Fall 2019
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An exploration of one of our most basic needs—and what failing to meet it means.
The health of our hometown is a strategic and moral imperative for our School.
Heads in the Cloud
With laptops, free online courses, and a startup, Biostatistics Professor Jeff Leek aims to open doors to data science careers for Baltimore youth.
Winged Victory
Emily Gurley’s painstaking surveillance is catching up with a lethal virus.
True change requires persuasion from the ground up.
20 And Counting
Two decades of transforming family planning research, policy, and advocacy.
A New Strategy for Opioids
Cutting the supply of painkillers isn’t solving the opioid epidemic.
Hot on Cholera's Trail
Antibodies and algorithms help track outbreaks and identify hot spots.
A Parasite-Powered Hunger Strike
Does Plasmodium drive mosquitoes’ feeding behavior?
Melanin samples are headed to the International Space Station to test their ability to protect against radiation.
Several U.S. states are considering the harm-reduction strategy.
Suspicious Packages
A new screening test finds evidence of cancer in DNA fragments.
Dates + Deadlines
Digitizing Health Care
Smisha Agarwal assesses the immense potential—and possible pitfalls—of digital health technologies.
An all-too-human moment stops the editorial process.
For five decades, David Paige has fought to radically improve children’s nutrition in the U.S.—and amassed tangible evidence of the journey.