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Politics+Society

Packaged syringe
Drug policy
A look inside early efforts to create safe consumption sites in the U.S.
Published Feb 22, 2019
Study analyzes early policy efforts, identifies challenges and paths forward / School of Public Health
School bus in the city
Sociology
Dangerous school commutes linked to absenteeism
Published Feb 13, 2019
Students whose routes to school pass through areas with high rates of violent crime are shown to have increased absenteeism and lower test scores, graduation rates
Zeynep Tufekci
Q+A
On tech and democracy
Published Feb 11, 2019
Technosociologist Zeynep Tufekci joins author, innovator Alec Ross tonight for "Democracy Dialogues"
Four panelists
SNF Agora Institute
Democracy in retreat
Published Feb 6, 2019
Experts meet at SAIS to discuss the downward trend in democracy documented in the new Freedom in the World 2019 report
Three people in conversation, with the U.S. Capitol dome in the background
International Affairs
SAIS launches new doctoral program
Published Feb 4, 2019
Doctor of International Affairs degree provides practical experience for professionals, can be completed in two to three years
Julie Rose in the Homewood dining room
History
Homewood Museum embraces a more inclusive history
Published Feb 1, 2019
New guided tour includes a focus on the lives of two enslaved families who lived and worked there: the Connors and the Rosses
Tax form
Income inequality
Quantifying the gender pay gap over time
Published Jan 30, 2019
Even a seemingly small discrepancy in pay can add up to a difference of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime, analysis finds
Governors Forum
Divided Nation
Navigating partisan waters
Published Jan 29, 2019
SNF Agora Institute sponsors roundtable with Maryland's Larry Hogan, New Hampshire's Chris Sununu, and Pennsylvania's Tom Wolf
John Donvan speaks with students
Intersession
Intelligent debate
Published Jan 18, 2019 Video
Hopkins students learn the Oxford-style format, which stresses substance over soundbite
Buprenorphine pills
Opioids
Gaps found in access to opioid treatment
Published Jan 16, 2019
Nearly two-thirds of outpatient centers that treat substance abuse don't offer any form of FDA-approved medication for opioid addiction, study finds