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Alexis Battle
Director, Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science.
Alexis Battle is an associate professor in biomedical en...

This virtual lecture, presented by alumni Dr. Darcie Draudt, A&S '21, (PhD) delves into the multifaceted world of Federation versus Klingons, Bajorans versus the Cardassians, to unravel the intricate web of diplomatic interactions, power dynamics, and cultural exchange that shape the series' gala...

While the conversation about shifting away from fossil fuels to mitigate climate change is not new, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought new attention to the need to accelerate the roll out of clean energy technologies. Russia - the world’s third largest oil producer after the US and Saudi...

Join the SNF Agora Institute and Hopkins at Home for a brief conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels about the role institutions play in supporting and strengthening democracy.

Speaker Pelosi and President Daniels will be discussing how we ...

Baltimore City’s residents have long struggled with issues of inequity, poverty, and violence. In 2020, on top of a crippling pandemic, Baltimore saw 335 individuals die by homicide. In the face of a virtual school year necessitated by quarantine, opportunities for young people to connect with ea...

It’s time for a new approach to funding education. Instead of pitting district schools against charter schools against private schools, we need a funding model which lifts all boats – improving education across the board. This approach is called Educational Pluralism.

Join Professor Ashley Roger...

Join Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels and SNF Agora faculty member Liliana Mason for a discussion of President Daniels’ recent book, What Universities Owe Democracy, which examines the role higher education can play in helping to restore American democracy in this moment of de...

This next installment of the Government and Community Affairs’ Showcase Series will highlight the Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center. Dr. Bonnielin Swenor will share how the work of the Center is helping to make Maryland a leader in accessibility and disability inclusion a...

What’s the difference between a movement that wins victories for its constituents, and one that fails? What are the factors that make collective action powerful?

Join professor of political science and SNF Agora Institute director Hahrie Han for a discussion of her new book, Prisms of the People...

2020 brought us more than a pandemic. During this unprecedented time, violence against members of the APIDA community has spiked and continued discrimination against APIDA individuals is now squarely the focus of public attention. Join us for a panel discussion with members of the Hopkins APIDA c...

2020 brought us more than a pandemic. During this unprecedented time, the rights of the LGBTQIA community continue to claim the spotlight. Even as the Supreme Court ruled to protect gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex, across the US more than 100 bills at the ...

Join us for an exploration of the Carolinas and Georgia, through the lens of voting influence, on the next stop of the On the Road with JHU Series. Professor and acclaimed historian, Martha S. Jones, will share the powerful journey she uncovered in her book, Vanguard. We will learn about the cour...

In their new book, Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities, authors Matthew E. Kahn, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business and Director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative (21CC) at Johns Hopkins, and Mac McComas, senior program manager at 21CC, explore the recen...

The United States is one of only two developed nations in the world that execute prisoners. Yet there is an undeniable movement abroad in the country toward its abolition of capital punishment. President Biden has promised that there will be no federal executions on his watch, and the Commonwealt...

Co-Hosted by the Johns Hopkins India Institute and SNF Agora Institute

Indian-Americans, though representing just over 1% of the U.S. population, play a critical and growing role in the U.S. democratic process, in the spotlight now more than ever that Kamala Harris has become the country’s first...

Former SAIS Dean and current Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Vali Nasr joins Immigrant Food partners and SAIS alums Peter Schechter and Téa Ivanovic in a wide-ranging conversation about the growing role of business in social justice and advocacy, the cha...

On June 10, 2020, researchers around the world observed the call to #ShutDownSTEM in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and efforts to address the systemic racism that ended the lives of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. One might ask, “what does racism in policing have to do with STEM and...

Join SNF Agora Institute and Hopkins at Home for a conversation with Johns Hopkins experts about what happened in the election and why, and how our community and our country might move forward together to realize the promise of democracy. After an introduction by Hahrie Han, this livestream will ...

Join Senator Barbara Mikulski and Professor Lester Spence as they dip into ideas of politics as a tool for creating change. What does it mean to represent “everyone” and how do politicians define the greater good? How do our political behaviors play out beyond the walls of the voting booth? When ...