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Call for Applications from PhD Students for the 2020-21 Allison Davis Research Awards
As part of the inaugural event on May 11, 2020, honoring the legacy of Professor Allison Davis, the Division of the Social Sciences and the School of ...
February 17, 2020
Study: In some African countries, more than half of women have lost a child
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Despite global health gains, child mortality remains pre...
February 10, 2020
2020-2021 CISSR Faculty Fellows Announced
Announcing CISSR’s 2020-2021 Faculty Fellows CISSR welcomes the newest members of its scholarly community as the 2020-2021 Faculty Fellows. Faculty...
February 4, 2020
Why some people lie to appear more honest
Study: People bend truth, even at personal monetary cost, to avoiding appearing dishonest This story originally appeared on the UChicago News websi...
January 30, 2020
New research published in JAMA Open explores how poverty, education, immigrant status and other social variables impact healthcare outcomes across the US
By Sarah Fister Gale A cross-sectional study using census data to track multivariate social determinants of health measures that was coauthored by ...
January 30, 2020
Border walls could have unintended consequences on trade, study finds
According to research co-authored by a University of Chicago political scientist, border walls exist not only as manifestations of anti-globalist sent...
January 8, 2020
New Named and Distinguished Service Professors Announced
Three faculty in the Division of the Social Sciences were elevated to a distinguished service professorship or confirmed for named professorships by t...
December 30, 2019
Asst. Prof. Michele Friedner's study highlights technological complications in medicine, questions what ‘normal’ means
This article originally appeared on UChicago News. To read the story on their page click here. For families with deaf children, a cochlear imp...
December 20, 2019
Call for Applications to the Teaching Fellows Program Announced
The Division of the Social Sciences invites applications from current and recent University of Chicago graduate students in the Division for a competi...
December 30, 2019
Staff Career Opportunities in the Division of the Social Sciences
Consistently ranked among the top ten social science research universities in the world, the Division of Social Sciences is at the vanguard of inquiry...
February 13, 2020