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Political Science Faculty Alumni Announcements
American Democracy Is Under Threat, But There is Hope
Experts and elected officials came together for “Democracy and Distrust: Overcoming threats to the 2024 election,” an event that grappled with violenc...
September 28, 2023
Faculty Economics History Psychology Political Science Announcements
SSD Welcomes New Faculty for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Christina Brown Assistant Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics Christina Brown is a development economist studying labor and ...
September 21, 2023
Faculty Political Science Announcements
September 26 Event to Address Threats to American Democracy
With presidential campaigns and candidate debates underway, the 2024 elections are coming into focus. But given the continuing shadow of the Janua...
September 10, 2023
The Washington Post: Researchers, Including Michael Greenstone, Who Have Formed Climate Impact Lab, Find that Heat-Related Mortality Will Expand Dramatically
Read this article, which highlights Michael Greenstone's recent study with the Climate Impact Lab, in the Washington Post. ...
September 6, 2023
Phonics vs. whole word: The science of reading, with Adrian Johns (Big Brains Ep. 117)
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their page here. The complicated history of how we read—and ways it spark...
September 20, 2023