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Students who study abroad are more civically engaged
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their page here. A recent study from UChicago's Center for Practical Wisd...
July 13, 2023
Announcements Faculty Political Science
Big Brains Ep. 105: Is the US headed toward another civil war? with Prof. William Howell
This episode was originally published by the UChicago News Big Brains Podcast. See the original posting, as well as the transcript, on their site here...
July 13, 2023
Faculty Economics Announcements
UChicago Economics Center Partners with Casa Central to Support Chicago Families
The University of Chicago’s Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD) has selected Casa Central as its community partner in an ambitious ho...
December 9, 2022
Faculty Sociology Announcements
New Study Explores the Effects of Neurotoxic Air Pollution in Early Life on Cognitive Development
The study — one of the first of its kind — focuses on the intersection of neighborhood effects research and environmental health epidemiology. By S...
November 30, 2022
Political Science Faculty RDI Announcements
Adom Getachew Is Energized by Conversation at UChicago
She shares substantive research interests with her colleagues, and their varying approaches and disciplines deepen the work. By Sarah Steimer Wi...
November 29, 2022
Faculty Psychology Announcements
New Research Points to the Amygdala as a Contributor to Motivational Biases in Visual Perception
A study in Cerebral Cortex explores how individuals can be motivated to biased perceptions. By Sarah Steimer People are biased to see what they’...
November 19, 2022
Psychology Faculty Announcements
Researchers Use Social Media App to Discover a Multidimensional Map of Memory
Personal memories documented via social media opens new doors for studying multiple components of memory content By Sarah Steimer Because ...
September 2, 2023
Student Alumni Social Thought Announcements
How One Teaching Fellow Brings Specialized Knowledge to a Wide Audience
Mat Messerschmidt, a teaching fellow in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, will present his doctoral lecture, “The Guiding Thread of Mod...
October 30, 2022
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Researching psychological well-being -- and the societies that foster it
Professor Shigehiro Oishi discusses his career thus far and what’s next at UChicago By Aubrey Christofersen Now the Marshall Field IV P...
July 13, 2023
Faculty Sociology Announcements
Whites’ diverse perceptions of immigrants shape their immigration policy preferences
A new study finds that existing survey questions on “immigrants” obfuscate heterogeneity in perceptions By Sarah Steimer Countless scholarly stu...
October 14, 2022