The Division of the Social Sciences invites applications from current and recent graduate students in the Division for a competitive two-year program designed to enhance pedagogical skills and extend research training.
The Research Computing Center conducts workshops on a variety of topics relevant to research computing. Sessions most relevant to social science research include:
The Social Sciences Research Center offers one- to two-year seed grants to faculty in the Division of the Social Sciences intended to support early or novel stage research, with a special focus on research projects that exceed the boundaries of any one discipline. Priority will be given to projects expected to be highly competitive for funding once scaled. Proposals from junior faculty and for multi-investigator projects are encouraged. Projects may start as soon as March 1, 2019.
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A gift from the James R. & Anita Horne Jenkins Family Foundation has created an endowment in the Department of Anthropology. Named in memory of their daughter, Dr. Andrea Louise Jenkins, the fund will support dissertation fellowships for doctoral students.
John D. Kelly, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Howard Nusbaum, Professor in the Department of Psychology, have been appointed to named professorships, effective January 1, 2018.
John D. Kelly has been named the inaugural Christian W. Mackauer Professor in the College and the Division of the Social Sciences.
The newly formed Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries Working Group will host its inaugural event on September 22, 2017. The day-long event will include research presentations by UChicago doctoral students and discussion by faculty members from departments other than the students' home unit. Built into the day will also be a round table discussion on ways to cultivate cross-department collaboration.
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