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Coronavirus is hitting larger cities harder. How should they respond?
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Data from over 200 U.S. urban areas highlight need f...
April 2, 2020
Check in on elderly during coronavirus outbreak: It could save their life
This story originally was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Reach out while maintaining social distance, ...
March 18, 2020
Why images may appear closer – or farther – than they actually are
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Study challenges long-held understanding of concept know...
February 27, 2020
Why do we sometimes have trouble paying attention?
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Innovative study builds predictive model for how attenti...
March 11, 2020
Call for Applications from PhD Students for the 2020-21 Allison Davis Research Awards
The inaugural event honoring Professor Davis has been postponed in light of the move to remote teaching for Spring Quarter. The deadline for applicati...
March 26, 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