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Psychology Faculty Student Announcements
New research shows brain activity travels between a small number of states based on what we are thinking and paying attention to
The brain state optimal for focus depends on the task, according to a paper from the Cognition, Attention, and Brain Lab By Sarah Steimer Using ...
October 23, 2023
Faculty Student Psychology Announcements
Your Ability to Remember a Work of Art May Be Predictable
A new study from the Brain Bridge Lab used Art Institute of Chicago paintings and a neural network to predict naturalistic memory. By Sarah Steimer...
October 23, 2023
Comparative Human Development Sociology Faculty Student
2023 Saller Prize Recipients Announced
Pranathi Diwakar, from the Department of Sociology, and Paula Martin, from the Department of Comparative Human Development, have been selected as the ...
June 12, 2023
Sociology Faculty Student Announcements
Data4All workshop introduces high school students to data science research
The collaborative effort between the Center for Spatial Data Science (CSDS), the Data Science Institute (DSI), Argonne National Laboratory, and the Of...
May 3, 2023
Student Economics Announcements
Development Innovation Lab Spotlight
Insight into UChicago’s premier development economics innovation center By Audrey Weckwerth Nearly a year after its official launch at the Unive...
March 14, 2023
Psychology Faculty Student Announcements
New Research Explores Language and Culturally Anchored Mental Health Attitudes
A study of bilingual speakers found them to be more receptive to mental health treatment when using their foreign English, versus their native Chinese...
March 6, 2023
Faculty Student Announcements Political Science
U.S. Counterterrorism Restraint has Reduced Suicide Attacks
The new report from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats argues for a foreign policy that is restrained but highly vigilant. By Sarah Steime...
March 2, 2023
Faculty Student Alumni Political Science Announcements
2023 Hagel Lecture Series to Focus on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Prof. Bob Pape will moderate a discussion between former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former Secretary of Defense Charles Hag...
February 23, 2023
2022 Johnson Prize and Fogelson Prize Winners Announced
Awards recognize scholarly accomplishments in thesis projects by students in the Masters Program in Social Sciences. By Sarah Steimer The Earl S...
February 5, 2023
Political Science Faculty Student Announcements
New Research Finds Nearly 80 Million Latin Americans Live Under Criminal Governance
Findings suggest a correlation between gang governance and a positive perception of state governance. By Sarah Steimer In nationally representat...
January 17, 2023