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Yiran Fan, Ph.D. student ‘beloved by all who knew him,’ 1990-2021
Campus community mourns loss of exceptional scholar and kind friend Members of the University of Chicago community are mourning the loss of graduat...
January 15, 2021
Announcements Student Economics
Remembering Yiran Fan
This message was sent by Dean Amanda Woodward to faculty, students, and staff in the Division fo the Social Sciences on Sunday, January 10, 2021. D...
January 10, 2021
Announcements History Faculty COVID-19
Creating history’: Students interview essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read it on their site here. Oral history project preserves stories of frontline workers in Univ...
January 8, 2021
Announcements Faculty Political Science Election2020
The lasting impact of Trump’s attempts to challenge the 2020 election results
This article originally appeared on the UChicago News site. You can view it here. Expert on authoritarianism discusses president’s voter fraud clai...
January 7, 2021
Psychology Faculty Announcements
Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye
By Max Witynski Study examines rare condition, which causes a lack of visual memory If you were asked to draw a picture of your grandpa...
December 23, 2020
Comparative Human Development Anthropology Faculty Announcements
Two Division Faculty Honored with Named and Distinguished Service Professorships
Twenty-three University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or have been appointed distinguished service professors. Prof...
December 22, 2020
Student Alumni Anthropology Comparative Human Development Announcements
UChicago Postdoctoral Scholar wins prestigious seven-year grant from UK government
By Anjali Anand In January 2017, it was announced that members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would demobilize and d...
December 10, 2020
Announcements Faculty Sociology
What historical homicide waves reveal about Chicago policy
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. UChicago researchers find century of repeated patterns i...
December 10, 2020
Announcements Political Science Faculty
Marvin Zonis, political economist and scholar of Middle East, 1936-2020
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Scholar remembered for interdisciplinary research, lasti...
December 4, 2020
Announcements Political Science Faculty Election2020
Black voters and activists were a dynamic force in 2020. What comes next?
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Prof. Michael Dawson on the future of protest movements ...
December 3, 2020