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Presenting your thesis, in three minutes or less
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Competition challenges UChicago grad students to make ...
July 13, 2023Faculty Economics Announcements
The risk and rewards of scaling studies into policies
A panel from the University of Chicago and Brookings Institution explored what goes wrong — and what can go right — when researchers and policymakers ...
June 28, 2021Sociology Faculty Announcements
Data-spheres project from the Urban Theory Lab highlights the planetary reach of urbanization
The data visualizations illustrate the intricate connections between cities and the rest of the earth; they are on display at the 2021 Venice Biennale...
June 21, 2021How memorable is your photo? A new tool will give you a score
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. UChicago psychologists tease apart what makes image...
July 13, 2023Late UChicago student Yiran Fan to be awarded posthumous Ph.D.
This article was originally published by the Booth School of Business ‘To recognize such a special person,’ faculty defended Fan’s dissertation ...
July 13, 2023Student All Departments Announcements
First Year Scholars program introduces doctoral students to the many facets academic life
By Sarah Fister Gale The first year in a PhD program can present many challenges as students learn to navigate an unfamiliar world, balancing studi...
May 24, 2021Faculty Comparative Human Development Announcements
NIH awards grant to University of Chicago researchers exploring law enforcement language on police radios
The study will analyze police scanner audio to find whether nuances in language increase the likelihood of adverse interactions between law enforcemen...
June 21, 2021An economist illuminates our giving habits—during the pandemic and beyond
This story was first published by the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation. Research from Prof. John List offers insights into fundraisi...
July 13, 2023UChicago announces 2021 winners of Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Awards recognize faculty for exceptional teaching, men...
July 13, 2023Student Anthropology Comparative Human Development Announcements
Raffaella Taylor-Seymour named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow
Raffaella Taylor-Seymour, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Comparative Human Development and the Department of Anthropology, has been n...
May 14, 2021