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In the News Sociology Faculty

Axios - Remote collaborators don't generate as many breakthrough scientific ideas: study; Prof. James Evans comments on new research from University of Pittsburgh and Oxford team

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Language in Culture, the posthumously published book from Michael Silverstein, unifies a career’s worth of linguistic anthropology research

Three UChicago anthropology professors helped bring Silverstein’s opus to fruition after his death, successfully conveying in the text his lively lect...

In the News Faculty Psychology

NYT - Now, What Was I Looking For? Prof. David Gallo discusses the difference between working memory and long-term memory

In the News Faculty History

Public Books - This Is Your Brain On Books; Article cites research from Prof. Adrian Johns' new book 'The Science of Reading'

In the News Faculty History

AP - How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it; Asst. Prof. Elizabeth Chatterjee and Assoc. Prof. Fredrik Albritton Jonsson among experts weighing in on climate history

In the News Faculty Psychology

The Guardian - The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic; Article mentions research by Assoc. Prof. Marc Berman on improvements in performance among people experiencing nature

In the News Faculty Economics

Bloomberg - Nobel Economist Says Better Weather Forecasts Can Cut Poverty; Prof. Michael Kremer speaks to the value of improved weather forecasting

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New postdoc program offers industry experience

The collaboration between SSD and Morningstar launched this year, providing a look at the overlap between academic and industry research. By Sarah ...

In the News Faculty Anthropology

Jewish Currents - The Push to "Deactivate" Students for Justice in Palestine; Asst. Prof. Darryl Li discusses history of "material support" laws

In the News History

Washington Post - 50 notable works of nonfiction; Senior Instructional Professor Peggy Heffington's book included in list of best nonfiction works for 2023