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N.D.B. Connolly
Racial justice
The 'paper-rock-scissors' view of Charlottesville
Published Aug 15, 2017
In commentary, historian N.D.B. Connolly puts America's legacy of white supremacy into context of childhood game / The Washington Post
Teens and adults in colorful tee shirts applaud and cheer
Commentary
'Mockery, spin, and manipulation'
Published July 28, 2017
Trump's Boy Scout speech was a missed opportunity to inspire young people, SAIS practitioner-in-residence writes / The Washington Post
A customer stands in line at the pharmacy
Commentary
Over-the-counter, underregulated
Published July 24, 2017
FDA creates risks with insufficient regulation of potentially harmful nonprescription meds, public health expert says / Politico
Alan Rosenblatt (left) and Jack Speer
Media literacy
Confronting the real problem of fake news
Published July 12, 2017
NPR broadcaster, digital media strategist tackle media literacy in Johns Hopkins webinar
Red and orange ovals illustration
Biosecurity
Horsepox synthesis raises questions for science
Published July 11, 2017
Director of JHU's Center for Health Security discusses the implications of this ominous research breakthrough
Two Amazon packages
VOICES
Prime produce, delivered?
Published June 30, 2017
With Whole Foods acquisition, Amazon could 'change the grocery shopping experience forever'
Three red spinners on a wooden table
Q+A
Fidget spinner fact and fiction
Published June 20, 2017
Claims that devices help kids with ADD, autism are nothing more than 'smart marketing,' Hopkins doctor says
A hand on a railing
Community
Aging in place, safely
Published June 13, 2017
For older adults, blood pressure or diabetes are not priorities compared to being able to move around, sleep well, prepare food, and be free of pain
Illustration depicts a house with a faux-Roman colonnade, a crooked window, and various other garish add-ons like astroturf, a red convertible, and a turret
Architectural bazooka
Published Summer 2017
Blogger behind 'McMansion Hell' takes aim at American consumerism, one oversized foyer at a time / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Coming home to Syria
Published Summer 2017
In excerpts from her new memoir, 'The Home That Was Our Country,' alum Alia Malek recounts her return to Syria in 2011—when the country began its spiral into civil war / Johns Hopkins Magazine