Sarath Guttikunda, assistant professor at Desert Research Institute and founder of Urban Emissions.Info in India; William K.M. Lau, chief of the laboratory for atmospheres at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and senior science adviser to the Hong Kong Observatory; and Danielle Meitiv, climate specialist at the Clean Air Task Force, will discuss this topic.

On Tuesday, March 29, SAIS hosted a discussion on "Public Diplomacy and Social Media in Latin America" featuring Judith McHale, U.S. under secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and Nelson Cunningham, chair of NDN's Latin America Policy Initiative. The event also featured a panel discussion with Christopher Sabatini, senior director of policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas; Carlos Ponce, Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy; Oscar Salazar, founder and CEO of Citivox and co-founder of Cuidemos el Voto; Ricardo Amado Castillo, consultant and researcher with George Washington University; and Sam DuPont (moderator), policy analyst at NDN and the New Policy Institute.

This video captured segments of the SAIS 2011 Crisis Simulation held March 4-6 in Washington, D.C. The simulation included more than 100 students as well numerous SAIS faculty and staff. The simulation was set in the summer of 2016 during the run-up to a U.S. presidential election. The United States is the pre-eminent power but focused inward. Iraq and Iran are dominant regional powers in the Middle East. China and India are gaining power in Asia, and Europe is slowly recovering. The simulation tested the following question: How do major international and intra-regional powers respond to regional power transitions in light of a reduced U.S. footprint?

10/14/1992 - Reverend Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of the Church of the Province of South Africa, speaks at The Johns Hopkins University. This speech was part of the George Huntington Williams Lecture series.

Spring has arrived at SAIS

Inspired by his own mother's hospital experience, Sujay Pathak -- a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine student and fellowship recipient -- designs an innovative medical school class to improve staff communication and consequently patient care.

Virgil Scudder, the founder of New York-based executive media trainers Virgil Scudder & Associates, discusses how to manage issues from your CEO's private life.

Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme; Kate Gordon, vice president of energy policy at the Center for American Progress; Richenda Van Leeuwen, senior director of energy access at the United Nations Foundation; and David Jhirad (moderator), director of the Energy, Resources and Environment Program, discussed "Growing Green in a Crowded, Carbon-Constrained World" on Wednesday, March 9.

4/1/1998 -- Mr. Gordon speaks at The Johns Hopkins University. He served on the Cordoba and Aragon fronts during the Spanish Civil War and was wounded during the Ebro battle. He was a noted harmonica player who once rubbed elbows with the likes of Patrick Clancy. Mr. Gordon also participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in April 1945 as a sergeant in the Combat Engineers of the Seventh US Army.

General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

JHU Provost Lloyd B. Minor Spoke About Future of Higher Education at SAIS on March 3 Lloyd B. Minor, Johns Hopkins University provost, discussed "At What Cost? Charting the Future of American Research Universities" on Thursday, March 3.

The day after "bid" night, freshman Sara Madrigal is excited about joining a sorority.

Freshman Sam Cook hangs out with a few friends during intercession, talking about dorm life, going out on the town, his first semester academic achievements, and the challenges of the upcoming second semester.

Freshman Sara Madrigal shares the wintry view from her dorm window.

About to take his final exam of fall semester, freshman Sam Cook is excited to head home for the holiday break.