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Farmworkers to table
Published Fall 2018 Video
Greg Asbed and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are changing the lives of Florida's tomato pickers. They're hoping to bring their Worker-Driven Social Responsibility model to other industries. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Notebook
A joint presentation
Published Fall 2018
The burgeoning cannabis industry holds opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs and curious scientists alike / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Center for Talented Youth
Starting high school with college on the mind
Published Aug 31, 2018
In Center for Talented Youth program, CTY Scholars receive personalized college guidance and participate in challenging academic courses
History
Race and rights
Published Aug 30, 2018 Video
In her new book, 'Birthright Citizens,' historian Martha Jones explores slavery and freedom in antebellum Baltimore
Common read
An activist's history
Published Aug 29, 2018
First-year students read, discuss Jo Ann Gibson Robinson's memoir 'The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It'
Orientation 2018
The science of happiness
Published Aug 28, 2018
Hopkins psychologist Justin Halberda introduces incoming students to the study of happiness, fulfillment, and meaning
Health care costs
The financial toxicity of breast cancer
Published Aug 22, 2018
New study finds that the financial fallout from breast cancer can last for years and cause a series of cascading economic consequences for survivors and their families
Preventing overdoses
In opioid crisis, language matters
Published Aug 14, 2018
Public support increases when opioid 'safe consumption sites' are called 'overdose prevention sites'
Opioid epidemic
Public support remains low for needle exchanges, safe injection sites
Published July 19, 2018
Despite growing concerns over the opioid epidemic, majority of Americans don't support proven harm-reduction programs, study finds
Education
Henderson-Hopkins ends school year with a splash
Published July 16, 2018
Family Fun Day brings families, community, and teachers to the Henderson-Hopkins School