News
A new survey asks Chicago residents to weigh in on neighborhood maps
“It’s one way to support neighborhood life — and thus support living local.” By Sarah Steimer In the late 1920s, two University of Chicago s...
November 17, 2023
Deepening our understanding of deafness, technology, and ‘normalization’
Michele Friedner’s latest book, which received the 2023 Rachel Carson prize from the Society for the Social Studies of Science, is hailed as “nuanced ...
July 6, 2024
Rohit and Harvanit Kumar Provide Gift to Support Postdocs Researching Childhood Development
By Sarah Steimer The University of Chicago’s Committee on Education has announced that Rohit and Harvanit Kumar have generously provided a financia...
November 22, 2023
Announcements Alumni Economics
UChicago alum Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize for research on gender and labor
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Pioneering economist, AM’69, PhD’72, uncovered key ...
November 7, 2023
Announcements Faculty Political Science
Big Brains Ep. 120: Will political violence destroy our democracy? w/ Robert Pape
This is a re-post of an article from UChicago News. Read the full story and transcript of the podcast episode here. Since the Jan. 6, 2021 a...
November 7, 2023
Political Science Faculty Alumni Announcements
American Democracy Is Under Threat, But There is Hope
Experts and elected officials came together for “Democracy and Distrust: Overcoming threats to the 2024 election,” an event that grappled with violenc...
November 7, 2023
Faculty Political Science Announcements
September 26 Event to Address Threats to American Democracy
With presidential campaigns and candidate debates underway, the 2024 elections are coming into focus. But given the continuing shadow of the Janua...
September 10, 2023
Announcements Faculty Anthropology
An archaeologist talks trash
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Author, UChicago Asst. Prof. Sarah Newman reframes hist...
August 22, 2023
Faculty Comparative Human Development Announcements
Trauma-informed care for juveniles, not punishment, prevents recidivism
A review of studies points to real-world proof that a punitive response is worse for young people in the criminal legal system. “We are essentially pu...
August 8, 2023
Announcements Faculty Sociology
Exploring How Uncertainty Motivates Our Actions in Epidemics
In an epidemic, we often focus on three staple metrics: Who does or doesn’t have the disease, the rate at which people are contracting the disease, an...
August 8, 2023