Without randomized-controlled trial evidence to guide them, doctors risk wasting resources on ineffective treatments or causing harm to patients.
Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic
New disease outbreaks generate headlines and attention. Meanwhile, however, Americans face a slower but much more pervasive health crisis: obesity.
Who Cares for the Caregivers?
Sarah Christa Butts ’07 is used to battling big societal problems. Now she’s working to make sure social workers are themselves are adequately protected.
Real pay data show Trump’s ‘blue collar boom’ is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts
If you thought workers’ hourly pay was finally rising, think again.
After Supreme Court Decision, Gerrymandering Fix Is up to Voters
In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional. The issue is a political one, according to the court, not a legal one.
Learning from Ellicott City
In the aftermath of two “1000-year” floods in three years, can experts, officials, and residents agree on a way to prevent the next big one while preserving this historic...
An Ounce of Prevention
Recovery from the flooding in Ellicott City has been long and difficult, and communities have often been left with more questions than answers....
New York Gets Serious about Traffic with the First Citywide US Congestion Pricing Plan
Congestion pricing forces users to reevaluate their travel patterns.
Alumni Awards 2017: Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D. ’06, Public Policy
In the weeks leading up to the Alumni Awards Ceremony, we’ll be profiling each honoree in more detail here on our blog. Today, meet Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D. ’06, public...