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New Doctoral Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods Announced
Because of the ever-greater demand for scholars who can innovate methodologically and understand how to use the theory of statistical inference and cu...
November 25, 2019
Announcements All Departments Student Faculty
University Announces New Framework for Doctoral Education
On Tuesday, October 8, the University of Chicago announced a new framework for doctoral education. Following that, Dean Amanda Woodward sent the messa...
December 11, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Psychology
Study creates framework for designing green infrastructure that improves mental health
Scientific studies have shown that interacting with nature improves mental health. However, trying to design practical solutions for cities or organiz...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Alumni All Departments
Spring 2019 Dialogo: Democracy and Politics in the United States
The social sciences are the means by which we come to understand the world in which we live. Among many avenues of research, division faculty and stud...
November 21, 2019
2019 Saller Disseration Prize awarded to Liam Mannix (History)
Liam Mannix, PhD’18 (History), has been selected as the 2019 Recipient of the Richard Saller Dissertation Prize. Mannix defended his dissertation—“...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Student Alumni All Departments
A research project about Detroit helped Angela Li launch a career in spatial data science
Economics major turned spatial data scientist Even when students think they know exactly where their career is heading, sometimes a project or a pr...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Sociology
Politically polarized teams produce better work, analysis of Wikipedia finds
Balanced ideological diversity and strong guidelines produce higher quality articles Many studies have found that political polarization in the Uni...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student All Departments
Emily Osborn named inaugural faculty director of the Social Sciences Teaching Fellows Program
On Thursday, March 7, Dean Amanda Woodard announced that Emily Osborn, Associate Professor in the Department of History and the College, has agreed to...
November 21, 2019