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Faculty 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, 2021Student Comparative Human Development Sociology Psychology Announcements
2021 – 2022 W. Allison Davis Research Awards for Doctoral Students Announced
The Division of the Social Sciences and the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice have announced the 2021-2022 recipients of the W....
May 8, 2021Alumni Political Science Announcements
Language brokers: Roberto Carlos, PhD’18, explores how immigrant children navigate the language of politics for themselves and their parents.
By Sarah Fister Gale When Roberto Carlos started his graduate studies in political science at University of Chicago, he initially intended...
May 6, 2021Faculty Student Psychology Announcements
Study finds street activity and greenspace usage are negatively associated with crime
Researchers use cell phone trace data to support green infrastructure in reducing criminal activity By Sarah Steimer Public greenspaces are comm...
May 5, 2021Faculty Political Science Announcements
UChicago political scientist Susan Stokes named Carnegie Fellow
Distinguished $200,000 fellowship will support new book project exploring democratic erosion What are the causes of democratic erosion, and ho...
May 5, 2021Eight UChicago faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eight members of the University of Chicago faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most...
July 13, 2023Faculty Sociology Announcements
An indirect approach to directing assistance
Researchers found a major gap in the rate of mothers who have experienced infant deaths across the globe, and their study points to a new global healt...
April 22, 2021