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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...
January 3, 2020
Announcements Student All Departments
New Doctoral Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods Announced
Because of the ever-greater demand for scholars who can innovate methodologically and understand how to use the theory of statistical inference and cu...
November 25, 2019
Announcements All Departments Faculty
SSRC Faculty Seed Grant Request for Proposals
The third request for proposals for the Social Sciences Research Center Faculty Seed Grant Program has been issued. These one- to two-year grants will...
November 25, 2019
Why fight? Negative escalation appears to be rooted in gut reactions
Author: Jack Wang UChicago study suggests that many conflicts could be avoided with more deliberation When someone lashes out in an argument, ar...
December 9, 2019
Announcements All Departments Student Faculty
University Announces New Framework for Doctoral Education
On Tuesday, October 8, the University of Chicago announced a new framework for doctoral education. Following that, Dean Amanda Woodward sent the messa...
December 11, 2019
Announcements All Departments Faculty
Katherine Kinzler Named as Deputy Dean for the Division of the Social Sciences
Katherine D. Kinzler, a professor in the Department of Psychology, has agreed to serve as a deputy dean for the Division. In that role, she will p...
November 21, 2019