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Voices+Opinion

Martin Van Buren
Q+A
Hot or not: U.S. presidents edition
Published Jan 30, 2018
SAIS alum J.D. Dobson and his wife, Kate, co-author an entertaining journey through U.S. political history
Ursula K. Le Guin
Commentary
An interplanetary anthropologist
Published Jan 26, 2018
In tribute to author Ursula K. Le Guin, who died this week, Anand Pandian finds parallels between her work and his / Anthrodendum
JHU President Ronald J. Daniels
Commentary
Knee-capping university research
Published Jan 23, 2018
Daniels: Proposed cap on reimbursement of indirect research costs would deal 'staggering blow to the nation's vital interest'
Researcher puts drops into test tubes of various colors
Lost opportunities for life sciences firms
Published Jan 19, 2018
JHU's Phillip Phan, Dean Wong advocate for open-innovation network in 'Nature Index' commentary
Diagram shows a bright light on the left end, then an explosion of particles that rapidly expand in a parabola
Astrophysics
How fast is the universe expanding? Measurements yield different results
Published Jan 11, 2018
Nobel-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess says dark matter behavior could explain calculation discrepancy / BBC News
Image shows a downed tree submerged under water flooding a street
Under the weather
Lessons from the 2017 hurricane season
Published Jan 5, 2018
Carey Business School faculty members explore how we might apply the lessons of business and economics to the threat of natural disasters
A little girl wearing safety goggles inspects a model of a molecule
Education
Helping gifted students thrive
Published Jan 5, 2018
In NPR podcast, Jonathan Plucker discusses how to help bright kids make the most of their academic abilities
Two people in the foreground cover their faces with scarves while protesters behind them burn papers in an open fire
Global affairs
Why thousands are protesting in Iran
Published Jan 4, 2018
Experts Vali Nasr, Ryan Calder discuss the economic causes of and political fallout from Iran's demonstrations
CLose-up image of a line of test tubes with blue liquid, with one test tube of red liquid leaning out of the row
Perspective
New philosophy for biomedical education
Published Jan 3, 2018
Current programs teach students to conduct deep research but leave them ill-prepared for job market, Bloomberg School researchers write
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Insurgencies and insurrections
What 'Star Wars' gets right about rebellions
Published Dec 21, 2017
Whether on planet Earth or in a galaxy far, far away, rebellions often look the same, Hopkins political scientist notes / The Washington Post