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Published Winter 2022
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Editor's Note
Published Winter 2022
/ Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Readers share the best book they've read in 2022
Published Winter 2022
Johns Hopkins Magazine readers share the best book they read this year. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Books
Book recommendations from Hopkins scholars and experts
Published Dec 15, 2022
We asked faculty members, library staff, and many others about the best books they read in 2022. This is what they told us.
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Q+A
New Apple security measures concern the FBI but should reassure consumers
Published Dec 13, 2022
The new opt-in features protect user data, messages, and photos and signal a positive change in how big tech companies approach consumer privacy, says cryptography expert Matt Green
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Cybersecurity
How to spot 'fake news' online
Published Dec 5, 2022
Cybersecurity expert Joe Carrigan, co-host of Hacking Humans podcast, offers tips for verifying information online
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Q+A
Oregon's new laws and the future of U.S. gun policy
Published Nov 28, 2022
A midterm ballot initiative requires permits to purchase guns and limits magazine capacity, charting a course for other states to put gun control in the hands of voters, says Hopkins expert Cass Crifasi
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Elections
What we learned from the midterms
Published Nov 11, 2022 Video
Scholars from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins convened to discuss the influence of factors such as 'Dobbs,' the war in Ukraine, and the specter of the 2024 presidential race on this year's midterm elections
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Q+A
On the front lines of veteran health
Published Nov 10, 2022
Johns Hopkins nursing expert Rita D'Aoust and her longtime research colleague Alicia Gill Rossiter are working to change how veterans and their families receive health care in the United States
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Q+A
Midterm elections analysis with a Hopkins expert
Published Nov 9, 2022
The American political landscape is unsettled after Election Day, with several major races still undecided. Which party had a better night? Political scientist Daniel Schlozman breaks down the midterm winners and losers