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Psychology Faculty COVID-19 Announcements
To reduce vaccine hesitancy, language matters in building public trust
Study finds that the same information, presented in a different language, can boost confidence By Max Witynski, UChicago News Office Building pu...
January 7, 2022
4 SSD faculty among those receiving named, distinguished service professorships
This page contains an excerpt of an article published by UChicago News. Read the full list of new named & distinguished service professorships here. ...
December 21, 2021
What is tree equity? A new tool from UChicago data scientists is helping to transform neighborhood health
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their page here. Leveraging data, Chicago will spend $46 million to pla...
December 3, 2021
Faculty Alumni Political Science Announcements
Ordering Violence Urges Readers to Consider the Role that Worldviews Play in the Relationships Between Governments and Armed Groups
Paul Staniland argues that political ideologies play a significant role in how governments respond to armed non-state groups. By Sarah Steimer ...
November 30, 2021
Economics Faculty Announcements
Ali Hortaçsu Awarded Koç University Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science
The U Chicago economist’s work has focused on assessing the efficiency of markets. By Sarah Steimer “It's easy to get lost in the day-...
November 30, 2021
New guide to papers of Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph
This story was originally published by UChicago Library. Read the article on their site here. The Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph Papers are open for ...
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History Faculty Alumni Announcements
How solving police violence requires revisiting how history is told
Historians explore the narratives of the Civils Rights movement and beyond in the John Hope Franklin Lecture series By Sarah Steimer Moving...
November 16, 2021
Faculty Alumni Sociology Announcements
How redistricting has consequences for independent politics
A new U Chicago study finds city governments sometimes redraw ward maps to punish advocates of racial and economic equality. By Sarah Steimer Ge...
November 18, 2021
Psychology Faculty Announcements
Two studies show a link between emotional intelligence and wisdom
The researchers found competency in emotion management to be related to wise reasoning By Sarah Steimer Emotional intelligence and wisdom are bo...
November 15, 2021
UChicago Press awards top honor to Michael Rossi for ‘The Republic of Color’
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Historian wins 2021 Laing Award for study of color sc...
November 12, 2021