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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
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