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A demonstrater holds up a sign that says, "System change, not climate change."

Should We All Go Vegan?

December 16, 2019

The Green New Deal is the first plan in Congress that acknowledges the magnitude of the climate change crisis and draws two main bases for further policy proposals: what America has to do and how to protect people from such a drastic transition.

Bernat Navarro-Serer ⋅ Events and Happenings climate, climate change, policy ⋅

A pile of books and a wooden gavel are arranged on a table, along with medication bottles and lab beakers.

When Doing Science Isn’t Enough: Critical Issues in Science Policy

November 14, 2018

I used to feel like doing science was my way of putting good into the world. I would work on problems related to human health and make discoveries that could be implemented to help people. Recently, however, I have come to realize that research cannot possibly help people unless it is adequately reflected in policy. […]

Lisa Learman ⋅ Events and Happenings climate change, opioids, policy, reproductive health, Sexual Health ⋅

The word "Vote" is written on a blackboard, with a blue latex-gloved hand making the letter V.

STEM Students: “Doc” the Vote!

October 9, 2018

Midterm elections are right around the corner. Now is the time to register to vote — the Maryland registration deadline is Oct. 16, 2018. Why should health care workers and scientists care about voting? Simply put, the very foundations of our professions, such as access to health care or funding for research, are dictated by […]

Talia Henkle ⋅ A Day in the Life policy, politics, vote, voter registration ⋅

NIH budget cuts could hit Johns Hopkins' research budget, but the extent is still unclear.

Potential Cuts to Science Funding Threaten US Position as World Leader in Biomedical Research

March 20, 2017

We Americans are privileged to live in a country that boasts the top scientific research in the world being conducted in our laboratories, research institutions and government establishments, like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The United States is currently considered the leader in biomedical research, but what most Americans don’t realize is that our […]

Emily Fray ⋅ Perspectives in Research Biomedical Research, funding, NIH, policy ⋅

student protest

In the Wake of ACA Repeal, Medical Students Unify to “#ProtectOurPatients”

January 27, 2017

In the wake of a seismic shift in the political environment in the United States, with a new presidential administration and the promised rapid repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), medical students across the country are making their voices heard. Health professions students have unified under an ancient, fundamental ethical principle […]

Benjamin Ostrander ⋅ Events and Happenings ACA, Affordable Care Act, healthcare, policy ⋅

a gavel next to a stethescopte

Making Our Voices Heard in a New America

December 12, 2016

On Nov. 9, 2016, our country awoke on the precipice of a new beginning. The recent presidential election was historic in many ways, but one that particularly struck me was the unprecedented lack of enthusiasm shown by voters toward both candidates. This lack of enthusiasm reflects the hopelessness many people in the United States feel […]

Rabia Karani ⋅ A Day in the Life advocacy, policy, politics, presidential election ⋅

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