberg: Fight disinformation, pursue truth
Published May 23, 2019 Video
In Commencement address, Atlantic editor-in-chief touts the vital role of 'knowledge-producing institutions' like Johns Hopkins
Honorees stand on the Shriver Hall steps Saturday morning following the first of four CTY Grand Ceremonies
Center for Talented Youth
CTY celebrates bright students from around the world
Published May 21, 2019
Event held on university's Homewood campus recognizes middle schoolers who score among the top 12% on standardized tests
School desk
Population health
Study: Less than half of U.S. children flourishing
Published May 17, 2019
Those who are flourishing tend to come from families with high levels of resilience and connection
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Commentary
To find Baltimore's brightest students, look beyond their test scores
Published May 17, 2019
Amy Shelton explains why CTY has opted to recruit high-potential students without the use of standardized testing / The Baltimore Sun
Students file into school on the first day
Education
Center will help schools address health, safety challenges
Published May 6, 2019
Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, led by the School of Education, brings together experts from across the university to develop holistic approaches to school health and safety
Nneka N'namdi, Alex Riehm, and Danna Thomas
Tech Ventures
Former city schoolteacher wins $15K for her 'happiness revolution'
Published May 1, 2019
Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab also awards $10K to Fight Blight Bmore at its year-end celebration
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Hopkins expands efforts to help governments, nonprofits find data-driven solutions
Published April 29, 2019
Centers for Civic Impact will be part of university's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
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Political science
Generational divides in crime and punishment
Published April 29, 2019
Study finds that millennials are arrested more often than previous generations, even when they report committing fewer crimes