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Yiran Fan

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Marvin Zonis

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
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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

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