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Politics+Society

Protein of the future

Published Spring 2019

There are around 100 companies developing plant, seed, insect, and lab-grown meat alternatives. But will we eat it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Wading into the Twittersphere

Published Spring 2019

Increasingly, scholars are turning to Twitter for sharing research and engaging with the public / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Q+A

Representing a new generation

Published Spring 2019

Alum Lauren Underwood, the youngest African-American woman elected to Congress, shares her thoughts on representation, democracy, and nursing / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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

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

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

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

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