Politics+Society

A nuclear warhead aboard a truck
Q+A
Russia's nuclear option
Published March 11, 2022
Francis Gavin, expert in foreign policy, statecraft, and nuclear proliferation at the School of Advanced International Studies, discusses this delicate stage of Russia's conflict in Ukraine. "I think we're in a very worrying part of this invasion," he says. "The Russian military doing better is not good. And the Russian military doing worse is not necessarily good."
Three students at Roland Park Country School seated around a desk working on a project with Changemakers
Tomorrow's changemakers
Published March 8, 2022
A new program developed by two Jhpiego board members fosters the next generation of activists
Kharkiv downtown street destroyed by Russian bombardment
Voices
Ukraine's resilience, Russia's miscalculation
Published March 2, 2022
Johns Hopkins experts on foreign policy and geopolitics convene for panel discussion of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the international response
Oil barrels in a railway yard
Q+A
Understanding SWIFT and economic sanctions
Published March 2, 2022
Alessandro Rebucci, an expert in global economics and finance, discusses how economic sanctions could affect Russia and the global economy
SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins launches university debate initiative
March 1, 2022
Johns Hopkins event at Lewis Museum celebrates legacy of Elijah Cummings
Published Feb 22, 2022
Johns Hopkins receives major funding for new multidisciplinary Center for Economy and Society
Feb 16, 2022

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Opioid epidemic
1.4 million documents released from opioid maker known for misleading practices
Published May 10, 2022
The largest acquisition of litigation documents to date is made available free to public within the Opioid Industry Documents Archive, a collaborative effort by the Johns Hopkins and the University of California, San Francisco
Detail of Supreme Court building with inscription
Reproductive health
How did 'settled law' get unsettled?
Published May 4, 2022
The conservative movement carefully orchestrated the end of abortion rights over decades, using the women's suffrage playbook, says political scientist Dawn Teele
Richard Lofton
Neglected schools, suffering students
Published April 29, 2022
Researchers unveil study findings that highlight the experiences of Baltimore City Public School students and the deteriorating conditions of school buildings during symposium
Illustration depicting cracked textbooks and a laptop on top of a ground covered in shrapnel
Shock treatment
Published Spring 2022
A recently published working paper authored by Johns Hopkins professors shows that traumatic life events heavily influence disadvantaged students' decisions about attending college / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Conceptual illustration of a woman with clouds surrounding her face. Doctors and other people are holding up the clouds
A needed community ally
Published Spring 2022
For nearly a decade, the Johns Hopkins Centro SOL program has promoted equity in health and opportunity for the Latino population of Baltimore / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Tom. Vozzo stands in the L.A. headquarters of Homeboy Industries
East Side story
Published Spring 2022
Alum Tom Vozzo left a high-end corporate job to become the volunteer head of a Los Angeles nonprofit serving former gang members / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Baltimore skyline
Q+A
What is guaranteed income?
Published April 26, 2022
As Baltimore announces a pilot program to provide cash payments to its poorest residents, experts on the health effects of poverty discuss guaranteed income programs and their impact on public health
Lawrence Jackson
Books
Native son
Published April 22, 2022
In 'Shelter,' JHU Professor of English and History Lawrence Jackson processes a homecoming to Baltimore
Photograph of a statue of a Black man astride a horse in the style of Confederate memorial statues
Arts+Culture
A horseman of a different era
Published April 20, 2022
A 7-foot tall sculpture, a small-scale version of Kehinde Wiley's defiant rejoinder to Confederate statuary, 'Rumors of War,' will be installed in Mudd Hall atrium
Dirty fridge with leftovers
Public health
Food insecurity doubled likelihood of missing medical care during first year of pandemic in U.S.
Published April 15, 2022
Survey conducted in December 2020 also found minorities and low-income individuals were at elevated risk of food insecurity
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