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NYT - This Is the Kind of Storytelling That Economics Needs; Op-ed cites study by Prof. James Evans finding that people with more advantages will be safer when those who are less advantages are more protected from Covid

WBEZ - Chicagoans react to having some of their student loan debt forgiven; Asst. Prof. Eman Abdelhadi discusses the impacts of student loan forgiveness

Disproportionately Focusing Vaccination Efforts on the Least Advantaged Populations Benefits Everyone

A new study uses a smart model to highlight the need to vastly boost vaccination campaign budgets  for disadvantaged, vulnerable populations to reach ...

Fast Company - What is spiderweb capitalism? Inside the intricate system that lets the super-rich hide their cash; Assoc. Prof. Kimberly Kay Hoang discusses her new book on "spiderweb capitalism"

Symposium on Healthy Aging to Be Held October 20

The event will include NSHAP researcher speakers and allow attendees an opportunity to take health assessments. By Sarah Steimer   Throug...

SSD Welcomes 9 New Faculty

Yuting Dong Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of History Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2023 As a historian of modern Japan and East ...

A new analysis of Politicized Departure Hypothesis among federal judges uses ‘natural experiments’ to control for the unknown

The study finds evidence of political behavior by judges appointed under Article III of the U.S. Constitution — but perhaps not as distressing as fear...

Study finds sex with a partner is conserved among older adults with cognitive limitations

Findings could have implications for how nursing homes, care providers and others treat sexuality in aging populations By Sarah Steimer   ...

New documentary reinterprets archives to illuminate trans lives

This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. Now a feature-length film, ‘Framing Agnes’ connects ...

Algorithm predicts crime a week in advance, but reveals bias in police response

This article was originally published by the Biological Sciences Division. Read the story on their site here. Advances in machine learning and arti...