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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 Psychology
Brain differences linked to how we process empathy and morality
Brain scans of incarcerated men reveal reduced gray matter in homicide offenders The brains of murderers look different from those of people convic...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Economics Psychology
Azeem Shaikh (Economics) and Boaz Keysar (Psychology) Elevated to Named Professorships
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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
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Bystanders may be more likely to punish bullies than help victims
Punishing bad behavior can feel good, honorable and righteous. According to new research, the impulse to punish a perpetrator may be even more powerfu...
November 21, 2019
New Chair and Four New Members announced for SSD Council
The University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Zachary Egan, AM’96, as chair of the Division of the Social Sciences Cou...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty History Political Science
Professor Mauricio Tenerio-Trillo (History) and Professor Jennifer Pitts (Political Science) receive UChicago teaching awards
The University annually recognizes faculty for exceptional teaching and mentoring with the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards, bel...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Psychology Comparative Human Development
What nearly all languages have in common–whether you speak or sign
If you hear someone say “John and Mary kiss,” you’d likely imagine a single symmetrical action. But hear them say “John and Mary kiss each other,” and...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Economics Social Thought
Two Faculty named members of the American Philosophical Society
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November 21, 2019