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James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Economist becomes 101st scholar associated with UChicago to receive Nobel PrizeEditor’s note: This story will be updated throughout the day. View the ...

Faculty Sociology Announcements

NORC’s Longitudinal Aging Project Receives Five-Year, $46.7 Million Grant from NIH

Funding continues work of the 20-plus-year studyBy Sarah Steimer  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a five-year, $46.7 million grant to ...

Economics Faculty Announcements

Challenging Long-Held Assumptions About Early Childhood Education Outcomes

Groundbreaking Study Affirms Long-Term Benefits of Preschool Programs Beyond Test Scores  New analysis from the University of Chicago’s Center for the...

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Vox - What young voters see in Kamala Harris; Article details results of Prof. Cathy Cohen's GenForward Survey project

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CTV - How Walz and Vance will approach the debate; Prof. John Mark Hansen discusses possible topics of the VP debate

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AP - Republicans are more likely than Democrats to see Israel as a US ally: AP-NORC poll; Prof. Paul Poast discusses mix of opinions from Americans on Gaza war

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Vox - The massive dock workers’ strike, explained; Assoc. Prof. Gabriel Winant discusses dynamics of different longshoremen unions in the U.S.

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Forbes - Deregulatory Reform, Not Antitrust, Is Key To A Vibrant U.S. Economy; Article cites research from Prof. Casey Mulligan on regulatory burdens

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CNN - Here’s what these young voters say are their top issues in the 2024 election; Article cites data from Prof. Cathy Cohen's GenForward survey project

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Foreign Affairs - Our Own Worst Enemies; In Op-ed, Prof. Robert Pape argues that the greatest threat to the U.S. is the cultural clash over the nature of our national identity