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Announcements Alumni Student Staff Sociology
April 4 Event will revisit Robert Park and Ernest Burgess’s The City
First published in 1925, The City is a trailblazing text in urban history, urban sociology, and urban studies. Join us for this panel discussion on th...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Sociology
Big Science & Technology Isn’t Always Better: Small Teams Produce More Innovation
Analysis of 65 million projects finds that large science & technology teams develop while small teams disrupt In today’s science and business world...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Professor Goldin-Meadow to give 2019 McGovern Lecture as AAAS Annual Meeting
Professor Susan Goldin-Meadow, the Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, will deliver the annual John McGovern ...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Alumni Psychology
Exploring children’s understanding of rules – and when they can be broken
Although parents might sometimes feel otherwise, children are inherently rule followers. Early in life, simple rules like “don’t touch the stove” prov...
November 21, 2019
Kenneth Pomeranz earns Dan David Prize for scholarship on East Asia
Kenneth Pomeranz, University Professor of Modern Chinese History and in the College, has been awarded the prestigious Dan David Prize for his studies ...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Political Science
Finding fault lines in the next generation
GenForward’s extensive in-depth interviews reveal how young adults experience Chicago For more than two years, the innovative GenForward survey has...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Economics Sociology
Four Social Sciences Faculty Receive Named/Distinguished Service Professorships
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November 21, 2019
Announcements Staff All Departments
Division Celebrates 2018 Staff Milestones
Photo credit: Joe Sterbenc On Wednesday, December 5, The Division of the Social Sciences celebrated the 2018 staff service milestones. These awards...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Anthropology
Anthropology’s Kathryn Takabvirwa served as cultural consultant for the Steppenwolf production of Familiar
When Danya Taymor was hired to direct Steppenwolf’s new comedy, Familiar by Danai Gurira, she knew that she had to get the cultural elements exactly r...
August 23, 2023
Announcements Student Psychology
UChicago named in top five universities for degrees in psychology
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November 21, 2019