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Yascha Mounk
SNF Agora Institute
Discourse on democracy
Published March 15, 2019
Event co-hosted by SNF Agora Institute, Renew Democracy Initiative brings together leading experts to discuss the rise of populist movements and the threat they pose to democracy around the globe
Marc Morial and Phyllis Sharps
Race in America
Marc Morial on race and health equity
Published March 15, 2019
President of the National Urban League visits Hopkins as part of the JHU Forums on Race in America series
Can with expiration date
Food safety
'Best by' causes confusion, waste
Published March 14, 2019
Widespread misunderstanding of food safety labels leads to food disposal and waste, survey finds
Daniel Polsky
Interdisciplinary scholar
Leading health economist Daniel Polsky named 40th BDP
Published March 12, 2019
Polsky, who has dedicated his career to exploring how health care is organized, managed, financed, and delivered, will hold joint appointments in the Bloomberg School and Carey School
George Peabody Library
Diverse lineup of thought leaders to discuss future of democracy
Published March 11, 2019
SNF Agora Institute, Renew Democracy Initiative co-host daylong conference featuring more than 20 leading pundits, policymakers, scholars, and journalists
Images of plant and animal cells drawn by students
Education
Singing for science
Published March 6, 2019
School of Education study suggests that incorporating arts into the classroom can help students retain more of what they learn
Drugs in IV drip
Bioethics
Expert calls for solution to common drug shortages in the U.S.
Published March 5, 2019
Pediatric oncologist calls for government to address the shortage of critical cancer drugs for children
Fingerprints
Gun policy
Recommendations for reducing gun violence
Published March 4, 2019
New report outlines ways of implementing new policies and strengthening existing laws in Illinois
U.S. Capitol
Q+A
Report outlines a path for reducing child poverty
Published Feb 28, 2019
Child poverty affects about 1 in 8 children in the U.S.; Hopkins economist Robert Moffitt discusses why it's a critical issue and what can be done about it
Map from the 1630s
Book talk
The hidden histories revealed by maps
Published Feb 27, 2019
Exhibition at the Peabody Library explores how historical maps have influenced state and local history