MS in Applied Economics Program Director Matt Parrett publishes a paper titled “An Evaluation of the USDA’s Policy to Reduce Listeria Illnesses in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products” (joint with Travis Minor) in the agricultural economics journal Agribusiness.
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation has announced its accreditation of the Master of Science in Geospatial Intelligence program at Johns Hopkins University, under its Collegiate Accreditation Program. JHU’s Advanced Academic Programs offers a 12-course online interdisciplinary Master of Science in Geospatial Intelligence that enables students to learn and lead the profession of geospatial intelligence. A read more…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a time for hope and optimism. Greenhouse gas emissions are rising (atmospheric CO2 at 412 ppm +), Australia is burning, the Right Whale is dying, and 95 US environmental rules are being rolled back. So, at this time of celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of a read more…
Congratulations to our current student Leah Spellman who has been working on a book about war brides. Her first article based on interviews with international women who married US soldiers was just published, “Leaving Home for Love” (p. 56) Some married the ally; some married the enemy. More than 70 years later, World War II read more…
Our most recent podcast: Episode 20-06 Archaeogaming: The Archaeology of and in Gaming An interview with Kaitlyn Kingsland We welcome Kaitlyn Kingsland, for a conversation about Archaeogaming. Kaitlyn is a doctoral student at the University of South Florida and a researcher at the Institute for Digital Exploration or iDEx. Her work focuses on 3D and digital read more…
Congratulations to the Center for Biotechnology Education alum Arthur Kuan for his spot on Forbes’ 30 under 30 in healthcare list! Kuan earned his MS in Biotechnology from JHU’s Advanced Academic Programs and is now the Chief Executive Officer of Cold Genesys, Inc. Please read his profile here.
See the PDF of our Course Catalog for the Spring 2020 semester. Spring 2020 Highlights Spring 2020 Highlights Include: Special Event Lecture American Eugenics – From Long Island to Auschwitz with Edwin Black Click here Perspectives: Multi-Speaker Lecture Series Click here Preserving the World’s Art Treasures? coordinated by Gary Vikan Click here Hitler’s American Models: read more…
Kasey Pipes (MA in Government ’99) returned to the JHU Center for Advanced Governmental Studies to discuss his latest book publication: After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon (Regnery History: 2019). Kasey has made a major contribution in this area of Nixon scholarship as there have been very few books that have dealt read more…
“In 2018, just 1% of children’s books featured an American Indian/First Native protagonist. That’s 23 out of 3,134 books published. Only 5%, or 170 books, starred Latinx children, while Asian Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans were the central characters in 7%, or 218 books. African American children were the main characters in 10%, or 301 read more…
Associate Program Director Ahmed Mahmud had a paper titled “Sanctions and Networks” (joint with Sumit Joshi) accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
